the seat of  Taluk  Administration was a part of the larger  Warangal district , till 1 October 1953. Five  taluks  of the  Warangal district  viz.,  Khammam ,  Madhira ,  Yellandu , Burgampadu  and  Paloncha  (Now  Kothagudem ) were carved out as a new district with Khammam as headquarters. In 1959  Bhadrachalam