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 Satya Sai District Revenue Divisions and Mandals

Sri Sathya Sai district
Clockwise from top-left: Nandi at Lepakshi, Sitathirtham stepped well, Hills near Gorantla, View of Puttaparthi and Prasanthi Nilayam, Lakshmi Narasimha Temple at Kadiri
Coordinates: 14.16°N 77.79°E / 14.16; 77.79
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
HeadquartersPuttaparthi
Administrative Divisions
Government
  District collectorP.Basanth kumar IAS, Collector and District Magistrate
Area
  Total8,925 km2 (3,446 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,840,043
  Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitesrisathyasai.ap.gov.in

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

Religions in Sri Sathya Sai district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hindus
87.89%
Muslims
11.47%
Other or not stated
0.64%
Distribution of religions

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]

#Dharmavaram DivisionKadiri DivisionPuttaparthy revenue divisionPenukonda Division
1DharmavaramKadiriBukkapatnamPenukonda
2BathalapalleTalupulaKothacheruvuSomandepalle
3TadimarriNambulapulakuntaPuttaparthyRoddam
4MudigubbaGandlapentaNallamadaHindupur
5RamagiriNallacheruvuObuladevaracheruvuChilamathur
6KanaganapalleTanakalluGorantlaMadakasira
7ChennekothapalleAmadaguruParigi
8Lepakshi
9Rolla
10Amarapuram
11Agali

Largest cities and towns

Politics

There are one parliamentary and six assembly constituencies in Sri Sathya Sai district. The parliamentary constituencies are

Kadiri Railway Station Board

Major Cities in District are


The assembly constituencies are[9]

References

  1. "District Census Hand Book - Anantapur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  7. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. "New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh". Sakshi Post. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  9. "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
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