| Lam | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 16.2257°N 80.264°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guntur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tadikonda |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Panchayati raj |
| Governing Body: | Lam gram panchayat |
| Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Ha: | 1208 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 6552 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 522xxx |
| Area Code: | +91–8663 |
| Registration Plate: | AP |
Lam is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tadikonda mandal of Guntur revenue division.[4] It forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.[5]
The name originated from Lamas, a Buddhist monk.[6]
census, Lam has a population of 6552, of which males are 3207 and females are 3345 with a sex ratio 1043, Child account a population of 762 with 11.63% of total population with a sex ratio of 1117. Literacy rate in Lam is 64.04%.
Lam gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.[7] The ward members are headed by a Sarpanch.[8]
Agricultural University and Regional Agricultural Research Station are the major educational and research establishments in the village. Regional Agricultural Research Station was set up in 1922. Private Institutions like Chalapathi Institute of Technology, Chalapathi Pharmaceutical sciences and Delhi Public School are located in the area.