Lam, Guntur district

Lam
Village

Lam Village
Lam
Lam

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°13′33″N 80°15′50″E / 16.2257°N 80.2640°E / 16.2257; 80.2640Coordinates: 16°13′33″N 80°15′50″E / 16.2257°N 80.2640°E / 16.2257; 80.2640
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Mandal Tadikonda mandal
Area[1]
 • Total 12.08 km2 (4.66 sq mi)
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 6,552
 • Density 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Lam is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tadikonda mandal of Guntur revenue division.[1][2]

Etymology

The name originated from Lamas, a Buddhist monk.[3]

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Lam has a population of 6552, of which males are 3207 and females are 3345 with a sex ratio 1043, Child account a population of 762 with 11.63% of total population with a sex ratio of 1117. Literacy rate in Lam is 64.04%.

Education

Agricultural University and Regional Agricultural Research Station are the major educational and research establishments in the village. Regional Agricultural Research Station was set up in 1922.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 14,276. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Guntur hogs limelight, bags two Central institutes". The Hindu. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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