Polavaram district | |
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.svg) Polavaram district in Andhra Pradesh | |
| Coordinates: 17°26′20″N 81°46′30″E / 17.439°N 81.775°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Template:Flag icon image Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Uttarandhra |
| Formed | 31 December 2025 |
| Founded by | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Named for | Polavaram Project |
| Headquarters | Rampachodavaram |
| Population | 3,49,953 |
| Administrative Divisions | |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | A.S. Dinesh Kumar I.A.S |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Literacy | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | s361b4a64be663682e8cb037d9719ad8cd |
Polavaram district[1] is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters of the district is located at Rampachodavaram.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
This district is named after Polavaram Project which is an under-construction multi-purpose project on the Godavari River.
History[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
The list of 12 mandals in Polavaram district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.
- Chinturu revenue division
- Chinturu
- Etapaka
- Kunavaram
- Vara Ramachandrapuram
- Rampachodavaram revenue division
- Addateegala
- Devipatnam
- Gangavaram
- Gurthedu
- Maredumilli
- Rajavommangi
- Rampachodavaram
- Y. Ramavaram
Demographics[edit | edit source]
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
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[edit | edit source]
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 | ST | Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency) |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves formation of two new districts, headquarters status for Madanapalle". The New Indian Express. 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "A.P. Cabinet clears district reorganisation, mandal realignment". The Hindu. 29 December 2025.
- ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves formation of two new districts, headquarters status for Madanapalle". The New Indian Express. 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "AP Issues GO Creating Polavaram District With Rampachodavaram as Headquarters". Deccan Chronicle. 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
- ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Khammam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ "District Census Hand Book – East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
