Five taluks of the Warangal district viz., Khammam, Madhira, Yellandu, Burgampadu and Paloncha (Now Kothagudem) were carved out as a new district with Khammam as headquarters.
Khammam town is the district headquarters. The river Godavari enters Khammam district from Warangal district and flows nearly 250km across the district.
The Khammam district has a tribal population of 5,58,958, which is about 13.29% of the total tribal population of the state.
Wikipedia Page : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khammam_district
Web : http://khammam.nic.in/