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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Polavaram<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = te<br />
| other_name = Prolavaram<br />
| settlement_type = [[Village]]<br />
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| mapframe-zoom = 14<br />
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|17.2479|N|81.6432|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Eluru district]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook - West Godavari|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2815_PART_B_DCHB_WEST%20GODAVARI.pdf|website=Census of India|accessdate=20 February 2016|pages=22,176}}</ref><br />
| area_total_km2 = 28.36<br />
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| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 16<br />
| population_total = 13861<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=627847|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref><br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 534315<br />
| registration_plate = AP37<br />
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]<br />
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|hot]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small><br />
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| footnotes = <br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = Eluru<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = Polavaram<br />
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'''Polavaram''' or '''Prolavaram''' is a village in [[Eluru district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is located in [[Polavaram mandal]] of [[Jangareddygudem]] revenue division at about 35&nbsp;km away from the banks of [[Godavari River]].<ref name="census" /> The [[Papi Hills]] and [[Polavaram Project]] are the major landmarks near the village.<br />
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==History==<br />
Historically the area is previously known as Vilasa. According to Vilasa Copper Plate grant (AD 1325) found at Kandarada village, near Pitapuram in East Godavari, Musunuri Prolaya Nayaka donated the village Vilasa in Kona Mandala (present day Konaseema) on banks of river Godavari as an agrahara to a brahmin named Vennaya. <br />
Having divided it into 108 shares- Vennaya changed its name to Prolavaram after the king Prola (Varam= gift/boon in Telugu) and gave it further to several brahmins. <br />
This is mentioned in Epigraphica Telanganica Volume 3- Decline of Kakatiyas, edited by Dr Gautam Pingle published in 2023 by Dr MCR Human Resource Institute, Govt of Telangana.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Polavaram is located at {{Coord|17.2500|N|81.6333|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Polavaram.html Fallingrain genomics.Polavaram]</ref> It has an average elevation of 16&nbsp;metres (55&nbsp;ft).<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India]], Polavaram had a population of 13861. The total population constitute, 6830 males and 7031 females with a sex ratio of 1029 females per 1000 males. 1431 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with sex ratio of 890 The average literacy rate stands at 76.40%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/588101-polavaram-andhra-pradesh.html|title=Polavaram Census 2011|accessdate=23 May 2017}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Polavaram Project]]<br />
*[[Polavaram district]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category|Polavaram}}<br />
{{Eluru district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Eluru district]]<br />
[[Category:Places situated on the banks of the Godavari river]]</div>ThanhBertie49