Rajam Explained

Rajam
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:18.4479°N 83.6617°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vizianagaram district
Government Type:Nagar Panchayat
Governing Body:Rajam Nagar Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:32.75
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:61
Population Total:42197
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[3]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:532127
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91–8941
Registration Plate Type:Vehicle Registration
Registration Plate:AP30 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[4]
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:Kondru Murali Mohan

Rajam is a town in Vizianagaram District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a nagar panchayat and the headquarters of Rajam mandal.[5] It is situated at a distance of 51 km from the district headquarters. The place has nostalgic association with Thandra Paparaya, the valiant Sardar of Bobbili and who is credited with slaying of Vijayaramaraju, the Maharaja of Vijayanagaram at the end of the battle of Bobbili in 1757.[6]

Geography

Rajam is located at 18.28N 83.40E.[7] It has an average elevation of 42 meters (137 feet).

Demographics

India census, Rajam had a population of 62,197.

Government and politics

Rajam Nagar panchayat constituted in the year 2005. It is spread over an area of 27.65km2 and has 20 election wards. Each represented by a ward member and the wards committee is headed by a chairperson.[8] The present municipal commissioner of the town is Ramesh.[9]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: STATISTICAL INFORMATION OF ULBs & UDAs . Directorate of Town and Country Planning . Government of Andhra Pradesh . 24 April 2019 . 1 .
  2. Web site: Elevation for Rajam . Veloroutes. 12 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Census 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 20 July 2014.
  4. News: New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched . https://web.archive.org/web/20190203234146/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html . dead . 3 February 2019 . 9 June 2019 . The New Indian Express . 31 January 2019 . Vijayawada.
  5. Web site: List of 26 districts formed in Andhra Pradesh. thehansindia. 26 January 2022 .
  6. https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2811_PART_A_DCHB_SRIKAKULAM.pdf
  7. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Razam.html Falling Rain Genomics.Razam
  8. Web site: The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992. India Code. Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department. 5 November 2016.
  9. Web site: Municipality Contacts. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150515172537/http://cdma.ap.gov.in/Municipality_Contacts.html. 2015-05-15.