Buddam, India

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Buddam
Village
Bronze statue of Buddha in museum (8th Century AD)
Buddam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°57′20″N80°34′06″E / 15.9556°N 80.5683°E / 15.9556; 80.5683 Coordinates: 15°57′20″N80°34′06″E / 15.9556°N 80.5683°E / 15.9556; 80.5683
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°57′20″N80°34′06″E / 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]

Visiting place

Pavanakumar - Lord Anjaneya temple Established by Late Siddha Purusha "Sri Ramsharan Maharaj", the statue was touched really by Lord Anjaneya before the Idol establishment. In Buddham village, there is a powerful hanuman idol even today, that has many miraculous incidents associated with it. It is called "Pavan Kumar". It was installed by a great mantra Siddha "SriRamSaranMaharaj" alias "Sri Kundurthi Venkata narasaiah paakayaaji". In this video, wonderful incidents from Maharaj's life and the incident behind the installation of Sri. Pavan Kumar is described. Here is the link to their website www.sadgurusriramasaran.com.

See also

• List of villages in Guntur district

References

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.
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.
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
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.

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