Khammam Travel Guide

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.

Khammam is a district which can possess of a collection of different cultures like Hindus, Muslims and the Christians. A sizeable portion of its population consists of scheduled tribes like the Koyas, Konda Reddis and the Lambadas. It is the largest tribal populated district in Andhra Pradesh. Kharif and Rabi crops mainly grows in this district and has number of irrigation sources, Nagarjunasagar Project is the main source of irrigation of land. The district of Khammam has a number of under graduate and post-graduate colleges.

Places of Interest
Munneru River Side,
Guntu Mallanna Temple,
Quila of Khammam,
Narasimha Swamy Temple,
Lakaram Cheruvu Resorts and
Krishna Mandir.