Khammam District Profile

Colleges in Khammam District

Khammam town which was the seat of Taluk Administration was part of the larger Warangal District, till 1st 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 is a city in the Khammam District of India's Andhra Pradesh state. The Boundaries of Khammam district are East Godavari district in the East, Warangal and Nalgonda districts in the West, Krishna district in the South and Madhya Pradesh State borders in the North directions. 

Tourist Places: Khammam fort, Nelakondapalli, Parnasala, Kinnerasani Project, Peratalapalli Papi Kondalu, Palair, Somavaram, Yanambailu, Kothagudem Thermal power station at Palvancha, and Kinnerasani Sanctuary. 

Pilgrimage Centers: Bhadrachalam Sri Seetha Ramachandra swamy temple, Jeelacheruvu Venkateswara temple, Jamalapuram temple, Kallur temple, Takkellapadu Sri Lalitha Parameswary temple, Kusumanchi temple, Garla Sangameswara temple, Peratalapalli Sangameswara temple, Khammam Laxmi Narasimha temple and Sri Ramagiri Temple

HISTORY

The present name of Khammam is said to have been derived from the name of the temple 'Narsimhadri', later 'Stamba Sikhari' and then it was termed as 'Stambadhri'.The vertical rock under the temple is known as 'KAMBA'. The name of the town Khammam seems to have been derived from the name of this hill of Kamba and the district is named as Khammam.

Khammam town which was the seat of Taluk Administration was part of the larger Warangal District, till 1st 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.

In 1973 a new taluk with Sathupalli as headquarters was formed carving out from Madhira and Kothagudem taluks. In the year 1976 four new taluks were formed viz., Tirumalayapalem, Sudimalla, Aswaraopeta and Manuguru by bifurcating Khammam, Yellandu, Kothagudem and Burgampadu taluks respectively. In the year 1985, following the introduction of the Mandal system the district has been divided into 46 mandals, in four Revenue Divisions - Khammam, Kothagudem, Paloncha and Bhadrachalam. 

Places / Mandals in Khammam District

1. Aswapuram
2. Aswaraopeta
3. Bayyaram
4. Bhadrachalam
5. Bonakal
6. Burgampadu
7. Chandrugonda
8. Cherla
9. Chintakani
10. Chintoor
11. Dammapeta
12. Dummugudem
13. Enkoor
14. Garla
15. Gundala
16. Julurpad
17. Kallur
18. Kamepalle
19. Khammam Rural
20. Khammam Urban
21. Konijerla
22. Kothagudem
23. Kukunoor
24. Kunavaram
25. Kusumanchi
26. Madhira
27. Manugur
28. Mudigonda
29. Mulakalapalle
30. Nelakondapalle
31. Palwancha
32. Penuballi
33. Pinapaka
34. Sathupalle
35. Singareni
36. Tekulapalle
37. Thallada
38. Thirumalayapalem
39. Vararamachandrapuram
40. Velairpad
41. Vemsoor
42. Venkatapuram
43. Wazeed
44. Wyra
45. Yellandu
46. Yerrupalem

Colleges in Khammam District