Sri Sathya Sai district
Sri Sathya Sai district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Puttaparthi as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts in the state once a final notification is issued by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The final notification was issued on 4 April 2022 and the district is now existent. The district is named after Sathya Sai baba.The district is formed from Dharmavaram, Penukonda, Kadiri revenue divisions and a newly formed Puttaparthi revenue division, with all three carved out of Anantapur district.[2][3][4][5]

Sri Sathya Sai district | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Clockwise from top-left: Nandi at Lepakshi, Sitathirtham stepped well, Hills near Gorantla, View of Puttaparthi and Prasanthi Nilayam, Lakshmi Narasimha Temple at Kadiri | |
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Coordinates: 14.16°N 77.79°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Headquarters | Puttaparthi |
Administrative Divisions | |
Government | |
• District collector | P.Basanth kumar IAS, Collector and District Magistrate |
Area | |
• Total | 8,925 km2 (3,446 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,840,043 |
• Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | srisathyasai |
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, the district had a population of 18,40,043. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2,48,993 (13.53%) and 83,966 (4.56%) of the population respectively.[1]: 78–83
At the time of the 2011 census, 78.47% of the population spoke Telugu, 11.03% Urdu, 7.08% Kannada and 2.67% Lambadi as their first language.[7]
Administratve divisions
The district has four revenue divisions, namely Dharmavaram, Kadiri, Puttaparthy and Penukonda, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 32 mandals. The district consists of three municipalities, Hindupuram, Kadiri and Dharmavaram.
Mandals
There are 12 mandals in Penukonda division, 6 mandals in Puttaparthy division and 7 mandals each in Dharmavaram and Kadiri divisions. The 32 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:[8]
Largest cities and towns
Rank | Division | Pop. | |||||||
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![]() Hindupur ![]() Dharmavaram, Anantapur district |
1 | Hindupur | Penukonda Division | 1,51,677 | ![]() Kadiri | ||||
2 | Dharmavaram, Anantapur district | Dharmavaram Division | 1,21,874 | ||||||
3 | Kadiri | Kadiri Division | 1,12,283 | ||||||
4 | Penukonda | Penukonda Division | 27,382 | ||||||
5 | Gorantla | Puttaparthi Division | 24,586 | ||||||
6 | Madakasira | Penukonda Division | 21,464 | ||||||
7 | Somandepalle | Penukonda Division | 18,895 | ||||||
8 | Mudigubba | Dharmavaram Division | 16,626 | ||||||
9 | Puttaparthi | Puttaparthi Division | 30,782 | ||||||
10 | Kothacheruvu | Puttaparthi Division | 14,564 |
Politics
There are one parliamentary and six assembly constituencies in Sri Sathya Sai district. The parliamentary constituencies are

Major Cities in District are
The assembly constituencies are[9]
References
- "District Census Hand Book - Anantapur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
- "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- "New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh". Sakshi Post. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.