Rajam
title: "Rajam" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-in-vizianagaram-district", "mandal-headquarters-in-vizianagaram-district"] topic_path: "general/towns-in-vizianagaram-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajam" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rajam |
| settlement_type | Town |
| pushpin_map | India Andhra Pradesh |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Andhra Pradesh |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Vizianagaram |
| established_title | |
| government_type | Nagar Panchayat |
| governing_body | Rajam Nagar Panchayat |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 32.75 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 61 |
| population_total | 42197 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_footnotes | |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Telugu |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 532127 |
| area_code_type | Telephone code |
| area_code | +91–8941 |
| registration_plate_type | Vehicle Registration |
| registration_plate | AP30 (Former) |
| AP39 (from 30 January 2019) | |
| website | |
| leader_title | MLA |
| leader_name | Kondru Murali Mohan |
| :: |
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Rajam is a town in Vizianagaram District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a nagar panchayat and the headquarters of Rajam mandal. It is situated at a distance of 51 km from the district headquarters. The place has nostalgic association with Thandra Paparaya, the valiant Sardar of Bobbili and who is credited with slaying of Vijayaramaraju, the Maharaja of Vijayanagaram at the end of the Battle of Bobbili in 1757.
Geography
Rajam is located at 18.28N 83.40E. It has an average elevation of 42 meters (137 feet).
Demographics
India census, Rajam had a population of 62,197.
Government and politics
Rajam Nagar panchayat constituted in the year 2005. It is spread over an area of 27.65 km2 and has 20 election wards. Each represented by a ward member and the wards committee is headed by a chairperson. The present municipal commissioner of the town is Ramesh.
Notable people
- Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao – founding chairman of GMR Group
- Pingali Nagendrarao - popular Telugu writer, movie script writer, lyricist
- Harsha Vardhan is an Indian film character actor, comedian and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema
References
References
- "STATISTICAL INFORMATION OF ULBs & UDAs". Government of Andhra Pradesh.
- "Elevation for Rajam". Veloroutes.
- "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- (31 January 2019). "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express.
- (26 January 2022). "List of 26 districts formed in Andhra Pradesh".
- "Census of India 2011 - Andhra Pradesh district census handbook Srikakulam".
- [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Razam.html Falling Rain Genomics.Razam]
- "The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992". Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department.
- "Municipality Contacts".
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