Country India
State Telangana
District Khammam
Government
• Body Khammam Municipal Corporation
• Mayor Guguloth Papalal
• Deputy mayor Battula Murali
• Municipal Commissioner Sandeep Kumar
• MLA Puvvada Ajay Kumar
Area[1]
• City 135.37 km2 (52.27 sq mi)
• Urban 40.40 km2 (15.60 sq mi)
• Rural 60.90 km2 (23.51 sq mi)
• Metro 60.70 km2 (23.44 sq mi)
Area rank 3th (in state)
Elevation 107 m (351 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• City 305,000
• Rank 151(India)
4th (Telangana)
• Density 2,300/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Khammamite
Languages
• Official Telugu, Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
507001/02/03/115/154/170/305/318
Vehicle registration TS–04,AP 20(old)[2]
Ethnicity Indian
Planning agency Khammam Urban Development Authority
Khammam, also known as Khammamett is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam mandal also.[3]It is located about 193 kilometres (120 mi) east of the state capital, Hyderabad, 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Suryapet, 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Warangal and also it is located about 121 kilometres (75 mi) North of the Andhra Pradesh state capital, Amaravathi. The river Munneru flows on the western side of the city.[4] As of 2011 census of India, Khammam urban agglomeration has a population of 2,62,255.However, on 19 October 2012, the civic body of Khammam was upgraded to Municipal corporation Post upgradation to corporation Khammam population is approximated to be 3,07,000.[5]
History:
The lord Narasimha swamy, on Narasimhaswamy gutta is very powerful god to the local people. Many people from faraway places visit the place regularly. Because of the presence of Lord Narasimhaswami temple in Khammam, the city was named as Sthambadri earlier. The City 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 Telangana.
Khammam City, which was the seat of Taluk Administration, was part of the larger Warangal District, until 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 Godavari were merged into Khammam on grounds of geographical contiguity and administrative viability.khammam past names were kamamettu, kammamettu. Khammam was ruled by musunuri kamma kings. During the period of musunuri kamanaidu it was named kamamettu, kammamettu (khammam).
In 1973, a new taluk with Sathupalli as its headquarters was carved out from Madhira and Kothagudem taluks. In the year 1976 four new taluks were formed viz., Tirumalayapalem, Sudimalla, Aswaraopeta and Khammam district was initially a part of larger Warangal District.
History of Khammam shows that it has produced a number of leaders who were part of the Freedom struggle, such as first generation Communist leaders Peravelli Venkata Ramanaiah, Pendyala Satyanarayana Rao, Sarvadevabhatla Ramanatham, K.L.Narsimha Rao, and Chirravuri Laxminarasaiah First Municipal Chairman of Khammam; Congress leaders Madapati Hanumantha Rao, Chepuri Nenkanna, Madapati Ramchander Rao, Sardar Jamalpuram Keshava Rao, Bommakanti Satyanarayana Rao, Hayagreeva Chary, and Nizam Rashtra Vimochanam Jalagam Vengala Rao, former Chief Minister of AP, Prof. K. Venkata Ramiah, Founder and Vice-Chancellor of KU.
Freedom movement
Some of the notable events in Khammam town during freedom struggle .1931 – First Independence movement in Khammam proper
1935 – First Library established in Khammam town
1945 – 12th State Andhra Mahasabha meeting at Khammam organised by Pendyala Satya Narayana Rao as general secretary, Aahvana sangham. Elected Baddam Ellareddy as president and Pendyala Satya Narayana Rao as vice-president to 13th State Andhra Mahasabha in that meeting. The meeting was held on 26-28 March. Puchalapalli Sundarayya participated in the meeting as guest.Nearly 40,000 people attended the meeting.
1946 – Mahathma Gandhi's visit to Khammam mett (Khammam town) on 5 August 1946
1947 August, 7 – Satyagraham at Madhira and Khammam by Jamalapuram Kesava Rao, Kurapati Venkata Raju, Jagadeeswaraiah Neelakandan, Bachalakura Laxmaiah, Vattikonda Ramakotaiah, Heeralal Moriya, Teegala Hanumantha Rao, Kolipaka Kishan Rao, Gella Keshava Rao, Yadavalli Venkateswara Sharma, Pullabhotla Venkateswarlu (Hyderabad congress present), Vutukuru Kamala (Freedom Fighter – Telangana Vimochana)
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