Polavaram district

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Polavaram district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Godavari at Papikonda National Park
Godavari at Papikonda National Park
Polavaram district in Andhra Pradesh
Polavaram district in Andhra Pradesh
Interactive map of Polavaram district
Coordinates: 17°26′20″N 81°46′30″E / 17.439°N 81.775°E / 17.439; 81.775
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
RegionUttarandhra
Formed31 December 2025
Founded byGovernment of Andhra Pradesh
Named afterPolavaram Project
HeadquartersRampachodavaram
Population3,49,953
Administrative Divisions
Government
 • District CollectorA.S. Dinesh Kumar I.A.S
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Literacy
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Polavaram district[1] is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters of the district is located at Rampachodavaram.[2]

Etymology

This district is named after Polavaram Project which is an under-construction multi-purpose project on the Godavari River.

History

On December 31, 2025, Rampachodavaram division was carved out of Alluri Sitharama Raju district. Earlier the district region was part of East Godavari district.[3]

Administrative divisions

Bhupathipalem Reservoir aerial view
Bhupathipalem Reservoir aerial view

The district is divided into two revenue divisions, namely Rampachodavaram and Chinturu.[4] These revenue divisions are further subdivided into a total of 12 mandals, each administered by a Tahsildar.

Mandals

The list of 12 mandals in Polavaram district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.

  1. Chinturu revenue division
    1. Chinturu
    2. Etapaka
    3. Kunavaram
    4. Vara Ramachandrapuram
  2. Rampachodavaram revenue division
    1. Addateegala
    2. Devipatnam
    3. Gangavaram
    4. Gurthedu
    5. Maredumilli
    6. Rajavommangi
    7. Rampachodavaram
    8. Y. Ramavaram

Demographics

Religions in Polavaram district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 97.28%
Christianity
 
 1.64%
Islam
 
 0.84%
Other or not stated
 
 0.24%
Distribution of religions

Polavaram district has a population of 349,913. The district has a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. The only town in the district is Rampachodavaram, which has a population of 9,952. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 19,634 (5.61%) and 240,729 (68.80%) of the population respectively.[6][7]: 85–90 

Languages of Polavaram district (2011)[8]
  1. Telugu (76.69%)
  2. Koya (20.70%)
  3. Odia (1.13%)
  4. Others (1.48%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 76.69% of the population spoke Telugu, 20.70% Koya and 1.13% Odia as their first language.[8]

Politics

There is one parliamentary and one assembly constituencies in Polavaram district. The parliamentary constituency is

The assembly constituency is[9]

Constituency number Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 Parliament
53 Rampachodavaram STAraku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency)

References