Rajam is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Nagar panchayat and the headquarters of Rajam Mandal.
Geography
Rajam is located at 18.28N 83.40E. It has an average elevation of 42 meters (137 feet).
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Rajam had a population of 62,197.
Government and politics
Rajam Nagar panchayat constituted in the year 2005. It is spread over an area of 27.65 km2 (10.68 sq mi) and has 20 election wards. Each represented by a ward member and the wards committee is headed by a chairperson. The present municipal commissioner of the town is P.Simhachalam.
Notable people
Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao – founding chairman of GMR Group
Pingali Nagendrarao - popular Telugu writer, movie scriptwriter, lyricist
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajam,_Andhra_Pradesh
