Khammam district is a

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in the eastern region of the

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. The city of

Khammam Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam Tehsil, mandal also. It is located about ...

is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with

Suryapet Suryapet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of its eponymous district. The Government of India announced Suryapet to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transform ...

Mahabubabad Mahabubabad is a town and the district headquarters of Mahabubabad district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is on the west bank of the Munneru, which is one of the tributaries of the River Krishna. Mahabubabad is known for the Bayyaram Mi ...

, Bhadradri districts and with

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and NTR districts in

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state.

History

Paleolithic man probably roamed around the areas of lower Godavari valley and the surroundings of

Bhadrachalam Bhadrachalam is a census town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is an important Hindu pilgrimage town with the Bhadrachalam Temple of Lord Rama, situated on the banks of Godavari river. It is located east o ...

, Kothagudem, Wyra, Sathupally and

Paloncha Palwancha is a town in Bhadradri district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Palwancha mandal of Kothagudem revenue division. Demographics Palwancha is a Municipality city in district of Bhadradri district , Telangana . The ...

Taluks in the district. Prehistoric rock paintings were found near Neeladri konda near Lankapalli of Sathupally Taluk. Megalithic Dolmens were found at Janampet of Pinapaka Taluk. Megalithic site on the campus of Government Degree college in Khammam has yielded pottery and skeletal remains. Kistapuram and Padugonigudem villages in Gundala Taluk of the district were rich in Megalithic cultural remnants explored and discovered recently. The southern parts of Khammam district flourished as famous Buddhist centers along with Amaravathi and Vijayapuri along the rivulets

Munneru Munneru is a left tributary of the Krishna River. It originates in Warangal District of Telangana, India and flows in the districts of Khammam District and Krishna District. The river is named after Rishi Maudgalya, who is said to have crea ...

, Wyra and Murredu. Important Buddhist sites in the district are Nelakondapalli, Mudigonda,

Aswaraopeta Aswaraopeta is a mandal in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, 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 t ...

and Karukonda near Kothagudem.

Post Independence

Khammam town which was the seat of

Taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

Administration was a part of the larger Warangal district, till 1 October 1953. Six taluks of the Warangal district viz., Khammam, Madhira, Yellandu,

, Kothagudem and

Burgampadu Burgampahad (or Borgampad, Burgampadu) is the headquarters of Burgampahad mandal in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of the Indian state of Telangana. Geography Borgampadu is located at . It has an average elevation of 42 metres (141 f ...

were carved out as a new district with Khammam as headquarters. On 1 November 1956, Hyderabad state was dissolved, and Khammam district became part of Andhra Pradesh. In 1959, Bhadrachalam revenue division consisting of Bhadrachalam and Nuguru Venkatapuram Taluks of

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, which were on the other side of the river

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were merged into Khammam on grounds of geographical contiguity and administrative viability.

was also part of West Godavari District up to 1959. In 1973 a new taluk with

Sathupalli Sathupalli is a town in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a Municipality in Sathupally mandal of Khammam revenue division. It is situated approximately east of Hyderabad, from Khammam and from Warangal. It is about nor ...

as headquarters was carved out from Madhira and Kothagudem taluks. In the year 1976 three new taluks were formed viz., Tirumalayapalem,

and

Manuguru Manuguru is a census town and mandal in Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the Indian state of Telangana. It comes under the Mahaboobabad Parliamentary constituency and the Pinapaka Assembly constituency. Manuguru is an urban area, situated on th ...

by bifurcating Khammam, Kothagudem and Burgampadu taluks respectively.
In the year 1985, following the introduction of the mandal system, the district has been divided into 46 mandals, under four Revenue Divisions – Khammam, Kothagudem, Paloncha and Bhadrachalam. On 2 June 2014, Khammam together with nine other districts became the new state of

, which was separated from Andhra Pradesh. On 11 July 2014, the

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approved a bill transferring seven mandals of Khammam district (Kukunoor, Velairpadu, Bhurgampadu, Chintoor, Kunavaram, Vararamachandrapuram and Bhadrachalam) back to Andhra Pradesh, in order to facilitate the Polavaram Irrigation project.

Geography

Khammam district occupies an area of .

Demographics

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, the district has a population of 1,389,566.

Administrative divisions

The district has two revenue divisions of Kallur and Khammam. These are sub-divided into 21

mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

s. Rv Karnan is the present collector of the district.

Mandals

The mandals of Chinturu,

Kunavaram Kunavaram is a village in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh. Kunavaram was a part of Khammam district of then newly formed Telangana until the transfer of 7 mandals including it to then newly formed Andhra Pradesh. Geography Kunavar ...

Nellipaka Nellipaka is a village in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Nellipaka mandal of Etapaka revenue division. Nellipaka which also produces Red chillies with an output of approximately 25 tons of chil ...

and Vararamachandrapuram were added to East Godavari district based on Polavaram ordinance. The list of 21 mandals in Khammam district under 2 revenue divisions are listed in the following table:

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Khammam one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Notable personalities

*The former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh(United),

Jalagam Vengala Rao Jalagam Vengal Rao or Jalagam Vengala Rao (May 1921 – 12 June 1999) was for much of his life a member of the Indian National Congress and was the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh which is now divided into two states, Telan ...

is from Khammam District. He served as 5th chief minister during 1973–78. *

Thummala Nageshwar Rao Thummala Nageswara Rao is Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) politician who has at various times been a minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and, later, in the Government of Telangana. He is from the Khammam district. Early life Nageshwar Ra ...

, minister for Roads and buildings, women and child welfare in

State Government is from this region. He also occupied several ministerial portfolios in United

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. * Renuka Choudary, is an Indian politician and a member of the

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, She has also served as the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Women and Child Development and

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in United

in the

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. *

Nama Nageswara Rao Nama Nageswara Rao (born 15 March 1957 in Balapala, Mahabubabad, Telangana) is an Indian politician, and a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. Before becoming a member of the Lok Sabha, Nageswara Rao ran the infrastructure company Madhucon P ...

served as Member of Parliament for 16th Lok Sabha of India. He is a businessman and owner of Madhucon Projects.At present 2020 he is the minister of khammam district(TRS Party). *

Babu Mohan Pally Babu Mohan known as Babu Mohanis an Indian actor and politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He prominently works in Telugu films as a comedian and is a former Minister for Labour in Andhra Pradesh. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Co ...

, notable actor and comedian in the Telugu film industry. He also served as Social Welfare Minister in TDP Government. *

Vandemataram Srinivas Kanneboina Srinavasa Rao Yadav, known professionally as Vandemataram Srinivas, is an Indian music director and playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has won two Filmfare Awards and six Nandi Awards. He got the prefix "Van ...

is a South Indian music director, actor and singer. * K.Dasaradh is a Telugu film Writer, Director. He is well known for his movies Santosham (2002 film) and

Mr. Perfect (film) ''Mr. Perfect'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Dasaradh, and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Prabhas, Kajal Agarwal and Taapsee Pannu while Murali Mohan, Prakash Raj, Sayaji Shinde, Nassar, and K. Vis ...

. *

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, notable actor and comedian in the Telugu film industry.

References

External links

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