- Khammam District is a district in Telangana.
- Khammam Dist has a population of 2,797,370.
- The present name of Khammam is derived its name after a local hill, which was called as 'Stambhadri'.
- The Godavari River enters Khammam district from Warangal district and flows nearly 250 km across the district.
- Khammam district is one of the "Coal mining districts of India.
- Khammam district has the Singareni Colleries head town , Kothagudem which is also called "Coal town of South India."
- Important Buddhist sites in the district are Nelakondapalli, Mudigonda, Aswaraopeta and Karukonda near Kothagudem.
- Khammam town which was the seat of Taluk Administration was a part of the larger Warangal district, till 1 October 1953.
- Khammam district occupies an area of approximately 16,029 square kilometres.
- Administratively, Khammam is divided into 4 revenue areas and 37 Mandals.
- There are 10 Assembly Constituencies in Khammam district.
- Projects in Khammam Dist are - Kinnersani reservoir, Wyra, Thaliperu, Bayyaram, Bathupally, Lankasagar, Mukamamidi, Pedawagu, Palair reservoir, Palam Vagu Project, Modikunta Vagu Project.
- The former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh(United), Jalagam Vengala Rao is from Khammam District.
- Anand Kumar, a 18-year-old student from Khammam district along with Poorna,aged 13,resident of Nizamabad scaled Mount Everest the highest peak in the world on 25 May 2014.
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