Kothagudem

Kothagudem
District collectorate at Kothagudem
District collectorate at Kothagudem
Kothagudem is located in Telangana
Kothagudem
Kothagudem
Location in Telangana, India
Kothagudem is located in India
Kothagudem
Kothagudem
Kothagudem (India)
Coordinates: 17°33′00″N 80°37′48″E / 17.550°N 80.63°E / 17.550; 80.63
Country India
State Telangana
DistrictBhadradri Kothagudem
Government
 • Member of Legislative AssemblyKunamneni Sambasiva Rao
Area
 • Total32.10 km2 (12.39 sq mi)
Elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total119,501
 • Rank19th in Telangana
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
507 xxx
Telephone code+91-8744
Vehicle registrationTS 28
Sex ratio1:1 /

Kothagudem is a city in Telangana. It serves as the headquarters of the Bhadradri Kothagudem district of the Indian state of Telangana. It was a portion of large Zamindari estate known as Husanabad Shankaragiri or Palvancha Zamindari in the Nizam's Dominion. Estate name was given by Captain Glasfurd.[3][4] The Zamindar of Bhadrachalam was Zamindar of Palvancha also.[3]

  1. ^ "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Research Data". Census of India. pp. 14–15, 40. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b Gazetter, Godavari (1915). Madras District Gazetteers Godavari District Gazetteer. Madras: Asian Educational Services. p. 259. ISBN 81-206-1461-5.
  4. ^ Andhra Pradesh, Census (1968). ANDHRA PRADESH 1961 CENSUS - DISTRICT CENSUS HAND BOOK - KHAMMAM DISTRICT. Hyderabad: Government of Andhra Pradesh. pp. 96–97.