- Puttaparthi
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Puttaparthi | type = town| latd = 14.1651671 | longd = 77.811667
locator_position = right | state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = Anantapur
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altitude = 800
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population_total = 9000 | population_density =
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area_telephone = 91-8555
postal_code = 515134
vehicle_code_range = AP 02
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footnotes =Puttaparthi (coord|14|9.91|N|77|48.70|E|scale:50000) is a town situated in the
Anantapur district ofAndhra Pradesh ,South India . It is also the residence of the notable religious leaderSathya Sai Baba .The town's main attraction is the Baba's
Prasanthi Nilayam ashram , the presence of which has given a huge fill-up to the local economy, in the form of lodges, restaurants and shops which are largely frequented by visitors to Prashanthi Nilayam.Transportation
Road
Puttaparthi is well connected by road to
Ananthapur (84 km), Hyderabad (472 km), andBangalore (156 km) by State runAPSRTC buses.KSRTC buses also ply from Bangalore which is a 3 hours away on road.To travel on your own from Bangalore, one has to take
National Highway 7 till Koduru village on the Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka border and then turn right on the Puttaparthi road.Rail
Puttaparthi has a railway station (Sri Satya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam) which started functioning on 23 November 2000. It is about 8km from the ashram. It is connected to Bangalore, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Bubhaneshwar, Mumbai and New Delhi directly. The nearest major railway station is at
Dharmavaram (45 km), where one can board a train to anywhere inIndia . Dharmavaram railway station itself is connected to Puttaparthi by APSRTC buses.Air
Puttaparthi has an airport which is connected to
Mumbai andChennai byIndian Airlines as a stopover for their Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam services. It is located 4km from the ashram and 110km from the Bangalore International Airport atDevanahalli .cite news | last = Ramanathan | first = S. Kalyana | title = Sri Sathya Sai Baba's airport up for sale | publisher = Business Standard | date =2007-10-31 | url = http://www.business-standard.com/economy/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu2&subLeft=1&autono=302786&tab=r | accessdate = 2007-11-28] It is owned by the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust and is spread over 450 acres of land, housing a runway that is 2,230 metres long.cite news
last = Ramanathan | first = S. Kalyana | title = Sai Baba's airport up for sale | publisher = Rediff | date =2007-10-31 | url = http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/oct/31sai.htm | accessdate = 2007-11-28]The airport's future is currently in doubt as several news sources report a proposed sale for a price of 600 crores.
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