Buddam, India

Buddam
Buddam
	Village
	Bronze statue of Buddha in museum (8th Century AD)
	Buddam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 15.9556°N 80.5683°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Mandal	Karlapalem
Government [1]
• Type	Panchayati raj
• Body	Buddam gram panchayat
Area [2]
• Total	485 ha (1,198 acres)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,682
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	522614
Area code(s)	+91–8649
Vehicle registration	AP

Buddam is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Karlapalem mandal of Tenali revenue division.[2]

History

The name Buddam emerged from Bouddha Aramam (Monastery).[4] The archaeological department located many Buddhist relics in and around this village and a few of them are preserved in Amaravati and Hyderabad. A large hoard of bronze Buddhist sculptures dating from the 8th Century AD was found in Buddam in the nineteenth century and is now in the British Museum.[5]

Geography

Buddam is situated to the northeast of the mandal headquarters, Karlapalem,[6] at 15.9556°N 80.5683°E / 15.9556; 80.5683. It is spread over an area of 485 ha (1,200 acres).[2]

Governance

Buddam gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[1] It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.[7]

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has only one Mandal Parishad schools.[8]

References

"Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
"District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 492. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
"Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
"Alphabetical List of Monuments – Andhra Pradesh". Archaeological Survey of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
British Museum Collection
"District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 710–711. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
Seetharam, Mukkavilli (1 January 1990). Citizen Participation in Rural Development. Mittal Publications. p. 34. ISBN 9788170992271.
"School Information". Commissionerate of School Education. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

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[panchayat-1] "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

[census-2] "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 492. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[population-3] "Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[4] "Alphabetical List of Monuments – Andhra Pradesh". Archaeological Survey of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

[5] British Museum Collection

[village-6] "District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 710–711. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[7] Seetharam, Mukkavilli (1 January 1990). Citizen Participation in Rural Development. Mittal Publications. p. 34. ISBN 9788170992271.

[8] "School Information". Commissionerate of School Education. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 May 2019.