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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 580517
- Pincode
- 532264
- Post office
- Baruva R S
- Population
- 899
- Households
- 232
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 505
- Distance to district centre
- 69 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 490 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 572 km
- Nearest railway station
- Baruva · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Battigalluru · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rajam compares
By population, Rajam ranks #22 of 34 villages in Sompeta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.8%
+1.6% vs mandal average
- Rajam
- 58.8%
- Sompeta mandal
- 57.2%
- Srikakulam district
- 55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−127 vs mandal average
- Rajam
- 933
- Sompeta mandal
- 1,060
Household size
people per home
3.9
Same as the mandal average
- Rajam
- 3.9
- Sompeta mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rajam at a glance
Rajam is a village of 899 people in 232 households (Census 2011) in Sompeta mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 22nd-largest of 34 villages in Sompeta mandal. Literacy is 59%, 2 points above the mandal average of 57% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. It lies 69 km from the Srikakulam district centre, 52 km from Pathapatnam, the nearest town, 5 km from Baruva railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 532264, served by Baruva R S post office; the LGD village code is 580517. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Battigalluru, 2 km away. The village votes in Ichchapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashok Bendalam. The population is estimated at 1,060 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mamidipalli →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajam · this village | 899 | 59% | — |
| Pathinivalasa · Sompeta | 509 | 65% | 0.3 km W |
| Gollavooru · Sompeta | 1,491 | 56% | 1 km N |
| Uppalam · Sompeta | 2,954 | 53% | 1 km NE |
| Pithali · Mandasa | 994 | 63% | 1 km SW |
| Mamidipalle · Sompeta | 3,137 | 61% | 1.3 km W |
| Sirimamidi · Sompeta | 1,690 | 59% | 1.4 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rajam
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- ICHCHAPURAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 132
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAMIDIPALLE
- Total area (ha)
- 176
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rajam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rajam
- LGD code
- 580517
- Pincode
- 532264
- Post office
- Baruva R S
- Population (Census 2011)
- 899
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,060
- Households
- 232
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Coordinates
- 18.85762°N, 84.56479°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Srikakulam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ichchapuram
- Member of Parliament
- Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashok Bendalam
- Block / Mandal
- Sompeta
Getting there
How to reach Rajam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati490 kmcapital
- Kolkata572 km
- Hyderabad663 km
- Chennai789 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBaruva5 km
- Bus stopBattigalluru / Ekuvuru Bus Stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Battigalluru2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India35 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil6 km
- CollegeBharat institute of engineering and technology50 km
- Police stationPOLICE STATION50 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 532264
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Other villages named Rajam
Looking for a different Rajam? 4 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Rajam →
Villages near Rajam
Other villages in Sompeta mandal
View all 38+ →- Baruva
- Baruvapeta
- Korlam
- Rushikudda
- Mamidipalle
- Uppalam
- Karthalipalem
- Besiramachandrapuram
- Gollagandi
- Palavalasa
- Zinkibhadra
- Sunkidi
- Palasapuram
- Sirimamidi
- Malagovindapuram
- Tallabhadra
- Benkili
- Gollavooru
- Pothrakonda
- Makannapuram
- Lakkavaram
- Saradapuram
- Ranigam
- Turakasasanam
- Jagathikesapuram
- Vikrampuram
- Jalantrapothangi
- Pathinivalasa
- Ananthapuram
- Padmanabhapuram
- Busabhadra
- Mulapalam
- Damodarapuram
- Birusuwada
- Chikatisompeta
- Jalantrasompeta
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)