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Country
  
India

District
  
Khammam

Vehicle registration
  
TS–04

Elevation
  
47 m

Population
  
2,589 (2011)

State
  
Telangana

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Climate
  
hot (Köppen)

Area
  
10.36 km²

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Dummugudem is a village in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Dummugudem mandal of Bhadrachalam revenue division.

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Map of Dummugudem, Telangana 507137

History

On 30 November 1959, Dummagudem was carved out of East Godavari District and combined with the newly created district of Khammam.

Geography

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

Dummugudem barrage across the Godavari River was constructed nearly 150 years back by the British India engineer Sir Arthur Cotton. A major lift irrigation project called Dummugudem Lift Irrigation Scheme is under development drawing water from the barrage pond. Dummugudem to Nagarjunasagar Dam tail pond lift canal is also under construction to transfer surplus Godavari river water to Krishna river.

Demography

The subdivision has a population of 44,393 while Dummugudem town has a population of 3420 (2001 census). The subdivision had a literacy rate of 36% while Dummugudem town had a literacy rate of 65.8 as per the 2001 census. The literacy numbers show a contrast between rural and urban areas of the subdivision.

References

Dummugudem Wikipedia