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]
Rajam is located at 18.28N 83.40E.[7] It has an average elevation of 42 meters (137 feet).
India census, Rajam had a population of 62,197.
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]