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About Rajam Village

Rajam is a mid sized village in Sompeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 465 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532264, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Sompeta
Pincode 532264
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 465
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajam compares

By the 2011 count Rajam is the 22nd largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Rajam

Rajam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajam from other places

Rajam lies about 94 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Baruva, about 5.0 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 Rajam
Nearest railway station Baruva 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sompeta 9.8 km
Nearest town Palāsa 19 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 94 km

Villages closest to Rajam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sompeta 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 Rajam

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajam village had a population of 899. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Rajam village has 465 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajam has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1056.

The pincode recorded for Rajam is 532264. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajam covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajam falls under Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajam is Baruva, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Rajam is about 94 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajam is in Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Baruva is about 5.0 km away. Sompeta is about 9.8 km away. Palāsa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uppalam (under 2 km), Gollavooru (under 2 km) and Mamidipalle (under 2 km).

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

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