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About Rajam Village

Rajam is a mid sized village in Vajrapukothuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,591, made up of 737 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532220, 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 Vajrapukothuru
Pincode 532220
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 1,591
Male Population 737
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajam compares

By the 2011 count Rajam is the 18th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Rajam

Rajam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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
Nearest town Palāsa 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Vajrapukothuru 22 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 Vajrapukothuru 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 1,591. That makes it the 18th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Rajam village has 737 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajam has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Rajam is 532220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajam covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajam falls under Vajrapukothuru 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 <5 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 Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Baruva is about 5.0 km away. Palāsa is about 19 km away. Vajrapukothuru is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pedijagannadhapuram (6.8 km), Saradapuram (8.1 km) and Metturu (12 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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