Khammam (formally Khammam Mettu or Combamettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam mandal also.
It is located about 193 kilometres (120 mi) east of the state capital, Hyderabad, 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Suryapet, 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Warangal and also it is located about 121 kilometres (75 mi) North of the Andhra Pradesh state capital, Amaravathi. The river Munneru flows on the western side of the city. As of 2011 census of India, Khammam urban agglomeration has a population of 313,504.
However, on 19 October 2012, the civic body of Khammam was upgraded to a municipal corporation. Post- upgradation to corporation, the population of Khammam was approximated to be 3,07,000.
*Khammam has good quality cinemas all over the town. Tirumala Theatre, Srinivasa Theatre, Vinoda Theatre, Nartaki to name a few. Mostly Telugu and Hindi movies will be shown.
Khammam is 200 km from Hyderabad by road and a slightly longer rail journey at 250 km. Hyderabad to Suryapet is 135 km and then Suryapet to Khammam another 65 km.
