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  ?Khammam
Andhra Pradesh • India
Coordinates: 17°15′N 80°09′E / 17.25, 80.15
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 107 m (351 ft)
District(s)Khammam
Population118,022 (2006)

Coordinates: 17°15′N 80°09′E / 17.25, 80.15 Khammam (Telugu: ఖమ్మం, is the headquarters of the Khammam District of India's Andhra Pradesh state. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Indian Standard Time ( IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a Time offset of UTC+530. UTC+530 is the Timezone for Indian Standard Time Sri Lanka Time The geography of India is diverse with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts plains rainforests hills and plateaus The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Khammam District ( Telugu: ఖమ్మం జిల్లా Hindi: खम्मम जिले is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Khammam District ( Telugu: ఖమ్మం జిల్లా Hindi: खम्मम जिले is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

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History

The name of the town Khammam is derived from the name of a local hill called Stambhadri which has an ancient temple of Narasimha Swamy on its top. This temple is believed to have been existing since Treta Yuga. The Treta Yuga ( Devanagari: त्रेता युगis the second out of four Yugas or ages of man in the religion of Hinduism, following the The name of the town, Stambhadri, later became Kambhadri, Kambham mettu, Khammam mettu and finally, Khammam when it became the district headquarters. The town is located on the banks of a river called Munneru which is a tributary of the Krishna River. This article is about an Indian river For other meanings of this river names see Krishna (disambiguation and Krishnaveni. 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. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Warangal or Orugallu or Ekasila Nagaram (వరంగల్ is a city and a Five taluks of the Warangal district viz. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Warangal or Orugallu or Ekasila Nagaram (వరంగల్ is a city and a , Khammam, Madhira, Yellandu, Burgampadu and Paloncha (Now Kothagudem) were carved out and a new district Khammam with Khammam as District Headquarters. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Madhira is a town in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, India, formerly part WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Yellandu, formerly Yellandalapadu is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Khammam district WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kothagudem or Kottagudem is a small cosmopolitan industrial town in the Khammam district In 1959 Bhadrachalam Revenue Division consisting Bhadrachalam and Manuguru 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. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bhadrachalam is a Census town in Khammam district which falls in the Telangana WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bhadrachalam is a Census town in Khammam district which falls in the Telangana East Godavari District is a district situated on the northeast of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. This article is about the river Godavari in India. For other uses see Godavari (disambiguation The Godavari ( Marathi language:गोदावरी

There is a festival held in Khammam remembering the old name "Stambhadri".

Electoral representation

The Khammam is the 40th Loksabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh. The district contitutes the following assembly constituencies:

 Constituency          Current Member of Legislative Assembly


The current MP for Khammam is Smt. A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an Electoral district to the Legislature or Legislative CPI redirects here For other uses see CPI (disambiguation. A consumer price index ( CPI) is a measure of the average price of consumer Renuka Choudary (Congress-I) and for Bhadrachalam is Sri Midiyam Baburao (CPIM).


Legislative Council Members:

Getting There

RAIL:It is well connected by rail, nearest rail junctions are Kazipet and Vijayawada. Vijayawada ( (విజయవాడ also known as Bezawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River

AIR: Nearest air port is Vijayawada Gannavaram and Hyderabad

ROAD:It is well connected by road ways.

Geography

Khammam is located at 17.25° N 80.15° E. [1] It has an average elevation of 107 metres (351 feet). The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The district 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. Chhattisgarh ( Chhattisgarhi / Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़ tʃʰət̪t̪iːsgəɽʰ, a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Orissa (ଓଡ଼ିଶା is a state located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. East Godavari District is a district situated on the northeast of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. West Godavari (Teluguపశ్చిమ గోదావరి is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. Krishna District ( Telugu: కృష్ణా జిల్లా Hindi: कृष्णा ज़िला is a district of India 's Andhra Pradesh WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Nalgonda is a town and a Municipality in Nalgonda district WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Warangal or Orugallu or Ekasila Nagaram (వరంగల్ is a city and a It has an area of 16,029 km².

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,[2] Khammam had a population of 158,022. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 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.

Tourist Destinations

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khammam
  2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bhadrachalam is a Census town in Khammam district which falls in the Telangana Construction of the Khammam Fort ( India) was initiated around 950 when the Telugu area (now Andhra Pradesh) was ruled by the Kakatiya dynasty Parnasala is a village situated in Andhra Pradesh, India. The village is accessible by road and boats and is situated 32 km from the temple town of Bhadrachalam Papi Hills (in Andhra Pradesh, India) is a lovely place whose scenery resembles the scenery of Kashmir ( North India) WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Madhira is a town in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, India, formerly part Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius

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