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Achampet, Mahbubnagar district

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Country
  
India

District
  
Nagarkurnool

PIN
  
509375

Elevation
  
79 m

Area code
  
08541

ISO 3166 code
  
ISO 3166-2:IN

State
  
Telangana

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
08541

Population
  
20,721 (2011)

Local time
  
Wednesday 1:11 PM

Achampet, Mahbubnagar district

Weather
  
34°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 18% Humidity

Achampet is a census town in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana, India. The town is a revenue division headquarters. Achampet is a town which is located on foothills of Nallamala Forest, and has population of more than 20,721.

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Map of Achampet, Telangana 509375

History

This area for many years was under the rule of Perika Zamindars Puragiri Kshatriyas for so many years. Then Nizam and after independence the area remained undeveloped for few years...and developed since 2005.

Encryption say that in past, once there lived a lady ruler Achammamba from Kollapur Village came to deep forest there she fought against Mailk kaffur, General of Aurangazeb (Delhi sultan) in a Tribal war and on the village was named after her as AchammaGadda..then started saying Achammapeta and now present naming as Achampet..It is near to srisailam and 10 minutes journey from Uma maheshwaram a beautiful water fall hilly village tourism place.

Education

  • S.A.V. Gupta High School
  • References

    Achampet, Mahbubnagar district Wikipedia