Dharmavaram, Anantapur

Dharmavaram
—  city  —
Dharmavaram Location of Dharmavaram in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	14°26′N 77°43′E / 14.43°N 77.72°E / 14.43; 77.72Coordinates: 14°26′N 77°43′E / 14.43°N 77.72°E / 14.43; 77.72
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Anantapur
Population	165,357 (2009[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 345 metres (1,132 ft)

Dharmavaram (Telugu: ధర్మవరం) is the third biggest town and a municipality located in Anantapur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is famous throughout India for producing silk sarees. The Dharmavaram Temples are important places of pilgrimage. Puttaparthi, the birth place and abode of Sathya Sai Baba is situated 42 km from Dharmavaram. Dharmavaram is a railway junction which falls under South Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways. Dharmavaram is just 39 km away from Anantapur city. It is one of the Revenue divisions in the district. Dharmavaram is also one of the Roads and Bungalows (R&B) division.

The novel Warp & Weft written by Vinay Jalla, a Bangalore-born, Manchester-based author is set in Dharmavaram. The book details the rustic lifestyle in a lively manner.

Geography

Dharmavaram is located at 14°26′N 77°43′E / 14.43°N 77.72°E / 14.43; 77.72.^[1] It has an average elevation of 345 metres (1131 feet).

Demographics

Dharmavaram is a taluk of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. It has 48 villages over an area of 632 square miles. The population in 1901 was 70,943, compared with 65,629 in 1891. Dharmavaram town has a population of 10,658. It was a Railway junction of the Guntakal-Bangalore branch of the Southern Mahratta Railway with the Villupuram-Dharmavaram branch of the South Indian Railway. The city was said to be founded by Kriyasakti Udaiyar, who built a fort on the banks of large reservoir formed by damming the Chitravati river.

As of 2006^[update] India census,^[2] Dharmavaram had a population of 150,400. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dharmavaram has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65% and, female literacy is 46%. In Dharmavaram, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable points

Dharmavaram is a famous hub for Silk and it competes with Kanchi silk. There is an area itself dedicated for weaving and selling of silk clothes. The brand of silk weaved here is one of the most famous silks in the country.

The Railway station is a major junction which falls in Guntakal-Bangalore route, almost all trains stop here for at least five minutes. There is a lake in Dharmavaram.

Assembly constituency

Dharmavaram is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.

• 1952 - K. Srinivasulu (KMPP)
• 1955 - Santappa (Indian National Congress)
• 1955 - P. Ramacharyulu (Indian National Congress)
• 1962 - P.V. Chowdary (Indian National Congress)
• 1967 - P. Venkateshan(Independent)
• 1972 - P.V. Chowdary (Indian National Congress)
• 1978 - G. Anantha Reddy (Indian National Congress I)
• 1983 - G. Nagireddy (Telugu Desam Party)
• 1985 - G. Nagireddy (Telugu Desam Party)
• 1989 - G. Nagireddy (Telugu Desam Party)
• 1994 - G. Venkat Naidu (Telugu Desam Party)
• 1999 - K. Suryapratap Reddy (Indian National Congress)
• 2004 - Gonuguntla Jayalakshmamma (Telugu Desam Party)
• 2009 - K. Venkatrami Reddy (Indian National Congress)

Factionism has been a major concern here for the past few decades, with violent incidents being reported occasionally.

But it has changed a lot now and you hardly see any kind of factionism in Dharmavaram. City is in peace now.

Banks

• State Bank Of India (Market st.)
• State Bank Of India (Kalajyothi circle)
• State Bank Of Hyderabad (Gorakati Pedda Reddy Buildings)
• Andhra Bank
• Andhra Bank( near Sericulture office )
• ICICI Bank
• Karur Vysya Bank
• Ing Vysya Bank
• City Union Bank (Gorakati Pedda Reddy Buildings)
• Canara Bank
• Dharmavaram Co-operative Bank
• Dharmavaram Town Bank
• Anantha Grameena Bank
• Bank of India
• Axis bank

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dharmavaram
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

External links

• More about Dharmavaram
• Anantapur