Lam is a village in
Guntur district
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of the
India
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n state of
Andhra Pradesh
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. It is located in
Tadikonda mandal
Tadikonda mandal is one of the 18 mandals in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The mandal is under the administration of Guntur revenue division and the headquarters are located at Tadikonda.
Demographics
census, the man ...
of
Guntur revenue division
Guntur revenue division is an administrative division in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises 10 mandals and is one of the two revenue divisions in the district, along with Tenali. Guntur
Guntur (), nati ...
.
It forms a part of
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region (ISO: Āndhra Pradēś Rājadhāni Prāntaṁ) is the metropolitan area of the capital city of Andhra Pradesh in India. The region is spread across the districts of Krishna, Guntur, Palnadu, NTR, Bapatla and Eluru ...
.
Etymology
The name originated from Lamas, a
Buddhist monk.
Demographics
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%.
Government and politics
Lam
gram panchayat is the
local self-government
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Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
of the village.
It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. The ward members are headed by a
Sarpanch
A sarpanch, gram pradhan, mukhiya, or president is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the gram sabha (village government) in India. The sarpanch, together with other elected panchay ...
.
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.Home Science College (Acharya NG Ranga University). Private Institutions like Chalapathi Institute of Technology, Chalapathi Pharmaceutical sciences and Delhi Public School are located in the area.
See also
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Villages in Tadikonda mandal
References
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Villages in Guntur district