Khammam district | |
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 Erradibba Stupa inNelakondapalli  Khammam Fort view  Mukkanteswaralayam in Kusumanchi | |
.svg) Location in Telangana | |
 Khammam district | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Headquarters | Khammam |
| Mandalas | 21 |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Sri V.P.Gautham I.A.S., |
| • Parliament constituencies | 1 |
| • Assembly constituencies | 10 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,361 km2 (1,684 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,401,639 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 316,828 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG 04[1] |
| Website | khammam |
Khammam district is adistrict in the eastern region of theIndian state ofTelangana. The city ofKhammam is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries withSuryapet,Mahabubabad,Bhadradri districts and withEluru andNTR districts.
Paleolithic man probably roamed around the areas of lower Godavari valley[2] and the surroundings ofWyra,Sathupalli Taluks in the district. Prehistoric rock paintings were found near Neeladri konda[3] near Lankapalli of Sathupalli Taluk.
Amegalithic site on the campus of Government Degree college in Khammam has yielded pottery and skeletal remains.[4] Kistapuram[5] of the district were rich in megalithic cultural remnants that were discovered and explored.
The southern parts of Khammam district flourished as famous Buddhist centers along with Amaravathi and Vijayapuri along the rivuletsMunneru, Wyra and Murredu. Important Buddhist sites in the district areNelakondapalli andMudigonda
Khammam town which was the seat ofTaluk Administration was a part of the larger Warangal district until 1 October 1953. Six taluks of the Warangal district viz., Khammam,Madhira,Yellandu,Paloncha,Kothagudem andBurgampadu 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 andNuguru Venkatapuram Taluks ofEast Godavari district, which were on the other side of the riverGodavari were merged into Khammam on grounds of geographical contiguity and administrative viability.Aswaraopeta was also part ofWest Godavari District up to 1959. In 1973 a new taluk withSathupalli as headquarters was carved out from Madhira and Kothagudem taluks. In the year 1976 three new taluks were formed viz.,Tirumalayapalem,Aswaraopeta andManuguru 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 46mandals, under four Revenue Divisions – Khammam, Kothagudem, Paloncha and Bhadrachalam.
On 2 June 2014, Khammam together with nine other districts became the new state ofTelangana, which was separated from Andhra Pradesh. On 11 July 2014, theLok 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 thePolavaram Irrigation project.[6][7]
Khammam district occupies an area of 4,361 square kilometres (1,684 sq mi). It is surrounded bySuryapet district andMahabubabad district to the west,Bhadradri Kothagudem district to the east,NTR district to the south and east, andEluru district to the east.[8]
| Religion in Khammam district (2011)[9] | ||||
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| Hinduism | 92.29% | |||
| Islam | 6.49% | |||
| Christianity | 0.98% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.24% | |||
As of 2011[update]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.[10]
At the time of the 2011 census, 83.09% of the population spokeTelugu, 10.21%Lambadi and 5.54%Urdu as their first language.[11]
The district has tworevenue divisions of Kallur and Khammam. These are sub-divided into 21mandals.[8][12] V.P. Gautham is the present collector of the district.
The mandals of Chinturu,Kunavaram,Nellipaka andVararamachandrapuram were added to East Godavari district based on Polavaram ordinance.[13]
The list of 21 mandals in Khammam district under 2 revenue divisions are:
Khammam district comprises 5 Assembly constituencies and 1 Lok Sabha constituency.
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for | Parliament |
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| 112 | Khammam | None | Khammam |
| 113 | Palair | None | |
| 114 | Madhira | SC | |
| 115 | Wyra | ST | |
| 116 | Sathupalli | SC |
In 2006 the Indian government named Khammam one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[14] It is one of the districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[14]
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