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| name                    = Dharmavaram
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| native_name_lang        = telugu
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| nickname                = Silk City of Andhra Pradesh
| settlement_type         = [[city]]
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| image_caption           = Dharmavaram Railway Station
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates             = {{coord|14.43|N|77.72|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts in Andhra Pradesh|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Sri Sathya Sai district|Sri Sathya Sai District]]
| subdivision_type3       = [[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh|District]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
| area_footnotes          = <ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Anantapur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2822_PART_B_DCHB_ANANTAPUR.pdf |website=Census of India|access-date=18 January 2015|page=14,46|format=PDF}}</ref>
| area_rank               =
| area_total_km2          = 40.50
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| population_total        = 121874
| population_as_of        = 2011
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| population_footnotes    = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=633898|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=26 July 2014}}</ref>
| demographics_type1      = Languages
| demographics1_title1    = Official
| demographics1_info1     = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1             = +5:30
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code             = [http://www.citypincode.in/ANDHRA_PRADESH/ANANTHAPUR/Dharmavaram__PINCODE 515671]
| area_code_type          = Telephone code
| area_code               = 91-08559
| registration_plate      = AP-39
| website                 = {{URL|http://dharmavaram.cdma.ap.gov.in/}}
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'''Dharmavaram''' is a [[city]] in [[Sri Sathya Sai district|Sri Sathya Sai District]] of the [[Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh state]]  of [[Indian country]]. It is mandal and divisional headquarters of Dharmavaram [[mandal]] and [[Dharmavaram revenue division]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anantapur District Mandals|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India|access-date=6 June 2017|pages=401|format=PDF}}</ref> The city is known for its handloom [[silk]] [[saree]]s.
The city is renowned for [[cotton]], [[silk weaving]] industries and [[Puppets|leather puppets]].<ref name=info>{{cite web|title=Dharmavaram Municipality|url=http://www.cdma.gov.in/cdma/Dharmavaram/index.html|website=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=28 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929013459/http://www.cdma.gov.in/cdma/Dharmavaram/index.html|archive-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> The city is called as Silk city of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Dharmavaram is famous for [[Weaving|Handloom Weavers]], Saree Designs, [[Jacquard machine|Jacquard designs]], Silk Extraction from [[Bombyx mori|Silkworm]] Cacoons, Dyeing and it is fully populated by maximum weavers and by developing technology makes changes by producing various types of machine equipment emerging for weavers to weave quickly than the past decades and quality production was happening now and the production was famous for Sarees.
== Etymology ==
Dharmavaram tank was constructed by Kriyasakthi Odeyar. The name of the city was derived from the name of his mother, ''Dharmamba''.<ref name=info />
==Geography==
Dharmavaram is located at {{coord|14.43|N|77.72|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Dharmavaram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. – Dharmavaram]</ref> It has an average elevation of 345&nbsp;metres (1131&nbsp;feet).
==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} [[2011 Census of India|census]], the town had a [[population]] of {{formatnum:121874}}. The total population constitute, {{formatnum:62250}} males, {{formatnum:59624}} females –a sex ratio of 958 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sex Ratio|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref> {{formatnum:12730}} children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which {{formatnum:6834}} are boys and {{formatnum:5896}} are girls—a sex ratio of 863 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate stands at 71.07% with {{formatnum:77564}} literates, 44,055 male and 33,509 female, slightly lower than the national average of 73.00%.<ref name="census" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|access-date=29 August 2014 |format=PDF}}</ref>
== Governance ==
=== Civic administration ===
[[Dharmavaram Municipality]]  was formed on 1 April 1964 as a ''Grade–III'' municipality. It is upgraded to ''Selection Grade''<ref>{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2016|format=PDF}}</ref> and has a jurisdictional area of {{convert|42.50|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} with 40 election wards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dharmavarammunicipality.org/Conusilers.aspx|title=Dharmavaram Municipal Corporation|website=dharmavarammunicipality.org|access-date=2016-04-07|archive-date=17 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417233005/http://dharmavarammunicipality.org/Conusilers.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Each ward is represented by a ward member and the ward committee is headed by a chairperson.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992|url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend74.htm|website=India Code|publisher=Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department|access-date=28 March 2016}}</ref> The present chairperson of the municipality is Beere Gopala Krishna and the commissioner is V. Mallikarjun.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact Details of Commissioners and Mayors of Amrut Cities|url=http://amrut.gov.in/writereaddata/AMRUT_Cities-_Contact_details_of_Heads.pdf|website=Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation|publisher=Government of India|access-date=28 March 2016|format=PDF}}</ref>
==Economy==
Dharmavaram is a hub for pure silk sarees. The economy of the town is dependent on the weaving industry.
Farmers depend on rainwater due to lack of water resources.  A major crop in this area is ground nuts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/ANDHRA_PRADESH/ANANTHAPUR/Dharmavaram__PINCODE |title=Pin Code of Dharmavaram |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=2014-05-13}}</ref>
==Transport==
[[File:Dharmavaram Junction.jpg|thumb|Dharmavaram Railway Station]]
The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] operates bus services from Dharmavaram bus station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Stations in Districts |url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation |access-date=9 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |archive-date=22 March 2016 }}</ref> [[Dharmavaram Junction railway station]] is a major railway station located on the [[Guntakal–Bangalore section]] and the [[Dharmavarm–Pakala branch line|Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line]]. There are two trains starting from this station to [[Vijayawada]] and [[Machilipatnam]]
==Education==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by the government, aided and private schools ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are [[English language|English]], Telugu, [[Urdu]].
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