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Panyam Zamindari

                           

Panyam Estate
Princely Estate of British India
Dynasty : Deshastha Brahmin

History
 • EstablishedUnknown
 • Abolition of the estateUnknown
Area
 • 1901XXX
Population
 • 19013,832 
Density
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

The Estate of Panyam was a Princely Estate (Zamindari) in the erstwhile Madras Presidency. It was located in the Kurnool district of present-day Andhra Pradesh. Panyam was the administrative headquarters of the estate.

The founder of the family was Raja Krishna Rao, who was originally a wealthy Zamindar, residing in the district of Kurnool. The Zamindar family of Panyam belongs to the Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin community of the Madhwa Sect. and belongs to Vishvamitra gotra. 

On the death of Krishna Rao, the estate was succeeded by his elder son Raja Madhava Rao. Estate holders were:
  • Raja Shrimanth Krishna Rao, 1st Zamindar of Panyam . 
  • Raja Shrimanth Panyam Vuppu Madhava Rao 2nd Zamindar of Panyam 
    • Raja Shrimanth Panyam Vuppu Hanumantha Rao, 3rd Zamindar of Panyam 
    • Raja Shrimanth Panyam Vuppu Bheemasena Rao 4th Zamindar of Panyam (Accession)

       Raja Shrimanth Bheemasena Rao (4th Zamindar of Panyam)

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