Puttaparthi

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Settlement.name: Puttaparthi
Settlement.settlement_type: Town, District headquarters
Settlement.image_skyline: PrashantiNilayam 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Prasanthi Nilayam and surrounding areas
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Andhra Pradesh#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Andhra Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sri Sathya Sai
Settlement.governing_body: Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 475
Settlement.population_total: 56789
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011 census
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages

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Population: 15088
Area: 4547
Elevation: 475
Image: Puttaparthi.jpg
Households: 4368
Dialing code: 91-8555

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male population: 7370
Commons category: Puttaparthi
postal code: 515134
female population: 7718

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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 Puttaparthi was Gollapalli. The town is located on the banks of Chitravathi River which is a tributary of Penna River, and is surrounded by undulating hills. It is widely known for the birthplace and deathplace of the Indian spiritual leader and guru Sathya Sai Baba and his ashram, Prasanthi Nilayam.

== Etymology == Puttaparthi means "village of anthills." A local legend says that a cobra snake cursed the village after being hit by a cowherder, which caused the proliferation of anthills in this area.