BHADRADRI KOTHAGUDEM DISTRICT
భద్రాద్రి కొత్తగూడెం జిల్లాEASTERN TELANGANATRIBAL HEAVYCOAL MININGFORESTGODAVARI BASINSINGARENI
HEADQUARTERS
Kothagudem
POPULATION (2011)
10,69,261
AREA (SQ KM)
7,483
ASSEMBLY SEATS
5
WHO RUNS THIS DISTRICT
MAJORITY PARTY (MLAS)
3 of 5 seats held by INC
DISTRICT COLLECTOR
Ankit
IAS
Verified on 2026-04-22
POLICE SUPERINTENDENT
IPS
Verified on 2026-04-22
MUNICIPAL BODY
Kothagudem Municipality
Municipality
REPRESENTATIVES
MLAS (5)
Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao
Kothagudem
Jare Adinarayana
Aswaraopeta (ST)
Tellam Venkata Rao
Bhadrachalam (ST)
Payam Venkateswarlu
Pinapaka (ST)
Koram Kanakaiah
Yellandu (ST)
MPS (2)
Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy
Khammam
Balram Naik Porika
Mahabubabad (ST)
DEMOGRAPHICS & POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Literacy rate66.4%
Sex ratio1008 females / 1000 males
Tribal population36.7%
Major townsKothagudem, Bhadrachalam, Palvancha
Lok Sabha constituenciesKhammam, Mahabubabad
Assembly constituenciesKothagudem, Aswaraopeta (ST), Bhadrachalam (ST), Pinapaka (ST), Yellandu (ST)
AT A GLANCE
Current shape since2016-10-11
Regioneastern telangana
Coordinates17.550°N, 80.620°E
Last updated2026-04-22
NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS
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