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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhadradri Kothagudem district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Telangana|District]] of [[Telangana]]
| total_type = Total
| image_skyline = Dummugudem Barrage on Godavari Khammam District.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Dummugudem Barrage on the [[Godavari River|Godavari]]
| image_map = Bhadradri Kothagudem in Telangana (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Bhadradri-Kothagudem district in Telangana
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Kothagudem
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government_of_Telangana_Logo.png}} [[Telangana]]
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| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Kothagudem]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 24
| area_total_km2 = 7483
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1069261
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 31.71 %
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
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| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Durishetty Anudeep IAS
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = TS–28<ref>{{cite news|title=Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List|url=https://timesalert.com/telangana-new-districts-list/21462/|access-date=11 October 2016|work=Timesalert.com|date=11 October 2016}}</ref>
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| website = {{URL|http://kothagudem.telangana.gov.in/}}
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[[File:Bhadradri District basic outline map.png|thumb|280px|Bhadradri District basic outline map]]
'''Bhadradri Kothagudem district''' is a [[district]] in the eastern region of the [[Indian state]] of [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Names of 6 new districts changed|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/names-of-6-new-districts-changed/article9253888.ece|access-date=4 November 2016|work=The Hindu|date=22 October 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref> The town of [[Kothagudem]] is the district headquarters.<ref name="profile">{{Cite web|url=http://www.trac.telangana.gov.in/New_Districts/districts/02-Bhadradri-Kothagudem.pdf|title=Bhadradri-Kothagudem district|website=Official website of Medchal district|access-date=29 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110191528/http://trac.telangana.gov.in/New_Districts/districts/02-Bhadradri-Kothagudem.pdf|archive-date=10 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>.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 district|Khammam]], [[Mahabubabad district|Mahabubabad]] and [[Mulugu district|Mulugu]] and withe state boundary of [[Chhattisgarh]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]].

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 {{convert|7483|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="profile" /> The district is bounded on the north and north east by [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur]] and [[Sukma district|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}} [[2011 census of India|Census of India]], the district has a population of 1,069,261.<ref name="profile" />

== Administrative divisions ==
The district has two [[List of revenue divisions in Telangana|revenue divisions]] of [[Bhadrachalam]] and [[Kothagudem]] and is sub-divided into 23 [[mandal]]s.<ref name="profile" /> Dr. M.V. Reddy IAS is the present collector of the district.<ref>[https://www.telangana.gov.in/contacts/district-officials Telangana State portal district officials]</ref>

=== Constituency ===
Kothagudem district is containing 5 constituencies. 

1. [[Kothagudem (Assembly constituency)|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)|Khammam Lok Sabha constituency]]. 

2. [[Aswaraopeta (ST) (Assembly constituency)|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)|Khammam Lok Sabha constituency]]. 

3. [[Bhadrachalam (ST) (Assembly constituency)|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)|Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency]]. 

4. [[Yellandu (ST) (Assembly constituency)|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)|Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency]]. 

5. [[Pinapaka (ST) (Assembly constituency)|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)|Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency]]. 

=== Mandals ===

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

{| class="wikitable" style="width:425pt;"
|-
! 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||
|-
|}

== List of Companies ==
1. NMDC 
2. KTPS – TSGENCO 
3. BHADRADRI THERMAL POWER STATION 
4. SCCL 
5. ITC 
6. Heavy Water Plant 
7. Nava Bharath Ventures 
8. AP STEEL – Closed

== See also ==
* [[List of districts in Telangana]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons Category | Bhadradri Kothagudem District}}
* [https://kothagudem.telangana.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Kothagudem district
|North = [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh]]
|Northeast = [[Sukma district]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
|East = [[East Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Southeast = [[West Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|South = [[Khammam district]]
|Southwest = [[Khammam district]]
|West = [[Mahabubabad district]]
|Northwest = [[Jayashankar district]]
}}

{{Telangana|state=expanded}}

{{coord missing|Telangana}}

[[Category:Districts of Telangana]]
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[[Category:Aspirational Districts in India]]

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