The British Raj established the Kadiri Taluk, which was located in the

Kadapa district Kadapa district (officially: YSR district; formerly: Cuddapah district) is one of the twenty six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. On 19 August 2005 nomenclature of “Cuddapah” has been changed as “Kadapa” by the Governm ...

. however it was integrated into the

Anantapur district Anantapur district officially: Anantapuramu district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Anantapur city. It is one of the driest places in So ...

in 1910. With around 210 villages under its control,

Kadiri Kadiri is a major city in Sri Sathya Sai District the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a ''Special Grade'' Municipal City Council and headquarters of Kadiri Mandal and Kadiri Revenue Division. Kadiri Taluka ('Tehsil') was the largest taluk ...

Taluk was

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

's and India's largest taluk at the time. The revenue mandals where the villages are presently located are Kadiri,

Mudigubba Mudigubba is a town and mandal headquarters in Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Mudigubba mandal of Dharmavaram revenue division. Geography Mudigubba is located at . It has an average elevation o ...

Nallamada Nallamada is a village in Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of an ...

, N.P. Kunta,

Talupula Talupula is a village in Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Talupula mandal in Kadiri revenue division. Geography Talupula is located at . It has an average elevation of 382 metres (1 ...

Nallacheruvu Nallacheruvu is a village in Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Nallacheruvu mandal in Kadiri revenue division Kadiri revenue division is an administrative division in the Sri Sathya Sai ...

, O. D. Cheruvu,

Tanakal Tanakal is a village in Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Tanakal mandal in Kadiri revenue division. References

Villages in Sri Sathya Sai district Mandal headquarters in Sri Sathy ...

Amadagur Amadagur is a village in Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Amadagur mandal in Kadiri revenue division Kadiri revenue division is an administrative division in the Sri Sathya Sai district o ...

, and

Gandlapenta Gandlapenta is a village in Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gandlapenta mandal in Kadiri revenue division Kadiri revenue division is an administrative division in the Sri Sathya Sai dis ...

. These mandals, with the exception of Mudigubba, are currently under the

Kadiri revenue division Kadiri revenue division is an administrative division in the Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 4 revenue divisions in the district with 32 mandals under its administration. The divisional headquarters ...

Puttaparthi Puttaparthi (IAST: ''Puṭṭaparthy'') is a municipality and district headquarters of Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Puttaparthi mandal of Puttaparthi revenue division. The original name of Put ...

, and

Kothacheruvu Kothacheruvu is a village in Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Kothacheruvu mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some co ...

Mandals are now included. When the taluk system was abolished and the mandal system was implemented, the Kadiri Taluk was split into almost 12 mandals, which shocked tax authorities. Kadiri Taluk was well known in Andhra Pradesh due to its large population and size.

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