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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhadradri Kothagudem district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Telangana|District]]
| total_type = Total
| image_skyline = A View of Bhadrachalam Gopuram.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = View of Bhadrachalam Gopuram
| image_map = Bhadradri Kothagudem in Telangana (India).svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Telangana
| coordinates = {{Coord|17|39|N|80|41|E|type:adm3rd_region:IN_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Kothagudem
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|}} [[Telangana]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Kothagudem]]
| parts_type = [[List of mandals in Telangana|Mandalas]]
| 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
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Jitesh V.patel
| leader_title1 = [[Superintendent of Police (India)|SP]]
| leader_name1 = Sri Biruduraju Rohit Raju<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/040124/state-govt-transfers-23-ips-officers.html | title=State Govt Transfers 23 IPS Officers | date=4 January 2024 }}</ref>
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = TG–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>
| blank_name_sec1 = tg
| blank_info_sec1 = vd
| blank_name_sec2 = je
| blank_info_sec2 = xh
| website = {{URL|http://kothagudem.telangana.gov.in/}}
}}
'''Bhadradri Kothagudem district''' is a [[List of districts in India|district]] in the east 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> [[Kothagudem]] is the district headquarters.<ref name="profile"> Bhandaradri kothagudem district is located in eastern part of Telangana.{{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> It is the largest district in Telangana, with an area of 7483 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=":0" /> It borders the districts [[Khammam district|Khammam]], [[Mahabubabad district|Mahabubabad]], [[Mulugu district|Mulugu]] and shares a boundary with the bordering states [[Chhattisgarh]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The district comprises 24 [[mandal]]s and 2 [[revenue division]]s, [[Kothagudem]] and [[Bhadrachalam]].

Kothagudem district contains some major industries, and is endowed with a variety of important minerals such as [[coal]]. The [[Singareni Collieries Company]] (SCCL), a government coal mining company jointly owned by the [[Government of Telangana]] and [[Government of India]], has its headquarters in Kothagudem. SCCL operates 16 [[opencast]] and 30 underground mines in four districts of Telangana with a manpower of around 58,837.{{When|date=March 2024}}

[[Kothagudem Thermal Power Station]], which is located in [[Palvancha]], is one of the coal-based power plants of [[Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited]]. The Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division of [[ITC Limited]] (ITC-PSPD) is located at [[Sarapaka|Sarapaka village]] near Bhadrachalam.

== History ==
Prehistoric man probably roamed around the areas of lower Godavari valley<ref>{{cite book|title=Paleolithic History of Godavari valley|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=OBJuAAAAMAAJ&q=Bhadrachalam|year =1984}}</ref> in the surroundings of [[Bhadrachalam]], [[Kothagudem]], [[Pinapaka mandal|Pinapaka]] and [[Paloncha]] Taluks in the district.

Megalithic Dolmens were found at Janampet of Pinapaka Taluk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/khammam.html|title=Archeological Survey of India}}</ref> and Padugonigudem<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/22/stories/2011042263190600.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426083135/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/22/stories/2011042263190600.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2011-04-26 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=3,000-year-old megalithic site discovered in Khammam | date=2011-04-22}}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aparchaeologymuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Khammam-dt.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203152357/http://www.aparchaeologymuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Khammam-dt.pdf |archive-date=2014-02-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> near [[Kothagudem]].

Bhadrachalam town has a documented history of a [[Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple, Bhadrachalam|Rama Temple]] constructed around 17th century CE by [[Kancherla Gopanna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhadrachalarama.org/templehistory.html|title= Welcome to Bhadrachala Sree Seetha Ramachandra swamy temple|work=bhadrachalarama.org}}</ref> 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 {{convert|7483|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=TSDPS |title=Telangana State Development and Planning Society |url=https://www.tsdps.telangana.gov.in/Atlas.pdf}}</ref> The district is bounded on the north and northeast by the [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur]] and [[Sukma district|Sukma]] districts of [[Chhattisgarh]], on the east by [[Alluri Sitarama Raju district]], on the south and southeast by the [[Khammam district|Khammam]] and [[Eluru district|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 ==

