# Rajam Village, Butchayyapeta, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Butchayyapeta, Visakhapatnam 

# Rajam

Rajam is a village in Butchayyapeta sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531026**. The 2011 Census counted **3,090 people in 787 households**, the 3rd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 3,090people (2011)
- 787households
- 48.2%literacy
- 531026PIN code

## Rajam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rajam is 531026.** Rajam falls in Butchayyapeta sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531026
- Gram panchayatRajam
- Community development blockButchayyapeta
- Census village code586258

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?

- Butchayyapeta (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)55 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)12 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?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Rajam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anakapalle
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vaddadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anakapalle
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 and sugar cane**. Products made here include cashewnut items and cahewnut items. About 45% of the 1,174 hectares of village land is sown, and 453 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, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rajam · ■ Butchayyapeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****39%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**52%

Television ****36%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**34%

Own their home ****93%**

**93%

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 · ■ Butchayyapeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**905

Working population ****59.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 37.3% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,288 (70%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 238 (13%) · **■** Marginal 96 (5%)

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 Butchayyapeta

- Vaddadi8,822 people
- Butchayyapeta4,405 people
- Vijayaramarajupeta3,019 people
- Dibbidi2,706 people
- Peda Madina2,664 people
- Gunnempudi2,623 people

[All 40 villages in Butchayyapeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/butchayyapeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rajam?531026
- How far is Rajam from Visakhapatnam?55 km by road
- What is the population of Rajam?3,090 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajam in?Visakhapatnam district (Butchayyapeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rajam?48.2% (Census 2011)
