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- LGD code
- 590004
- Pincode
- 522034
- Post office
- Industrial Estate (Guntur)
- Population
- 6,552
- Households
- 1,679
- Literacy rate
- 56.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1043 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,327
- Distance to district centre
- 12 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 27 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 235 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pedakakani · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gorlavaripalem animal hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Lam compares
By population, Lam ranks #3 of 12 villages in Tadikonda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.6%
−2.5% vs mandal average
- Lam
- 56.6%
- Tadikonda mandal
- 59.1%
- Guntur district
- 60.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,043
+24 vs mandal average
- Lam
- 1,043
- Tadikonda mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
3.9
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Lam
- 3.9
- Tadikonda mandal
- 3.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lam at a glance
Lam is a village of 6,552 people in 1,679 households (Census 2011) in Tadikonda mandal, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, the 3rd-largest of 12 villages in Tadikonda mandal. Literacy is 57%, 3 points below the mandal average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,043 women per 1,000 men. It lies 12 km from the Guntur district centre, 4 km from Tadikonda, the nearest town, 7 km from Pedakakani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 522034, served by Industrial Estate (Guntur) post office; the LGD village code is 590004. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, bank. The village votes in Tadikonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tenali Sravan Kumar. The population is estimated at 7,135 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Lam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lam · this village | 6,552 | 57% | — |
| Jonnalagadda · Guntur East | 4,847 | 59% | 2.5 km E |
| Tadikonda · Bhoothpur | 4,760 | 45% | 4.3 km NE |
| Gorantla · Sattenapalli | 1,276 | 41% | 4.4 km S |
| Damarapalle · Tadikonda | 3,316 | 56% | 4.3 km W |
| Tadikonda · Tadikonda | 18,505 | 65% | 4.5 km NE |
| Ponnekallu · Tadikonda | 9,703 | 57% | 4.5 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUNTUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LAM
- Total area (ha)
- 1,208
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 172.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 55.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Lam
- LGD code
- 590004
- Pincode
- 522034
- Post office
- Industrial Estate (Guntur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,552
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,135
- Households
- 1,679
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1043
- Literacy rate
- 56.6%
- Coordinates
- 16.38257°N, 80.43494°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Guntur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tadikonda
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Tenali Sravan Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Tadikonda
- Nearest bank
- Sbi help Line center (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Lam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati27 kmcapital
- Hyderabad235 km
- Chennai367 km
- Bengaluru487 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPedakakani7 km
- Bus stopLam Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGorlavaripalem animal hospital4 km
- ATM / bankSbi help Line center<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil5 km
- Collegearka junior college<1 km
- Police stationPattabhipuram police station9 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Lam Bus Stopunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Sbi help Line centerunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Lam
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Lam
7 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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Villages near Lam
Other villages in Tadikonda mandal
View all 11 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)