Urlam village is located in
Narasannapeta
Narasannapeta is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Narasannapeta mandal in Srikakulam revenue division. 43 villages are there under the administrative division of Nar ...
mandal in
Srikakulam district
Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the si ...
,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Demographics
Indian census, the demographic details of Urlam village is as follows:
* Total Population: 3,343 in 793 Households
* Male Population: 1,712 and Female Population: 1,631
* Children Under 6-years of age: 425 (Boys - 229 and Girls - 196)
* Total Literates: 1,810
Features
The Urlam Samsthanam can be compared to the
Kasi in promoting
Sanskrit studies during the last century.
Raja Kandukuri Bala Surya Prasada Rao Bahadur (Devidi Samsthanam) The Raja Saheb of Urlam did yeomen service to saivites through their munificent donations.
Srouta Saivasiddhanta
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The Kings of this Samsthanam have ancestrally been Niyogi
Niyogi Brahmin is a Telugu Brahmin subcaste native to the Indian States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, but are spread throughout South India and Maharashtra. The traditional occupations of the Niyogi Brahmins are settled cultivation and pr ...
Telugu Brahmins, Tamil Iyers and not Kshatriyas or Raju
The Raju are a Telugu caste found mostly in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Varna Status
The Raju caste, which A. Satyanarayana calls the "locally dominant landed gentry", claims Kshatriya status in the varna system despite there being ...
s.
Urlam railway station
Urlam railway station is a railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Waltair railway division of East Coast Railway zone. Urlam in Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pra ...
is located on Howrah
Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...
- Chennai mainline. Passenger trains that run from Palasa
Palasa is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Palasa mandal. It is located near to the National Highway 16 between Srikakulam and Berhampur. Along with its twi ...
towards Visakhapatnam halt at Urlam station. Ramalayam is there at Chintuvanipeta Road.
Facilities
; Roads
Urlam is serviced by roads from Narasannapeta
Narasannapeta is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Narasannapeta mandal in Srikakulam revenue division. 43 villages are there under the administrative division of Nar ...
( distant) and Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census,. it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaa ...
( distant).
; Train
Passenger trains that run from Palasa
Palasa is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Palasa mandal. It is located near to the National Highway 16 between Srikakulam and Berhampur. Along with its twi ...
towards Visakhapatnam via Urlam railway station
Urlam railway station is a railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Waltair railway division of East Coast Railway zone. Urlam in Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pra ...
.
; School
Urlam hosts a Government Elementary School for class I to V, and a Government Z.P. High School for class VI to X. There is also Gurukula Vidhyalay for class L.K.G. to X located in nearby village Jaggunaidu peta.
; Colleges
Urlam has govt girls' college inter.Mpc& bipc of its own, but several are available in the adjacent Srikakulam district.
; Villages in Urlam Panchayat
Urlam, Chintuvanipeta, Jaggunaidu Peta, Kummaripeta, Mathalabu Peta, Badduvani Peta
; Hospitals
In Urlam one government PHC is available. And some private clinics also there for providing health and treatment for the people in and around of Urlam.
;Temples
The Urlam people shows their worship to the God. There are around 14 temples is in Urlam. Some of them are Lord Shiva, Goddess Sri Kota Durga with Kali and Gayatri temple, Sri Anjaneya temple, Sadguru Sri Sai Baba temple, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha swami temple, and village Goddess Sri Asiritalli temple and Sri Krishna Temple and Sri Rama Temple and Sri kanaka Maha lakshmi temple and Sri Subrahmanyaswami temple and lakshmi Temple .,
References
Villages in Srikakulam district
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