| Achampet | |
| Native Name Lang: | telugu |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Telangana#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Telangana, India |
| Coordinates: | 16.399°N 78.637°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nagarkurnool |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 78.73 |
| Population Total: | 20721 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 509375 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 08541 |
| Registration Plate: | TS |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest airport |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Hyderabad |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Nagarkurnool |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Achampeta |
| Iso Code: | IN-TG |
Achampet is a town and municipality in Nagarkurnool district of the Indian state of Telangana.[2] [3] The town is a revenue division headquarters. Achampet is located in the foothills of the Nallamala Forest.
Achampet was under the rule of the Zamindars for many years. These nobles also ruled nearby villages including Devadarikunta, Lingotam, Telkapally and Chepur. After the people won their independence from the Nizam.
Inscriptions suggest that a female ruler named Achamamba hailed from the Kolhpur Village. According to legend, she came to a deep forest and fought the General of Aurangzeb (now Delhi Sultan) and Malik Kafur in a tribal war. To honor her, the village was named Achampeta. The name was later changed to Chama Gadda and then Achampet.
Achampet is located near Srisailam.
Achampet was named a Revenue Division of Nagarkurnool district