Polavaram | |
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  Polavaram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°22′14″N 79°08′17″E / 13.3704894°N 79.1381225°E | |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Chittoor |
| Mandal | Puthalapattu |
| Gram panchayat | Polavaram |
| Seat | Panchayth Office |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj |
| • Body | Polavaram Gram panchayat |
| • Sarpanch | Nirmala Sirasanambati |
| • Upa-Sarpanch | Dasaradharami Reddy S |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 |
| PIN | 517124 |
| Vehicle registration | AP 03 |
Polavaram is a village in Puthalapattu Mandal, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state.
Politics and government
Polavaram gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.
As per the recent panchayat election results[1] Smt. Nirmala Sirasanambati is the current sarpanch of the panchayat and Dasaradharami Reddy S is the upa-sarpanch of the panchayat.[citation needed]
Agriculture
The major crops in this village are Paddy, Sugarcane, Groundnuts, Mango etc., Majority of the land is utilized for agriculture in this village.[citation needed]
Education
As per the school information report for the academic year 2020–21, the village has one Mandal Parishad school and one Zilla Parishad school.[citation needed]
- MPP School, Polavaram
- ZP High School, Polavaram[2]
Banks
Union Bank of India (earlier Andhra Bank) has a branch in this village with branch code 809161 and IFSC as UBIN0809161.[3]
Festivals
People in this village celebrate the below festivals.
- Makara Sankranthi (aka Pongal) - 3/4 Days
- Ugadi - 1 Day
- Sri Rama Navami - 1/2 Days
- Varalakshmi Vratham - 1 Day
- Vinayaka Chavithi (aka Ganesh Chaturthi) - 3 Days
- Vijaya Dasami (aka Dussehra) - 1 Day
- Deepavali (aka Diwali) - 2 Days
- Karthika Pournami - 1 Day
See also
References
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Election Results
- ↑ Information of Polavaram High School
- ↑ Union Bank of India Branch Locator
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