Lam, Guntur district
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lam
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = File:Lam Village.jpg
| image_caption = Lam Village
| image_map = {{infobox mapframe|zoom=14}}
| map_alt = Dynamic map
| map_caption = Dynamic map
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
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| pushpin_label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|16.2257|N|80.2640|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Guntur
| subdivision_type3 = Mandal
| subdivision_name3 = Tadikonda
| government_type = Panchayati raj
| governing_body = Lam gram panchayat
| leader_title = Sarpanch
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = {{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Guntur |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India |accessdate=7 May 2019 |pages=14,276 }}
| area_total_ha = 1208
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=668114 |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India |accessdate=8 May 2019}}
| population_total = 6552
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Telugu
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 522xxx
| area_code_type =
| area_code = +91–8663
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| registration_plate = AP
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Lam is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tadikonda mandal of Guntur revenue division.{{cite book |last1=Murty |first1=M. L. K. |title=Pre- and Protohistoric Andhra Pradesh Up to 500 B.C. |date=2003 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=9788125024750 |page=126 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yK8D8c5-HXAC&q=Chevapadu&pg=PA126 |accessdate=25 May 2019 |language=en}} It forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.{{cite web |title=Declaration of A.P. Capital Region |url=https://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14002014MAUD_MS253.PDF |website=Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority |publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Andhra Pradesh |accessdate=17 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511092238/https://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14002014MAUD_MS253.PDF |archivedate=11 May 2019 |page=4 |url-status=dead |date=30 December 2014 |df=dmy-all }}
Etymology
The name originated from Lamas, a Buddhist monk.{{cite news|title=Guntur hogs limelight, bags two Central institutes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/guntur-hogs-limelight-bags-two-central-institutes/article8013427.ece|accessdate=25 June 2016|work=The Hindu|date=21 December 2015|language=en-IN}}
Demographics
{{As of|2011}} census, Lam has a population of 6552, of which males are 3207 and females are 3345 with a sex ratio 1043, Child account a population of 762 with 11.63% of total population with a sex ratio of 1117. Literacy rate in Lam is 64.04%.
Government and politics
Lam gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDoppmCmeqUC&q=sarpanch|title=Citizen Participation in Rural Development|last=Seetharam|first=Mukkavilli|date=1990-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170992271|page=34|language=en}} The ward members are headed by a Sarpanch.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xKEQxEtNR-AC&q=village%2520ward%2520member&pg=PA117|title=Social Science|publisher=Vk Publications|isbn=9788179732144|page=117|language=en}}
Education
Agricultural University and Regional Agricultural Research Station are the major educational and research establishments in the village. Regional Agricultural Research Station was set up in 1922.Home Science College (Acharya NG Ranga University). Private Institutions like Chalapathi Institute of Technology, Chalapathi Pharmaceutical sciences and Delhi Public School are located in the area.