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About Lam Village

Lam is one of the larger villages in Tadikonda tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,552, made up of 3,207 males and 3,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Tadikonda
Pincode 522034
Area (hectares) 1208 hectares
Population 6,552
Male Population 3,207
Female Population 3,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lam compares

By the 2011 count Lam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,664 residents. Its 1208 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Lam

Lam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lam from other places

Lam lies about 9.5 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Pedakakani, about 7.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lam
Tehsil headquarters Tadikonda 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Pedakakani 7.0 km
District headquarters Guntur 9.5 km

Villages closest to Lam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tadikonda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lam

As per the Census of India 2011, Lam village had a population of 6,552. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,664 residents.

Lam village has 3,207 males and 3,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lam has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Lam is 522034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lam covers 1208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lam falls under Tadikonda tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lam is Pedakakani, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lam.

Lam is about 9.5 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lam is in Tadikonda tehsil of Guntur district. Tadikonda is about 4.5 km away. Pedakakani is about 7.0 km away. Guntur is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damarapalle (4.3 km), Tadikonda (4.5 km) and Ponnekallu (4.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lam today is likely to be higher.

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