Khammam

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Kalyana Venkattaramasami temple

The most highly populated state in southern India and the land simultaneously of the Telugu and the Charminar, Andhra Pradesh on the Bay of Bengal offers a plethora of the most diverse tourist experiences. From dilapidated fortresses to untamed wilderness, magnificent monuments to rustic tribal villages, Andhra Pradesh has it all. Home also to a bipolar communal environment, Tourism of Andhra Pradesh has always been a flourishing industry and still has not lost any of the attention due to it. The name of the town Khammam derives from the name of the hill of Stambhadri(named after an old temple called Narasimha Swamy Temple on a small hill top in Khammam town believed to have existed since Treta Yuga). Later Stambhadri became kambadri, to kamba, to khammam mettu, and lastly when it became the district headquarters it came to be known as Khammam. A tour to Khammam is a trip down the lanes of ancient Indian culture and tradition and history. The forest area covers more than the fifty percent of the total area of the district which yield rich timber in the form of Teak. Coal is the chief mineral found in these lands, especially at Kottegudam, and Illendu.

History of Khamman

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.

Agriculture of Khamman

During Kharif 2003 with wide spread rains from 2 nd week of June, about 3,28,624 hect. area was covered with Paddy, Maize, Redgram, Greengram, Sesamum, Cotton and Chillies crops against the normal area of 3,25,152 hects. Total rainfall received up to February' 04 is 1185.3. m.m. against the normal of 1030.9 m.m.

How to Reach Khamman

• By Rail: Khammam is 257 km from Hyderabad and falls on the Hyderabad-Vijaywada line.
• By Road: Khammam can be easily reached from Hyderabad. A regular bus service connects it to the state capital.
• By Air: Hyderabad Begumpet Airport, Vijaywada airport and Warrangal airport.