Country India District Srikakulam Population 3,343 (2001) | State Andhra Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Local time Monday 6:00 AM | |
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Urlam village is located in Narasannapeta mandal in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Map of URLAM, Andhra Pradesh 532425
Demographics
As of 2001 Indian census, the demographic details of Urlam village is as follows:
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. The Kings of this Samsthanam have ancestrally been Niyogi Telugu Brahmins, Tamil Iyers and not Kshatriyas or Rajus. Urlam railway station is located on Howrah-Chennai mainline. Passenger trains that run from Palasa towards Visakhapatnam halt at Urlam station. Ramalayam is there at Chintuvanipeta Road.
Facilities
Urlam is serviced by roads from Narasannapeta (9 kilometres or 5.6 miles distant) and Srikakulam (20 kilometres or 12 miles distant).
Passenger trains that run from Palasa towards Visakhapatnam via Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram Junction, Kothavalasa Junction, etc. halt at Urlam station.
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.
Urlam has no college facilities of its own, but several are available in the adjacent Srikakulam district.
Urlam, Chintuvanipeta,Jaggunaidu Peta,Kummaripeta, Mathalabu Peta,Badduvani Peta
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.
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 etc.,