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and 2.67% Lambadi as their first language.

Administrative divisions

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 A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

. The district consists of four municipalities, Hindupuram,

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 ...

,

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 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:

Cities and towns

Politics

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

Notable people

*

Sathya Sai Baba Sathya Sai Baba (born Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju; 23 November 192624 April 2011) was an Indian guru. At the age of fourteen he claimed that he was the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, and left his home to serve his devotees. Sai Baba's b ...

, Indian guru

References

{{Andhra Pradesh Districts of Andhra Pradesh 2022 establishments in Andhra Pradesh

Geography