Khammam district

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Khammam district
District of Telangana
100 BCE - 300 CE Viratrajgadde, Erradibba Buddhist Stupa Khammam, Telangana India - 2.jpg
Erradibba Stupa in Nelakondapalli
Khammam Fort Entrance view from below.jpg
Khammam Fort
Coal Handling Ropeway near Pamulapalli.jpg
Coal handling ropeway, Pamulapalli
Khammam in Telangana (India).svg
Location in Telangana
Khammam district
Khammam district
Country India
State Telangana
Headquarters Khammam
Mandalas 21
Government
 •  District collector Sri V.P.Gautham I.A.S.,
 •  Parliament constituencies1
 •  Assembly constituencies10
Area
 • Total4,361 km2 (1,684 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,401,639
 • Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
 •  Urban
316,828
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration TS 04 [1]
Website khammam.telangana.gov.in


Khammam district is a district in the eastern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The city of Khammam is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Bhadradri districts and with Eluru and NTR districts.

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History

Paleolithic man probably roamed around the areas of lower Godavari valley [2] and the surroundings of Bhadrachalam, Kothagudem, Wyra, Sathupalli and Paloncha Taluks in the district. Prehistoric rock paintings were found near Neeladri konda [3] near Lankapalli of Sathupalli Taluk.

Megalithic Dolmens were found at Janampet of Pinapaka Taluk. [4] Megalithic site on the campus of Government Degree college in Khammam has yielded pottery and skeletal remains. [5] Kistapuram [6] and Padugonigudem [7] 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, Wyra and Murredu. Important Buddhist sites in the district are Nelakondapalli, Mudigonda, Aswaraopeta and Karukonda [8] near Kothagudem.

Post Independence

Khammam town which was the seat of Taluk Administration was a part of the larger Warangal district, till 1 October 1953. Six taluks of the Warangal district viz., Khammam, Madhira, Yellandu, Paloncha, Kothagudem and Burgampadu 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 East Godavari district, which were on the other side of the river Godavari were merged into Khammam on grounds of geographical contiguity and administrative viability. Aswaraopeta was also part of West Godavari District up to 1959. In 1973 a new taluk with Sathupalli as headquarters was carved out from Madhira and Kothagudem taluks. In the year 1976 three new taluks were formed viz., Tirumalayapalem, Aswaraopeta and Manuguru 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 Telangana, which was separated from Andhra Pradesh. On 11 July 2014, the Lok Sabha 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. [9] [10]

Geography

Khammam district occupies an area of 4,361 square kilometres (1,684 sq mi). It is surrounded by Suryapet district and Mahabubabad district to the west, Bhadradri Kothagudem district to the east, NTR district to the south and east, and Eluru district to the east. [11]

Demographics

Religion in Khammam district (2011) [12]
Hinduism
 
92.29%
Islam
 
6.49%
Christianity
 
0.98%
Other or not stated
 
0.24%

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 1,401,639. Mahabubabad has a sex ratio of 1005 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 65.95%. 139,614 (9.96%) were under 6 years of age. 316,828 (22.60%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 279,319 (19.93%) and 199,342 (14.22%) of the population respectively. [13]

At the time of the 2011 census, 83.09% of the population spoke Telugu, 10.21% Lambadi and 5.54% Urdu as their first language. [14]

Administrative divisions

Khammam was part of Warangal District until 1953 Warangal District 1951.jpg
Khammam was part of Warangal District until 1953

The district has two revenue divisions of Kallur and Khammam. These are sub-divided into 21 mandals. [11] [15] V.P. Gautham is the present collector of the district.

Mandals

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Mandals of Khammam district

The mandals of Chinturu, Kunavaram, Nellipaka and Vararamachandrapuram were added to East Godavari district based on Polavaram ordinance. [16]

The list of 21 mandals in Khammam district under 2 revenue divisions are:

  1. Kalluru revenue division
    1. Enkuru
    2. Kalluru
    3. Penuballi
    4. Sathupalli
    5. Thallada
    6. Vemsoor
  2. Khammam revenue division
    1. Bonakal
    2. Chintakani
    3. Kamepalli
    4. Khammam (rural)
    5. Khammam (urban)
    6. Konijerla
    7. Kusumanchi
    8. Madhira
    9. Mudigonda
    10. Nelakondapalli
    11. Raghunadhapalem
    12. Singareni
    13. Tirumalayapalem
    14. Wyra
    15. Yerrupalem

Politics

Khammam district comprises 5 Assembly constituencies and 1 Lok Sabha constituency.

Constituency numberNameReserved for
Parliament
112 Khammam None Khammam
113 Palair None
114 Madhira SC
115 Wyra ST
116 Sathupalli SC

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Khammam one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [17] It is one of the districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [17]

Notable personalities

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