Khammam is the headquarters of the Khammam District in Andhra Pradesh state of India.

Contents 1 History 2 Electoral representation 3 Getting There 4 Geography 5 Demographics 6 Tourist Destinations

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

Electoral representation

The district constitutes the following Legislative Assembly constituencies:

S No	Constituency	Current Member of Legislative Assembly
1	Burgampadu	Payam Venkateswarlu CPI
2	Khammam	Tammineni Veerbhadram CPI(M)
3	Bhadrachalam	Sunnam Rajaiah [CPI(M)]
4	Madhira	Katta Venkata Narsaiah CPI(M)
5	Yellandu	Gummadi Narasaiah CPI(ML) New Democracy
6	Kothagudem	Vanama Venkateswar Rao Congress I
7	Palair	Sambhani Chandrasekhar (Congress I)
8	Sathupalli	Jalagam Venkatrao (Congress I)
9	Sujatha Nagar	Ramireddy Venkata Reddy (Congress I)

Khammam district has two Loksabha constituencies which are Khammam and Bhadrachalam. The current Member of Parliament from the Khammam (Lok Sabha constituency) is Smt. Renuka Chowdary of Indian National Congress. The member of Parliament from Bhadrachalam (Lok Sabha constituency) is Sri Babu Rao Mediyam of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

S No	Constituency	Current Member of Legislative Council
1	Teachers Constituency	Chukka Ramaiah United Teachers Federation CPI(M)
2	Graduates Constituency	Kapilavai Dileep Kumar TRS
3	Local Bodies Constituency	Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (Congress I)
4	MLAs Constituency	Puvvada Nageswara Rao (CPI)

Getting There

Rail: It is well connected by rail, nearest railway station KHAMMAM (grade A station) Air: Nearest airport is Hyderabad, (new Airport is sanctioned in KHAMMAM itself) Road: It is well connected by road ways from anywhere in India.

Geography

Khammam is located at 17°15'N 80°09'E? / ?17.25°N 80.15°E? / 17.25; 80.15.^[1] It has an average elevation of 107 metres (351 feet). 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. It has an area of 16,029 km². Well known power city, Kothagudem, is located in this district.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,^[2] Khammam had a population of 158,022. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Khammam has an average literacy rate of 42%, lower 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

• Bhadrachalam
• Khammam Fort
• Parnasala
• Nelakondapalli
• Kinnerasani DAM/Reservoir
• Papi Hills
• Neeladri
• Madhira
• Stambhadri Narasimha swamy temple(gutta),Khammam city
• Lakaram lake, Khammam city
• Danavayagudem Botanical Gardens,Khammam city

Some Informations has been taken from Wikipedia