Madhira is a one of the major grama Panchayaths in the Khammam district

Khammam district

Khammam District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 2,565,412 of which 19.81% were urban as of 2001 census. Khammam town is the district headquarters. The present name of Khammam is derived from the old name Kammamet. Later it was called Khammam Mettu and subsequently...

 of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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, India

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, formerly part of the Kakatiya dynasty. It is well connected by train and bus with cities like Khammam and Vijayawada.

It is a strong hold of Communists under the leadership of Bodepudi Venkateswara Rao, Katta Venkata Narasaiah.
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka is an Indian legislator in the AP Legislative Assembly and is Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He represents Madhira constituency. He belongs to the Congress party.-Early life:...

 from the Indian National Congress

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 was elected as MLA from the Madhira constituency in the 2009 Assembly Elections and also served as a Chief VIP of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, now serving as a Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Festivals like Shivaratri attract people all around the mandal with its colorful fair. Lord Shiva temple situated near the bank of the Wyra River, the Ramalayam temple and the Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari temples are the major attractions. The Lord Shiva temple is known for its architectural similarity with Varanasi

Varanasi

-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...

 having river/water in the front and a grave yard on its right.

Patriots like Miriyala Narayana Gupta, Jamalapuram Keasva Rao who fought against the British rule and Nizam's cruel army was born in Madhira.

The major source of revenue is business and agriculture.

Geography

Madira is located at 16.9167°N 80.3667°E. It has an average elevation of 38 metres (127 ft).

Landmarks

• Railway Station
• Bus Station
• Wyra
  Wyra
  Wyra is a town and mandal headquarters in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at a distance of 25 km from the district headquarters, Khammam.-Demography:...
  
   River bank
• Shiva temple
• Ramalayam temple
• Flyover
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• Vinayaka temple

Villages in Madhira Mandal

• Allinagaram
• Ambarupeta
• Atukuru
• Banigandlapadu
• Beemavaram
• Chilukuru
• Choppakatlapalem
• Dendukur
• Desinenipalem
• Didugupadu
• Illendulapadu
• Illuru
• Inagali
• Jalimudi
• Jayinthi
• Khajipuram
• Krishnapuram
• Khammampadu

• Madhira
• Madupalli
• Mahadevpuram
• Mallavaram
• Matoor
• Matoorpeta
• Meenavolu
• Munagala
• Nagavarappadu
• Nakkalagaruvu
• Nidanapuram
• Pedda Gopavaram
• Pegallapadu
• Rayapatnam
• Ramanna Palem
• Siddinenigudem(Matoorpeta)
• Siripuram
• Tondala Gopavaram
• Vangaveedu
• Guntupalli Gopavaram

Past and present MLAs

• 1951 - Nizam Area - Kondabolu Venkaiah, PDF
• 1962, 1967 - Duggineni Venkaiah, INC
• 1972 - Duggineni Venkatravamma, INC
• 1978 - Bandaru Prasada Rao, INC(I)
• 1983 - Seelam Sidha Reddy, INC
• 1985, 1989, 1994 - Bodepudi Venkateswara Rao, CPM
• 1999 - Kondabala Koteswara Rao, TDP
• 2004 - Katta Venkata Narasaiah, CPM
• 2009 - Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, INC

Colleges

• GOVT Junior, Degree College.
• GOVT Politechnic College.
• Bharath Junior College.
• Seelam Pullareddy Memorial Degree College.
• SVR College Of Education (B.Ed).
• Modern Junior College.
• Viswakavi Junior College.
• Susheela Memorial Junior College and Degree and B.Ed College.
• Sri Nidhi Junior College.
• Sri Kavitha Engineering College.
• ITI College

Schools

• Saint Francis EM High School
• Ushodaya Convent.
• Bharath School.
• Chaitanya Convent(old).
• Little Hearts High School.
• Samatha Convent.
• Govt High School.
• Sri Chaithanya High School.
• Narayana Best Foundation School.
• Krishna Veni High School.
• Saraswathi Vidyalayam.
• Tella Vasanthaiah Memorial High School (Government School).
• Chinnari English Medium School

Banks

• State Bank Of India.
• State Bank Of Hyderabad (ATM available)
• Andhra Bank (ATM available)
• Nagarjuna Grameena Bank