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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
[[File:Ap-districts.svg|thumb|left|350px|Districts of Andhra Pradesh after reorganisation]] | [[File:Ap-districts.svg|thumb|left|350px|Districts of Andhra Pradesh after reorganisation]] | ||
The total geographical area of the YSR district is 15,379 sq km. It is linked with the historically famous [[Dandakaranya]] of [[Ramayana]] fame. It is said that [[Rama]], [[Sita]] and [[Lakshmana]] passed through | The total geographical area of the YSR district is 15,379 sq km. It is linked with the historically famous [[Dandakaranya]] of [[Ramayana]] fame. It is said that [[Rama]], [[Sita]] and [[Lakshmana]] passed through the forests. The holy rivers [[Penna River|Penna]] (Panakini), Papaghni, Chitravati, Mandavya flow through the area.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://kadapa.ap.gov.in/about-district/| title= Kadapa district | work= About District |publisher= Government| access-date = 17 October 2023}}</ref> | ||
YSR district is composed of 3 revenue divisions, 36 mandals, 557 [[gram Panchayat|s]], 726 revenue Villages and 2,257 habitations.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://kadapa.ap.gov.in/demography-2/ | title= YSR District | work= About District > Demographics|publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 23 October 2023}}</ref> | YSR district is composed of 3 revenue divisions, 36 mandals, 557 [[gram Panchayat|s]], 726 revenue Villages and 2,257 habitations.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://kadapa.ap.gov.in/demography-2/ | title= YSR District | work= About District > Demographics|publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 23 October 2023}}</ref> | ||
Several hill ranges in the district which do not have continuity, the Vellikonda Hills, the Palakonda Hills, along with the Nallamalai, Lankamalai, Yerramali and their subsidiaries form the Kadapa system of the central part of the [[Eastern Ghats]]. The rivers passing through the district forms scenic valleys, that provide sustenance to a majority of the population. The main river passing through the district is the [[Penna River|Penneru (Penna)]] and the Penneru basin is drained by the tributaries and sub tributaries of the Penneru such as the Kunderu (Kundu), Sagileru, Cheyyeru, Papaghni, Chitravati and others.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://14.139.60.153/bitstream/123456789/13062/1/Handbook%20of%20Statistics%20Y.S.R.%20District%202015%20Andhra%20Pradesh.pdf | title= Handbook of Statistics, Y.S.R. District, 2015| work= Salient Features of YSR District, Section 5, Natural Resources |publisher= Chief Planning Officer, Y.S.R. District, 29th edition | access-date = 24 October 2023}}</ref> | |||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||