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Bhadrachalam is a census town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is an important Hindu pilgrimage town with the Bhadrachalam Temple of Rama, situated on the banks of Godavari River. It is located east of state capital, Hyderabad, from Khammam, from Suryapet, from Warangal, from Vijayawada, and from Visakhapatnam.
Gopanna (1620 - 1688), popularly known as Bhadradri Ramadasu or Bhadrachala Ramadasu, was a 17th-century Indian devotee of Rama and a composer of Carnatic music. His devotional lyrics to Rama are famous in South Indian classical music as Ramadaasu Keertanalu, and have made Bhadrachalam a place of religious importance for Hindus. Bhadrachalam area was originally from the state of Andhra pradesh however for the convenience of the administration it is moved to Khammam district when Andhra and hyderabad state was merged. Later on when the states were reorganised in 2014, Andhra Pradesh state never claimed it back.Hence it is with telangana now.
The Bhadrachalam area also has several Hindu temples associated with the epic Ramayana. It is referred as "Dakshina Saketa Puri" in the movie "Sri Ramadasu".
India [[census]], Bhadrachalam had a population of 55,352. As of 2001, [[Males|Male]] constitute 50% of the population and [[females]] 50%. Bhadrachalam has an average [[literacy rate]] of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The nearest railway station is Bhadrachalam Road railway station, from the town.
Bhadrachalam is connected to Hyderabad, Khammam, Suryapet, Nalgonda, Warangal, Nizamabad, Ramagundam, Godavarikhani, Miryalaguda, and Karimnagar cities in Telangana state as well as to Rajamahendravaram, Kakinada, Amalapuram, Guntur, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
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