Khammam
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  Khammam
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| State - District(s) |
Andhra Pradesh - Khammam |
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| Area - Elevation |
- 107 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2006) - Density |
318,022 - |
Khammam is a town in the Khammam District of India's Andhra Pradesh state.
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[edit] History
The name of the town Khammam derives from the name of the hill of stambhadri(name of an old temple called Narasimha Swamy Temple on a small hill top in Khammam town believed to have existed since Treta Yuga)later it became stambadri,kambadri,kamba,khammam mettu,at last when it became the district headquarters,it is known to be khammam.Khammam district has a lot of historical importance in Andhra Pradesh.
Khammam town which was the seat of Taluk Administration was part of the larger Warangal District, till 1 October, 1953. Five taluks of the Warangal district viz., Khammam, Madhira, Yellandu, Burgampadu and Paloncha (Now Kothagudem) were carved out and a new district Khammam with Khammam as District Headquarters. In 1959 Bhadrachalam Revenue Division consisting Bhadrachalam and Nuguru Venkatapuram Taluks of East Godawari district, which were on the other side of the river Godawari were merged into Khammam on grounds of geographical contiguity and administrative viability. khammam,its a cool n lovely place.
There is a festival held in khammam remembering the old name "Stambhadri".
Dr.Suresh Vankayalapati MD
[edit] Electoral representation
The Khammam is the 40th Loksabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh. It contitutes the following assembly constituencies:
- Khammam - tamminani
- Kothagudem - vanama venkateswar rao* Badrachalam -
- Madhira - Kondabala Koteswara Rao
- Palair - Sandra Venkata Veeraiah
- Sathupalli - jalagam venkatrao
- Sujatha Nagar - Potla Madhavi
- Yellandu - gummadi--125.17.84.202 13:52, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
The current MP is Smt. Renuka Choudary (Congress-(I).
Sri. Tammineni Veerabadram (CPM) is the MLA of Khammam(280).
Getting There
chilukuri swarna kumari advocte, AICC (Member)
RAIL:it is well connected by rail,nearest rail jn are kazipetJN vijayawadaJN
AIR: Nearst air port is VijayawadaGannavaram. and Hyderabad
ROAD:It is well connected by road ways.iTS ABOUT 200 KILOMETERS FROM HYDERABAD.
[edit] Geography
Khammam is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 107 metres (351 feet). It is bounded by Chhattisgarh state to the north, Orissa state to the northeast, East and West Godavari districts to the east, Krishna District to the south, Nalgonda District to the southwest, and Warangal District to the west. It has an area of 16,029 km².
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,GRIndia Khammam had a population of 158,022. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Khammam has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 66%. In Khammam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Administratively Khammam
Administratively Khammam is divided into 4 Revenue Divissions 46 Mandals.
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[edit] Tourist Destinations
- Bhadrachalam
- Khammam Fort
- Parnasala
- Nelakondapalli
- Kinnerasani
- Papi Hills
[edit] External links
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Andhra Pradesh Topics | History | Politics | Telugu people |
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| Capital | Hyderabad |
| Districts | Adilabad • Anantapur • Chittoor • East Godavari • Guntur • Hyderabad • Kadapa • Karimnagar • Khammam • Krishna • Kurnool • Mahbubnagar • Medak • Nalgonda • Nellore • Nizamabad • Prakasam • Rangareddi • Srikakulam • Visakhapatnam • Vizianagaram • Warangal • West Godavari |
| Major cities | Anantapur • Adoni • Chittoor • Kadapa • Eluru • Guntur • Kakinada • Karimnagar • Khammam • Kurnool • Machilipatnam • Nandyal • Nalgonda • Nellore • Nizamabad • Ongole • Proddatur • Ramagundam • Rajahmundry • Sangareddi • Secunderabad • Srikakulam • Tirupati • Vijayawada • Vizianagaram • Visakhapatnam • Warangal |
