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Dharmavaram is a city in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal and divisional headquarters of Dharmavaram mandal and Dharmavaram revenue division respectively. The city is known for its handloom silk sarees. The city is renowned for cotton, silk weaving industries and leather puppets.EtymologyDharmavaram tank was constructed by Kriyasakthi Odeyar. The name of the city was derived from the name of his mother, Dharmamba.GeographyDharmavaram is located at. It has an average elevation of 345 metres (1131 feet).Demographicscensus, the town had a population of. The total population constitute, males, females –a sex ratio of 958 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which are boys and are girls—a sex ratio of 863 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate stands at 71.07% with literates, slightly lower than the national average of 73.00%.GovernanceCivic administrationDharmavaram Municipality was formed on 1 April 1964 as a Grade–III municipality. It is upgraded to Selection Grade and has a jurisdictional area of 42.50km2 with 40 election wards. Each ward is represented by a ward member and the ward committee is headed by a chairperson. The present chairperson of the municipality is Beere Gopala Krishna and the commissioner is B.Rama Mohan.

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