Khammam

Khammam District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 2,565,412 of which 19.81% were urban as of 2001 census. Khammam town is the district headquarters. The present name of Khammam is derived from the old name Kammamet. Later it was called Khammam Mettu and subsequently as Khammam. The Godavari River enters Khammam district from Warangal district and flows nearly 250 km across the district. Khammam district is one of the "Coal mining districts of India."The district has the Singareni Colleries head town , Kothagudem which is also called "Coal town of South India." It is currently a part of theRed Corridor.Dummugudem Barrage on River Godavari in Khammam District

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.

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.

In the event of Telangana state formation Bhadrachalam Revenue Division (Wazedu, Charla, Venkatapuram, Dummugudem,Kunavaram, Bhadrachalam, Vara Ramachandrapuram andChinturu Mandals) will be transferred to parent district East Godavari and Aswaraopeta Mandal will also be merged with West Godavari.

Khaammam district occupies an area of approximately 16,029 square kilometres (6,189 sq mi),comparatively equivalent toCanada's Bathurst Island

In 2006 the Indian government named Khammam one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of640). It is one of the thirteen districts in Andhra Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Khammam District is endowed with Agro climatic and soil conditions in which a wide range of horticulture crops likemango, banana, cashew, coconut, oil palm, cocoa, pepper etc. are grown. Production and distribution of various kinds of fruits, vegetables and flowers and their seeds are the major activities supported by the horticulture Department.

Administratively Khammam district is divided into four revenue divisions and 46 mandals.

Aswapuram

Aswaraopeta

Bayyaram

Bhadrachalam

Bonakal

Burgampadu

Chandrugonda

Chintakani

Chintoor

Cherla

Dammapeta

Dummugudem

Enkoor

Julurpadu

Garla

Gundala

Kalluru

Kamepalli

Karepalli

Khammam(Urban)

Khammam(Rural)

Kusumanchi

Konijerla

Kothagudem

Kukkunoor

Kunavaram

Madhira

Manuguru

Mudigonda

Mulakalapalli

Nelakondapalli

Paloncha

Penuballi

Pinapaka

Sathupalli

Singareni

Tallada

Thallachervu

Tekulapalli

Tirumalayapalem

Vararamachandrapuram

Velerupadu

Vemsoor

Venkatapuram

Wazedu

Wyra

Yellandu

Yerrupalem.