Sangam Jagarlamudi | |
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: | 16.2396°N 80.5855°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: | Tenali |
Seat: | Sangam Jagarlamudi Gram Panchayat |
Parts Type: | Wards |
Parts Style: | coll |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj |
Governing Body: | Sangam Jagarlamudi Gram Sabha |
Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Ha: | 1518 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 9246 |
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: | 522212 |
Area Code: | +91–8644 |
Registration Plate: | AP |
Sangam Jagarlamudi is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tenali mandal of Tenali revenue division. It forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.[4]
Sangam Jagarlamudi is situated to the west of Tenali,[5] at . The village is spread over an area of 3.7km2. The Buckingham Canal and the Tungabhadra drain confluence near the village. The summer storage tank at the village supplies water to Guntur Municipal Corporation.[6]
census, Sangam Jagarlamudi had a population of 5,447. The total population constitute, 2,679 males and 2,768 females —a sex ratio of 1033 females per 1000 males. 482 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 243 are boys and 239 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 62.62% with 3,709 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[7]
Sangam Jagarlamudigram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. There are 14 wards, each represented by an elected ward member.[8] The present sarpanch is vacant, elected indirectly by the ward members.[9] The village is administered by the Tenali Mandal Parishad at the intermediate level of panchayat raj institutions.
Sangam Jagarlamudi temple of Lord Shiva is a Hindu pilgrimage site and draws many pilgrims during the festival of Maha Shivaratri.[10]
Tenali–Narakodur road passes through Sangam Jagarlamudi.[11] Rural road connects the village with Selapadu.[12] On this route, APSRTC operates buses from Guntur and Tenali bus stations. Sangam Jagarlamudi railway station provides rail connectivity and is situated on Guntur–Tenali section of Guntur railway division.[13]
As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 7 schools. These include one private and 6 Zilla/Mandal Parishad schools.[14] Sangam Jagarlamudi Zilla Parishad High School is a district council funded school, which provides secondary education in the village.[15]