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| ORIGIN
Khammam is one of the Historical Towns of Andhra Pradesh, having
nearly 1000 years of traceable History. It is the head quarters
town of the District Khammam. It is a special grade Municipality,
with an extent of 18.53 sq. kms. The Municipality was formed in
1942 and upgraded as special grade municipality in the year 2000.
It is located at 192 kms away from Hyderabad. It is well connected
with Rail and Road networks and is an important gateway between
Coastal Andhra and Telangana regions of Andhra Pradesh. |
| SIGNIFICANT EVENTS–
KHAMMAM MUNICIPALITY |
| 1942 |
Grade-III Municipality |
| 1959 |
Elections to the 1st council held |
| 1959 |
Upgraded to Gr.II municipality |
| 1980 |
Grade-I Municipality |
| 1998 |
Additional building to Municipality |
| 2000 |
Special Grade Municipality |
| 2000 |
Last Elections to Municipality |
| 2000 |
Computerisation |
| 2001 |
APSUP initiated |
| 2003 |
e-Seva established |
| 2004 |
Hi-mast lights |
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| Municipality at a Glance |
| General |
| Area |
18.53 Sq. Kms.
1,59,775 (2001census)
1,27,992 (1991 census)
SC/STs :11760d
Estimated population by 2011=2,36,000 |
| No. of House-holds |
36,374 (2001 Census) |
| Literacy |
72.79%- over all
78.75% -Male
66.69% -Female |
| No. of Municipal Election wards |
36 |
| No. of slums: |
35 (Notified : 23) |
| Slum population |
53,150 |
| Yearly income(incl. Grants) |
829.62 lakhs (2002-03) |
| Yearly expenditure |
695.95 lakhs (2002-03) |
| No. of Government Hospitals |
4 (3 UHC) |
| No. of Govt. Schools |
44 |
| High schools |
11 |
| Upper Primary schools |
9 |
| Primary Schools |
22 |
| No. of Burial Grounds |
6 |
| Vegetable Market |
1 Rythu Bazaar + 1 Vegitable Market |
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District Collectorate of Khammam
e-Mail : collector_kmm@ap.gov.in
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