Dharmawaram

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Dharmawaram
Dharmawaram (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Andhra Pradesh
District : Anantapur
Location : 14 ° 26 '  N , 77 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 14 ° 26 '  N , 77 ° 43'  E
Height : 345 m
Residents : 121,874 (2011)
Dharmawaram train station
Dharmawaram train station

Dharmawaram is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh .

The city is part of the Anantapur district . Dharmawaram has the status of a municipality . The city is divided into 23 wards (constituencies).

Demographics

The city's population is 121,874 according to the 2011 census. Dharmawaram has a gender ratio of 958 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The literacy rate was 71.1% in 2011. Almost 86% of the population are Hindus , around 14% are Muslims and less than 1% belong to another or no religion. 10.5% of the population are children under 6 years of age.

economy

The city is known for its hand-woven saris . The city is also known for cotton, silk weaving and leather dolls. Hence this city is called the silk city of Andhra Pradesh

Infrastructure

The city is connected to the national rail network via its own train station.

Individual evidence

  1. www.census2011.co.in
  2. Dharmavaram Municipality City Population Census 2011-2019 | Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved October 7, 2019 .