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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rajam
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|18.447858|N|83.661733|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Srikakulam district|Srikakulam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Nagar Panchayat
| governing_body = Rajam Nagar Panchayat, [[Srikakulam Urban Development Authority|SUDA]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="ulb">{{cite web |title=STATISTICAL INFORMATION OF ULBs & UDAs |url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ulbs/List%20of%20ULBs-27-2-2019.pdf |website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=24 April 2019 |page=1 }}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 32.75
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Elevation for Rajam |url=http://veloroutes.org/elevation/?location=Rajam&units=m|publisher=Veloroutes|access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m = 61
| population_total = 42197
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=617210|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=20 July 2014}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 532127
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91–8941
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|Vehicle Registration]]
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India|AP30 (Former)]]<br /> AP39 (from 30 January 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 January 2019 |location=Vijayawada}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://cdma.ap.gov.in/RAJAM/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Rajam''' is a town in [[Srikakulam district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a [[Nagar Panchayat (Notified Area Council)|nagar panchayat]] and the headquarters of Rajam [[mandal]].<ref name=map>{{cite web|title=Srikakulam district mandals |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part31.pdf|website=Census of India |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=18 May 2015 |pages=196, 217}}</ref> It is situated at a distance of 40 Km from the district headquarters.
The place has nostalgic association with Thandra Paparaya, the valiant Sardar of Bobbili and who is credited with slaying of Vijayaramaraju, the Maharaja of Vijayanagaram at the end of the battle of Bobbili in 1757.<ref>https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2811_PART_A_DCHB_SRIKAKULAM.pdf</ref>

== Geography ==
Rajam is located at 18.28N 83.40E.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Razam.html Falling Rain Genomics.Razam]</ref> It has an average elevation of 42 meters (137 feet).

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Rajam had a population of 62,197.<ref name="population" />

== Government and politics ==
Rajam Nagar panchayat constituted in the year 2005. It is spread over an area of {{Convert|27.65|km2|abbr=on}} and has 20 election wards.<ref name="ulb" /> Each represented by a ward member and the wards committee is headed by a chairperson.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992|url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend74.htm|website=India Code|publisher=Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department|access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref> The present [[municipal commissioner]] of the town is Ramesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Municipality Contacts|url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/Municipality_Contacts.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515172537/http://cdma.ap.gov.in/Municipality_Contacts.html|archive-date=2015-05-15}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao]] – founding chairman of [[GMR Group]]
* [[Pingali Nagendrarao]] - popular Telugu writer, movie script writer, lyricist
* [[Harsha Vardhan ]] is an Indian film character actor, comedian and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in [[ Telugu cinema]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Srikakulam district}}
{{Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Srikakulam district]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district]]

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