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About Polavaram Village

Polavaram is a small village in Sankhavaram tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 132 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Sankhavaram
Pincode 533446
Area (hectares) 573 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 132
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Polavaram compares

By the 2011 count Polavaram is the 22nd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 573 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Polavaram

Polavaram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Polavaram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Polavaram from other places

Polavaram lies about 51 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Annavaram, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Polavaram
Tehsil headquarters Sankhavaram 13 km
Nearest railway station Annavaram 20 km
Nearest town Tuni 27 km
District headquarters East Godavari 51 km

Villages closest to Polavaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankhavaram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Polavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Polavaram village had a population of 272. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Polavaram village has 132 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polavaram has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Polavaram is 533446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polavaram covers 573 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Polavaram falls under Sankhavaram tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Polavaram is Annavaram, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Polavaram.

Polavaram is about 51 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polavaram is in Sankhavaram tehsil of East Godavari district. Sankhavaram is about 13 km away. Annavaram is about 20 km away. Tuni is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhara Mallapuram (1.6 km), Ankampalem (1.8 km) and Yarakapuram (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Polavaram today is likely to be higher.

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