Injaram

Injaram
Injaram
	Village
	Injaram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India Injaram Injaram (India)
	Coordinates: 16.4410°N 82.1014°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	East Godavari district
Area [1]
• Total	4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	4,722
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	533464[2]

Injaram is a village in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh State. It is located in Tallarevu mandal of Kakinada revenue division.[1] This village is located in the vicinity of Yanam.

History

In 1708, the British government set up a factory in Injaram and settled at the village. In 1757, under the French occupied it. But in 1759, the French after losing Machilipatnam, the Injaram factory back to the hands of the British.[3] Weavers of the village worked for the Dutch and the British.[4] In Injaram, finest quality of cloths were weaved in the country. After abolition of the factory, the prosperity of Injaram declined.[5]

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Injaram had a population of 4,722. The total population constitute, 2,373 males and 2,349 females —a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 466 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 245 are boys and 221 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 66.54% with 2,832 literates, slightly lower than the state average of 67.41%.[1][6]

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References

"District Census Handbook – East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. pp. 16, 480. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
"Pin Code of Injaram in East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
Morris, Henry (1878). A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Godavery District in the Presidency of Madras. Trübner. p. 193. Retrieved 2 July 2016. factory in Injaram.
Brimnes, Niels. Constructing the Colonial Encounter: Right and Left Hand Castes in Early Colonial South India. Psychology Press. p. 87. ISBN 9780700711062. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
Hemingway, F. R. (1 January 2000). "Godavari district gazetteer". Asian Educational Services. Retrieved 1 July 2016 – via Google Books.
"Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

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[census-1] "District Census Handbook – East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. pp. 16, 480. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

[2] "Pin Code of Injaram in East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[3] Morris, Henry (1878). A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Godavery District in the Presidency of Madras. Trübner. p. 193. Retrieved 2 July 2016. factory in Injaram.

[4] Brimnes, Niels. Constructing the Colonial Encounter: Right and Left Hand Castes in Early Colonial South India. Psychology Press. p. 87. ISBN 9780700711062. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

[auto-5] Hemingway, F. R. (1 January 2000). "Godavari district gazetteer". Asian Educational Services. Retrieved 1 July 2016 – via Google Books.

[6] "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.