Kothagudem

{{Infobox settlement | name = Kothagudem | other_name = Coal city of south india | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = District_collectorate.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = District collectorate at Kothagudem | nickname = Coal city | pushpin_map = India Telangana#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Telangana, India | coordinates = {{coord|17.550|80.63|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{IND}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|}} Telangana | subdivision_name2 = Bhadradri Kothagudem | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Municipal corporation | governing_body = Kothagudem Municipal Corporation | leader_title = Member of Legislative Assembly | leader_name = Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = <ref name="civicbody">{{cite web|title=Urban Local Body Information|url=http://www.dtcp.telangana.gov.in/ULBs-List-68.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Telangana|access-date=28 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615135503/http://dtcp.telangana.gov.in/ULBs-List-68.pdf|archive-date=15 June 2016}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 86.10 | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 89 | population_total = 2,89,456 | population_as_of = 2025 | population_rank = 6th in Telangana | population_footnotes = <ref name="basic">{{cite web|title=Basic information of municipality|url=https://kothagudemmunicipality.telangana.gov.in/pages/basic-information|website=Official Site of Kothagudem Municipality}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 507 xxx | area_code = +91-8744 | area_code_type = Telephone code | registration_plate = '''TG 28''' | blank1_name_sec1 = Sex ratio | blank1_info_sec1 = 1:1 ♂/♀ | website = | footnotes = | demographics1_info1 = Telugu, Urdu }} '''Kothagudem''' is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It serves as the headquarters of Telangana's Bhadradri Kothagudem district. It was a part of the large Zamindari estate known as Husanabad Shankaragiri or Palvancha Zamindari in the Nizam's Dominion. The estate's name was given by Captain Glasfurd.<ref name="Godavari District Gazetteer">{{Cite book|last=Gazetter|first=Godavari|title=Madras District Gazetteers Godavari District Gazetteer|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year=1915|isbn=81-206-1461-5|location=Madras|pages=259}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Andhra Pradesh|first=Census|title=ANDHRA PRADESH 1961 CENSUS - DISTRICT CENSUS HAND BOOK - KHAMMAM DISTRICT|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|year=1968|location=Hyderabad|pages=96–97}}</ref> The Zamindar of Bhadrachalam was also Zamindar of Palvancha.<ref name="Godavari District Gazetteer" />

== Geography == Kothagudem is located at {{Coord|17.55|N|80.618|E}}. It has an average elevation of 89 metres (295 ft) above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Kottagudem.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kottagudem, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> The North of Kothagudem borders Chhattisgarh state which is approximately 670 km from the town.

Kothagudem is known for its record high temperatures during summer, often crossing the {{convert|48|°C|0|abbr=on}} mark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003060203530300.htm&date=2003/06/02/&prd=th&|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120901170917/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003060203530300.htm&date=2003/06/02/&prd=th&|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2012|title=The Hindu article about Kothagudem|website=The Hindu }}</ref>

== Government and politics == Kothagudem Municipality was constituted in 1971 and is classified as a ''first grade municipality'' with 33 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of {{convert|16.10|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="civicbody" />

==Demographics== {{Historical Populations |source = <ref>{{Cite web | title=Census tables {{!}} Government of India | url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables | access-date=2025-11-24 | website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref> |1941 |9669 |1951|50195 |1961|69728 |1971|75542 |1981|94894 |1991|102137 |2001|105266 |2011|119501 }} According to the 2011 India Census the population of Kothagudem was 119,501.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Census tables {{!}} Government of India | url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables | access-date=2025-11-24 | website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>

==Transport== National Highway 30 passes through this town.

===Rail=== Kothagudem has a train station which is called Bhadrachalam Road railway station. It is located on the Dornakal–Manuguru line.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/blog/bhadrachalam-road-bdcr/2649 | title=Bhadrachalam Road Railway Station Forum/Discussion - Railway Enquiry }}</ref>

== Education ==  * University College of Engineering, Kakatiya University ==Climate== {{Weather box|width=auto | location = Bhadrachallam (Kothagudem) 1981–2010, extremes 1952–2012 | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan record high C = 37.2 | Feb record high C = 40.6 | Mar record high C = 42.8 | Apr record high C = 46.4 | May record high C = 48.6 | Jun record high C = 47.5 | Jul record high C = 40.8 | Aug record high C = 38.2 | Sep record high C = 38.6 | Oct record high C = 38.2 | Nov record high C = 36.0 | Dec record high C = 35.2 | year record high C = 48.6 | Jan high C = 30.8 | Feb high C = 33.8 | Mar high C = 37.2 | Apr high C = 39.3 | May high C = 40.9 | Jun high C = 36.8 | Jul high C = 32.7 | Aug high C = 31.6 | Sep high C = 32.8 | Oct high C = 32.6 | Nov high C = 31.3 | Dec high C = 30.3 | year high C = 34.2 | Jan low C = 17.0 | Feb low C = 19.9 | Mar low C = 22.8 | Apr low C = 25.5 | May low C = 27.4 | Jun low C = 26.5 | Jul low C = 24.6 | Aug low C = 24.4 | Sep low C = 24.5 | Oct low C = 22.9 | Nov low C = 19.3 | Dec low C = 16.9 | year low C = 22.6 | Jan record low C = 8.4 | Feb record low C = 11.6 | Mar record low C = 14.0 | Apr record low C = 17.0 | May record low C = 18.6 | Jun record low C = 19.4 | Jul record low C = 20.0 | Aug record low C = 19.8 | Sep record low C = 19.6 | Oct record low C = 14.0 | Nov record low C = 10.0 | Dec record low C = 8.4 | year record low C = 8.4 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 5.8 | Feb rain mm = 6.2 | Mar rain mm = 11.2 | Apr rain mm = 31.5 | May rain mm = 41.2 | Jun rain mm = 116.4 | Jul rain mm = 293.7 | Aug rain mm = 292.9 | Sep rain mm = 156.6 | Oct rain mm = 82.9 | Nov rain mm = 19.4 | Dec rain mm = 3.0 | year rain mm = 1060.8 | Jan rain days = 0.5 | Feb rain days = 0.4 | Mar rain days = 0.8 | Apr rain days = 1.5 | May rain days = 2.6 | Jun rain days = 7.0 | Jul rain days = 13.3 | Aug rain days = 13.0 | Sep rain days = 8.0 | Oct rain days = 4.1 | Nov rain days = 1.5 | Dec rain days = 0.3 | year rain days = 52.8 |time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 56 | Feb humidity = 47 | Mar humidity = 44 | Apr humidity = 42 | May humidity = 39 | Jun humidity = 56 | Jul humidity = 74 | Aug humidity = 77 | Sep humidity = 77 | Oct humidity = 74 | Nov humidity = 68 | Dec humidity = 63 |year humidity = 60 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department<ref name=IMDnormals> {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | title = Station: Bhadrachallam (Kothagudem) Climatological Table 1981–2010 | work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = January 2015 | pages = 125–126 | access-date = 17 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes> {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M11 | access-date = 17 February 2020}}</ref> }}

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