Jami, Vizianagaram

Jami or Jaami is a village and a Mandal in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.^[1]

Geography

Jami is located at . It has an average elevation of 46 meters (154 feet).

Demography

Jami Mandal has a population of 58,112 in 2001. Males constitutes 29,170 and females 28,942 of the population. The average literacy rate is 51%, below the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy rate is 63% and that of females 39%.

Features

• According to the Legend,^[2] the Pandavas hid their weapons on a "Jammi Tree" before embarking on the final year of their exile (Agnathavasam). During their stay, King Dharmaraja and Kunthi installed the idols of Sri Thirupuranatha Swamy and Sri Janardhana Swamy, at this place. 500 years ago villagers found an idol of Sri Madhava Swamy and established it between the earlier two temples and named it Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple. The jammi tree at the Tripurtantaka Swamy temple is considered to be holy for its miraculous properties. The temple is said to be thousands of years old. Modern day geologists estimated that the Shivalinga extends more than 179 feet deep in to the earth.

• Sri Vijayarama Gajapathi Cooperative Sugars is located at Bheemasingi.
• State Bank of India has a branch at Jami. atm facility also available
• There is a post office at Jami.
• Sidhardha Educational & Social Services Society(SESSS), a non profitale NGO working for deserved communities and rural development based in Jami. A.Madhu Prasad is the Director and his mail id is madhusesss@yahoo.com

Assembly Constituency

Jami was an assembly constituency in 1967 and 1972 elections. The elected members are:

• Gorrepati Buchi Appa Rao,1967.^[3]
• Uppalapati Appala Suryanarayana Raju, 1972.^[4]

Revenue villages and panchayats

There are 28 revenue villages and 25 village panchayats in Jami Mandal.^[5]

References

External links

• MSN Map