Dummagudem or Dummugudem is a subdivision in Khammam district

Khammam district

Khammam District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 2,565,412 of which 19.81% were urban as of 2001 census. Khammam town is the district headquarters. The present name of Khammam is derived from the old name Kammamet. Later it was called Khammam Mettu and subsequently...

, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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, India

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. Dummugudem which is also the name of the subdivision headquarters is 25 km from Bhadrachalam

Bhadrachalam

Bhadrachalam , a town known for the Sri Rama Temple constructed in the year 1674 A.D., is a Municipality in Khammam district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located east of state capital, Hyderabad. The Bhadrachalam Temple, where the presiding deity is Lord Rama, is an important site...

. Here, in Treatayuga, Lord Rama killed 14000 demons headed by the brothers Khara and Dushana. As the village was said to be built upon the ashes of these demons, the place is named after as Dummugudem (In Telugu 'Dummu' means dust or ash). Here Rama is called the Atmarama. It has 80 Villages under it . A major irrigation project called as Dummugudem Lift Irrigation Scheme

Dummugudem Lift Irrigation Scheme

Dummugudem lift irrigation project is a lift irrigation project located in Dummugudem, Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh, India....

 is coming up here.

Geography

Dummagudem is located at 17.8500°N 80.8500°E. It has an average elevation of 47 metres (157 ft).

Population

The subdivision has a population of 44,393 while Dummugudem town has a population of 3420 (2001 census)

Literacy

The subdivision has a literacy

Literacy

Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...

 rate of 36 % while Dummugudem town has a literacy

Literacy

Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...

 rate of 65.8 as per the 2001 census . The literacy numbers show a contrast between rural and urban areas of Dummugudem sub division .

Villages

The villages in Dummugudem are

• Parnasala
  Parnasala
  For Parnasala at Santhigiri Ashram , Thiruvananthapuram , please see Parnasala For Parnasala at Santhigiri Ashram , Thiruvananthapuram , please see Parnasala ...
  
  
• Sitanagaram
• Govindapuram
• Pedabandirevu
• Mulakanapalle
• Lingapuram
• Paidagudem
• Gouravaram
• Sangam
• Chinnabandirevu
• Lakshmi Narasimharao Peta
• Suravaram
• Pedanallaballi
• Lakshmipuram
• Paidakulamadugu
• Kothajinnalagudem
• Sughnapuram
• Chintaguppa
• Pata Jinnalagudem
• Khalsa Veerabhadrapuram
• Z. Veerabhadrapuram
• Chinna Nallaballi
• Tailorpeta
• Kasinagaram
• Kesavapatnam
• Ramachandrapuram
• Pragallapalle
• Byragulapadu
• Manguvai
• Anjubaka
• Katayagudem
• Dummugudem
• Lakshminagaram
• Kannapuram
• Achuthapuram
• Mahadevapuram
• Dabbanuthula
• Kothuru
• Rajupeta

• Chinna Kamalapuram
• Pedda Kamalapuram
• Yerraboru
• Adavi Ramavaram
• Arlagudem
• Dharmapuram
• Subbaraopeta
• Gangolu
• Burra Vemula
• Kotha Dummugudem
• Nadikudi
• Reguballe
• Khalsa Reguballe
• Ramarao Peta
• Patha Maredubaka
• Seetharampuram
• Venkata Ramapuram
• Dantenam
• Narsapuram
• Turubaka
• Bandarugudem
• Kothagudem
• Maredubaka (Z)
• White Nagaram
• Singavaram
• Laxmipuram
• Gangavaram
• Fowlerpeta
• Narayanarao Peta
• Gurralabayalu
• Lachigudem
• Ramachandruni Peta
• Bojjiguppa
• Koya Narsapuram
• Bheemavaram
• Cherupalle
• Marayagudem
• Jinnegattu
• Kothapalle
• Kothajinnelagudem
• Kommanapalle