Urlam village is located in

Narasannapeta Narasannapeta is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Narasannapeta mandal in Srikakulam revenue division. 43 villages are there under the administrative division of Nar ...

mandal in

Srikakulam district Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the si ...

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, India.

Demographics

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, the demographic details of Urlam village is as follows: * Total Population: 3,343 in 793 Households * Male Population: 1,712 and Female Population: 1,631 * Children Under 6-years of age: 425 (Boys - 229 and Girls - 196) * Total Literates: 1,810

Features

The Urlam Samsthanam can be compared to the

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studies during the last century. Raja Kandukuri Bala Surya Prasada Rao Bahadur (Devidi Samsthanam) The Raja Saheb of Urlam did yeomen service to saivites through their munificent donations.Srouta Saivasiddhanta
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s, Tamil Iyers and not

Kshatriya Kshatriya ( hi, क्षत्रिय) (from Sanskrit ''kṣatra'', "rule, authority") is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term ''kṣatriyaḥ'' is used in the con ...

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Urlam railway station Urlam railway station is a railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Waltair railway division of East Coast Railway zone. Urlam in Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pra ...

is located on

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mainline. Passenger trains that run from

Palasa Palasa is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Palasa mandal. It is located near to the National Highway 16 between Srikakulam and Berhampur. Along with its twi ...

towards

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halt at Urlam station. Ramalayam is there at Chintuvanipeta Road.

Facilities

; Roads Urlam is serviced by roads from

( distant) and

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. ; School Urlam hosts a Government Elementary School for class I to V, and a Government Z.P. High School for class VI to X. There is also Gurukula Vidhyalay for class L.K.G. to X located in nearby village Jaggunaidu peta. ; Colleges Urlam has govt girls' college inter.Mpc& bipc of its own, but several are available in the adjacent Srikakulam district. ; Villages in Urlam Panchayat Urlam, Chintuvanipeta, Jaggunaidu Peta, Kummaripeta, Mathalabu Peta, Badduvani Peta ; Hospitals In Urlam one government PHC is available. And some private clinics also there for providing health and treatment for the people in and around of Urlam. ;Temples The Urlam people shows their worship to the God. There are around 14 temples is in Urlam. Some of them are Lord

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, Goddess Sri Kota

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with Kali and Gayatri temple, Sri Anjaneya temple, Sadguru Sri Sai Baba temple, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha swami temple, and village Goddess Sri Asiritalli temple and Sri Krishna Temple and Sri Rama Temple and Sri kanaka Maha lakshmi temple and Sri Subrahmanyaswami temple and lakshmi Temple .,

References

Villages in Srikakulam district {{Srikakulam-geo-stub