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Peace rally held in Khammam seeking immediate halt to Operation Kagar • Apr. 27, 2025, 1:00 AM ET (The Hindu)
Three-day SFI State conference to be held in Khammam from April 25 to 27 • Apr. 23, 2025, 6:37 AM ET (The Hindu)
Khammam neglected despite two Ministers in the Cabinet: Kavitha • Apr. 21, 2025, 12:44 AM ET (The Hindu)

Khammam, city, southeastern Telangana state, southern India. It lies on the Munneru River (a tributary of the Krishna River), south-southeast of Warangal.

The city is a trade and commercial centre. A rail line connects it with Warangal and with Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh to the southeast. Rice, jowar (grain sorghum), corn (maize), and pulses are grown in the surrounding area, and coal, garnets, iron ore, and talc are obtained in the locality. Pop. (2001) 159,544; (2011) 184,210.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.