out from Madhira and Kothagudem taluks. In the year 1976 four new taluks were formed viz., Tirumalayapalem , Sudimalla , Aswaraopeta and Manuguru by bifurcating Khammam , Yellandu , Kothagudem and Burgampadu taluks respectively. In the year 1985, following the introduction of the Mandal system, the district has been divided into