Country India District Guntur Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Elevation 12 m | State Andhra Pradesh Mandal Tadikonda mandal Area 12.08 km² Population 6,552 (2011) | |
Lam is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tadikonda mandal of Guntur revenue division.
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Etymology
The name originated from Lamas, a Buddhist monk.
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%.
Transport
APS RTC operates bus services from Guntur, Amaravathi and Velagapudi to Lam.
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.
References
Lam, Guntur district Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA