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