Dummugudem is a village in
Bhadradri Kothagudem district of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
. It is located in Dummugudem
mandal of
Bhadrachalam revenue division.
History
On 30 November 1959, Dummagudem was carved out of East Godavari District and combined with the newly created district of Khammam.
Geography
Dummagudem is located at . It has an average elevation of 47 metres (157 ft).
Dummugudem barrage across the
Godavari River was constructed nearly 150 years back by the British India engineer Sir
Arthur Cotton
General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton (15 May 1803 – 24 July 1899) was a British general and irrigation engineer.
Cotton devoted his life to the construction of irrigation and navigation canals throughout British India. He helped many people by b ...
.
A major lift irrigation project called
Dummugudem Lift Irrigation Scheme
Rajiv Dummugudem Lift Irrigation Scheme (abbreviated RDLIS) is a lift irrigation scheme under execution which are located near Dummugudem, Khammam district in Telangana, India. There are three lift irrigation schemes by names Rajiv Dummugudem li ...
is under development drawing water from the barrage pond. Dummugudem to
Nagarjunasagar Dam tail pond lift canal is also under construction to transfer surplus Godavari river water to Krishna river.
Demography
The subdivision has a population of 44,393 while Dummugudem town has a population of 3420 (2001 census). The subdivision had a
literacy
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rate of 36% while Dummugudem town had a
literacy
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, hum ...
rate of 65.8 as per the 2001 census. The literacy numbers show a contrast between rural and urban areas of the subdivision.
References
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Villages in Bhadradri Kothagudem district
Mandals in Bhadradri Kothagudem district