{{bar box
|title=Religion in Bhadradri Kothagudem district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11363/download/14476/DDW28C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#fcd116
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Telangana|Hinduism]]|darkorange|92.15}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|5.80}}
{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|1.60}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.45}}
}}

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Know your district Plan your district - Bhadradri Kothagudem |url=http://www.trac.telangana.gov.in/trac/New_Districts/districts/02-Bhadradri-Kothagudem.pdf |website=trac.telangana.gov.in |publisher=Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|thumb =right
|caption = Languages of Bhadradri Kothagudem district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value1 = 72.34 |color1 = steelblue
|label2 = [[Koya language|Koya]] |value2 = 10.55 |color2 = teal
|label3 = [[Lambadi]] |value3 = 10.15 |color3 = khaki
|label4 = [[Urdu]] |value4 = 5.09 |color4 = green
|label5 = [[Hindi]] |value5 = 1.13 |color5 = orange
|label6 = Others |value6 = 0.74 |color6 = grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 72.34% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 10.55% [[Koya language|Koya]], 10.15% [[Lambadi]], 5.09% [[Urdu]] and 1.13% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

== Administrative divisions ==
[[File:Bhadradri District basic outline map.png|thumb|240px|Bhadradri Kothagudem district outline map]]
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" /> Priyanka Ala is the present [[District magistrate|collector]] of the district, having assumed the role in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Officials |url=https://www.telangana.gov.in/contacts/district-officials |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923164520/https://www.telangana.gov.in/contacts/district-officials |archive-date=23 September 2023 |access-date=20 January 2024 |website=Telangana State Portal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 July 2023 |title=Mr.Jitesh V patil has taken charge as Collector and District Magistrate of Bhadradri Kothagudem District who was earlier Collector and District Magistrate of Kamareddy District and Dr Priyanka Ala has been transferred with effective from 16th June 2024|url=https://telanganatoday.com/dr-priyanka-ala-takes-charge-as-kothagudem-collector |access-date=20 January 2024 |work=[[Telangana Today]]}}</ref>

=== 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 Assembly constituency|Bhadrachalam]], [[Yellandu Assembly constituency|Yellandu]], and [[Pinapaka Assembly constituency|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:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Map of District |url=https://kothagudem.telangana.gov.in/map-of-district/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207023914/https://kothagudem.telangana.gov.in/map-of-district/ |archive-date=2023-12-07 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Bhadradi Kothagudem District}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! Mandal !! Number of villages !! Revenue division
|-
|1
|Allapalli||12||Kothagudem
|-
|2
|Annapureddypalli||10||Kothagudem
|-
|3
|[[Manuguru]]||14||Bhadrachalam
|-
|4
|[[Aswaraopeta]]||30||Kothagudem
|-
|5
|[[Mulakalapalli|Mulakalapally]]||20||Kothagudem
|-
|6
|[[Aswapuram]]||24||Bhadrachalam
|-
|7
|[[Pinapaka]]||23||Bhadrachalam
|-
|8
|[[Bhadrachalam]]||0||Bhadrachalam
|-
|9
|[[Palvancha]]||36||Kothagudem
|-
|10
|[[Burgampahad]]||17||Bhadrachalam
|-
|11
|Sujatanagar||20||Kothagudem
|-
|12
|[[Cherla mandal|Cherla]]||26||Bhadrachalam
|-
| 13
|[[Tekulapalli]]||36||Kothagudem
|-
|14
|[[Chandrugonda]]||14||Kothagudem
|-
| 15
|[[Yellandu]]||29||Kothagudem
|-
|16
|[[Chunchupalle|Chunchupalli]]||18||Kothagudem
|-
|17
|[[Dammapeta]]||31||Kothagudem
|-
|18
|[[Dummugudem]]||37||Bhadrachalam
|-
|19
|[[Gundala, Bhadradri Kothagudem district|Gundala]]||11||Kothagudem
|-
|20
|[[Julurpadu|Julurpad]]||24||Kothagudem
|-
|21
|[[Karakagudem]]||16||Bhadrachalam
|-
|22
|[[Kothagudem]]||0||Kothagudem
|-
|23
|Laxmidevipalli||31||Kothagudem
|}

== 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}}

[[Category:Districts of Telangana]]
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