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Sri Sathya Sai district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is at Puttaparthi. It was formed on 4 April 2022 from the Dharmavaram, Penukonda, Kadiri revenue divisions and a new Puttaparthi revenue division, with all three carved out of Anantapur district.[2][3][4][5] The district is named after Sathya Sai Baba.

Sri Sathya Sai district
District of Andhra Pradesh
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
RegionRayalaseema
HeadquartersPuttaparthi
Largest cityHindupuram
Administrative Divisions
  • 4 revenue divisions
  • 32 Mandalas
  • 467 villages
Government
 • District collectorP. Basanth Kumar IAS,Collector & District Magistrate
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesHindupuram
 • MPKuruva Gorantla Madhav
 • Assembly constituencies07
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
Satellite view of Sri Sathya Sai District Mandals
Satellite view of Sri Sathya Sai District Mandals

Geography


This district is bounded by North of Anantapur district ,South by Annamayya district,East by YSR district And West of Chitradurga district,Tumakuru district And Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka State.


Etymology


This district is named after Indian Guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba.


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]

Languages in Sri Satya Sai district (2011)
Language Percent
Telugu
 
 78.47%
Urdu
 
 11.03%
Kannada
 
 7.08%
Lambadi
 
 2.67%
Other or not stated
 
 0.75%
Distribution of languages

Administrative divisions


Sri Sathya Sai District Revenue Divisions and Mandals
Sri Sathya Sai District Revenue Divisions and Mandals

The district has four revenue divisions, namely Dharmavaram, Kadiri, Puttaparthi and Penukonda, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 32 mandals. The district consists of four municipalities, Hindupuram, Kadiri, Puttaparthi and Dharmavaram.


Mandals


There are 12 mandals in Penukonda division, 6 mandals in Puttaparthi division and 7 mandals each in Dharmavaram and Kadiri divisions. The 32 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:[8]

#Dharmavaram DivisionKadiri DivisionPuttaparthy divisionPenukonda Division
1DharmavaramKadiriBukkapatnamPenukonda
2BathalapalleTalupulaKothacheruvuSomandepalle
3TadimarriNambulapulakuntaPuttaparthiRoddam
4MudigubbaGandlapentaNallamadaHindupur
5RamagiriNallacheruvuObuladevaracheruvuChilamathur
6KanaganapalleTanakalGorantlaMadakasira
7ChennekothapalleAmadagurParigi
8Lepakshi
9Rolla
10Amarapuram
11Agali

Notable people



Cities and towns


 
 
Largest cities or towns in Sri Sathya Sai District
As per the 2011 Census
Rank Division Pop.

Hindupur

Dharmavaram		 1HindupurPenukonda Division1,51,677
Kadiri
2DharmavaramDharmavaram Division1,21,874
3KadiriKadiri Division1,12,283
4PenukondaPenukonda Division27,382
5GorantlaPuttaparthi Division24,586
6MadakasiraPenukonda Division21,464
7SomandepallePenukonda Division18,895
8MudigubbaDharmavaram Division16,626
9PuttaparthiPuttaparthi Division62,342
10KothacheruvuPuttaparthi Division14,564

Politics


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

The assembly constituencies are:[9]

Constituency number Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 Parliament
156 Madakasira SC Hindupur (Lok Sabha constituency)
157 Hindupur None Hindupur (Lok Sabha constituency)
158 Penukonda None Hindupur (Lok Sabha constituency)
159 Puttaparthi None Hindupur (Lok Sabha constituency)
160 Dharmavaram None Hindupur (Lok Sabha constituency)
161 Kadiri None Hindupur (Lok Sabha constituency)

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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