Village · Sompeta, Srikakulam # Rajam Rajam is a village in Sompeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532264. The 2011 Census counted 899 people in 232 households, the 22nd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 899 people (2011) - 232 households - 64.7% literacy - 532264 PIN code ## Rajam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rajam is 532264. Rajam falls in Sompeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 532264 - Gram panchayat Mamidipalle - Community development block Sompeta - Census village code 580517 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rajam from nearby towns? - Sompeta (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ) 132 km by road - Ichchapuram (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rajam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Rajam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Baruva - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baruva - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Palasa - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rajam known for? The main crops are paddy, green gram and black gram. About 82% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rajam Of every 100 households in Rajam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rajam · ■ Sompeta rural average - Electricity for lighting 85% 84% - Toilet within the home 6% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 78% - Tap water 0% 23% - Drinking water within premises 2% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 82% - Use banking services 45% 48% - Television 22% 37% - Mobile phone 24% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 58% 35% - Own their home 96% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rajam? ■ Rajam · ■ Sompeta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.7% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 933 1060 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 723 946 - Working population 56.2% 44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 52.5% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (1%) · ■ Marginal 495 (98%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sompeta - Gollavooru 1,491 people - Pothrakonda 1,443 people - Makannapuram 1,394 people - Lakkavaram 920 people - Saradapuram 779 people - Ranigam 726 people - Turakasasanam 707 people - Jagathikesapuram 659 people All 34 villages in Sompeta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rajam? 532264 - How far is Rajam from Srikakulam? 132 km by road - What is the population of Rajam? 899 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajam in? Srikakulam district (Sompeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rajam? 64.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/sompeta/rajam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.