Bhadradri Kothagudem district

Prehistoric man probably roamed around the areas of lower Godavari valley in the surroundings of Bhadrachalam, Kothagudem, Pinapaka and Paloncha Taluks in the district. Megalithic Dolmens were found at Janampet of Pinapaka Taluk. and Padugonigudem villages in Gundala Taluk of the district were rich in Megalithic cultural remnants explored and discovered recently. Buddhist sites in the district are found at Aswaraopeta and Karukonda near Kothagudem. Bhadrachalam town has a documented history of a Rama Temple constructed around 17th century CE by Kancherla Gopanna. popularly known as Bhakta Ramadasu or Bhadrachala Ramadasu is a saint-poet. == Geography ==

Bhadradri Kothagudem is the easternmost district of Telangana and is spread over an area of . The district is bounded on the north and northeast by the Bijapur and Sukma districts of Chhattisgarh, on the east by Alluri Sitarama Raju district, on the south and southeast by the Khammam and Eluru districts, on the west by Mahabubabad district and on the northwest by Mulugu district. The district contains Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary and also rich in forest reserves. == Demographics ==

As of the 2011 census of India, the district has a population of 1,069,261. Bhadradri Kothagudem has a sex ratio of 1008 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 66.40%. 107,326 (10.04%) were under 6 years of age. 339,083 (31.71%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 143,482 (13.42%) and 392,034 (36.66%) of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 72.34% of the population spoke Telugu, 10.55% Koya, 10.15% Lambadi, 5.09% Urdu and 1.13% Hindi as their first language. == Administrative divisions ==

The district has two revenue divisions of Bhadrachalam and Kothagudem and is sub-divided into 23 mandals. Constituencies Kothagudem district contains five Telangana Legislative Assembly constituencies. Kothagudem Assembly constituency includes the towns of Kothagudem and Palvancha, as well as part of the Khammam Lok Sabha constituency. Aswaraopeta Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved constituency, and is also part of the Khammam Lok Sabha constituency. The Bhadrachalam, Yellandu, and Pinapaka Assembly constituencies are ST reserved constituencies, and are part of the Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency. Mandals The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district: == See also ==