# Rajam Village, Vajrapukothuru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/vajrapukothuru/rajam/ Village · Vajrapukothuru, Srikakulam # Rajam Rajam is a village in Vajrapukothuru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,591 people in 388 households**, the 18th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 1,591people (2011) - 388households - 71.1%literacy - 532220PIN code ## Rajam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rajam is 532220.** Rajam falls in Vajrapukothuru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532220 - Gram panchayatRajam - Community development blockVajrapukothuru - Census village code580534 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rajam from nearby towns? - Vajrapukothuru (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)75 km by road - Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Rajam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Rajam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palasa Kasibugga - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palasa - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rajam known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and ground nut**. About 81% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Rajam Of every 100 households in Rajam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rajam · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****14%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **84% Tap water ****61%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **82% Use banking services ****58%** **50% Television ****49%** **47% Mobile phone ****46%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****26%** **31% Own their home ****90%** **92% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Rajam? ■ Rajam · ■ Vajrapukothuru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1159** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1509** **892 Working population ****46.6%** **43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 60.5% for women. 58% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 226 (30%) · **■** Marginal 114 (15%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Vajrapukothuru - Pedijagannadhapuram1,901 people - Nagarampalle1,844 people - Bendi1,797 people - Govindapuram1,621 people - Ananthagiri1,420 people - Uddanam Ramakrishnapuram1,298 people - Kondavooru1,282 people - Bypalle1,272 people [All 59 villages in Vajrapukothuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/vajrapukothuru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rajam?532220 - How far is Rajam from Srikakulam?75 km by road - What is the population of Rajam?1,591 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajam in?Srikakulam district (Vajrapukothuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rajam?71.1% (Census 2011)