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Bhadradri Kothagudem district is a district in the eastern region of the Indian state of Telangana.[2] The town of Kothagudem is the district headquarters.[3].In terms of area, Bhadradri Kothagudem is the largest district with an area of 7,483 km2 (2,889 sq mi) in the state.The district share boundaries with Khammam, Mahabubabad and Mulugu and withe state boundary of Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.

Bhadradri Kothagudem district
District of Telangana
View of Bhadrachalam Gopuram
Location in Telangana
Country	India
State	Telangana
Headquarters	Kothagudem
Mandalas	24
Government
• District collector	Durishetty Anudeep IAS
Area
• Total	7,889.29 km2 (3,046.07 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,153,105
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
• Urban	31.71 %
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TS–28[1]
Website	kothagudem.telangana.gov.in

The district comprises 24 mandals and 2 revenue divisions Kothagudem and Bhadrachalam. The district headquarters is located at Kothagudem town.

Kothagudem district boasts of some major industries. The district is endowed with a variety of important minerals such as Coal. The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), a Government coal mining company jointly owned by the Government of Telangana and Government of India, has its headquarters in Kothagudem. SCCL is currently operating 16 opencast and 30 underground mines in 4 districts of Telangana with a manpower around 58,837. Kothagudem Thermal Power Station, which located in Paloncha is one of the coal based power plants of Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO), ITC- Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division (ITC-PSPD) which is amongst the leading names in the business worldwide is located at Sarapaka village near Bhadrachalam. Kothagudem district is also rich in forest reserves.

Geography

Bhadradri Kothagudem is the easternmost district of Telangana and is spread over an area of 7,483 square kilometres (2,889 sq mi).[3] The district is bounded on the north and north east by Bijapur and Sukma districts of Chhattisgarh state, on east by East Godavari district, on south and south east by Khammam district and West Godavari district, on west by Mahabubabad district and on north west by Mulugu district.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 1,069,261.[3]

Administrative divisions

The district has two revenue divisions of Bhadrachalam and Kothagudem and is sub-divided into 23 mandals.[3] Anudeep Durishetty IAS is the present collector of the district.[4]

Constituency

Kothagudem district is containing 5 constituencies.

1. Kothagudem Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of constituencies in Kothagudem district. It includes the towns of Kothagudem and Palavancha and part of Khammam Lok Sabha constituency.

2. Aswaraopeta Assembly constituency is a ST reserved constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 10 constituencies in Kothagudem district. It is part of Khammam Lok Sabha constituency.

3. Bhadrachalam Assembly constituency is a ST reserved constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It includes the temple town of Bhadrachalam. It is one among 5 constituencies in Kothagudem district. It is part of Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency.

4. Yellandu Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one among 5 constituencies in Kothagudem district. It is part of Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency.

5. Pinapaka Assembly constituency is a ST reserved constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 5 constituencies in Kothagudem district. It is part of Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency.

Mandals

The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:

S.No	mandal	no of villages
1	Allapalli	12
2	Annapureddypalli	10
3	Manuguru	14
4	Aswaraopeta	30
5	Mulakalapally	20
6	Aswapuram	24
7	Pinapaka	23
8	Bhadrachalam	0
9	Palvancha	36
10	Burgampahad	17
11	Sujatanagar	20
12	Cherla	26
13	Tekulapally	36
14	Chandrugonda	14
15	Yellandu	29
16	Chunchupalli	18
17	Dammapeta	31
18	Dummugudem	37
19	Gundala	11
20	Julurpad	24
21	Karakagudem	16
22	Kothagudem	0
23	Laxmidevipalli	31

See also

• List of districts in Telangana

References

External links

• Official website

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Der Distrikt Bhadradri Kothagudem (Telugu భద్రాద్రి కొత్తగూడెం జిల్లా, Urdu بھدرادری کوتھاگودیم ضلع) ist ein Verwaltungsdistrikt im südindischen Bundesstaat Telangana. Verwaltungssitz ist die Stadt Kothagudem.

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