Village · Puthalapattu, Chittoor # Polavaram Polavaram is a village in Puthalapattu sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517124. The 2011 Census counted 2,417 people in 701 households, the 7th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 2,417 people (2011) - 701 households - 71.3% literacy - 517124 PIN code ## Polavaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Polavaram is 517124. Polavaram falls in Puthalapattu sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 517124 - Gram panchayat Polavaram&Pantapalle - Community development block Puthalapattu - Census village code 596468 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Polavaram from nearby towns? - Puthalapattu (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ) 23 km by road - Chittoor (nearest town) 23 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Polavaram? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Polavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Puthalapattu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chittoor - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chittoor - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Polavaram known for? The main crops are gur, ground nut and paddy. About 16% of the 762 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Polavaram Of every 100 households in Polavaram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Polavaram · ■ Puthalapattu rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 91% - Toilet within the home 18% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 80% - Tap water 99% 80% - Drinking water within premises 54% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 21% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 75% - Use banking services 92% 71% - Television 44% 52% - Mobile phone 51% 60% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 20% 18% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 30% 22% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Polavaram? ■ Polavaram · ■ Puthalapattu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.3% 73.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1014 996 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 838 891 - Working population 42.3% 44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 55% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 356 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 393 (38%) · ■ Household industry 15 (1%) · ■ Other work 135 (13%) · ■ Marginal 123 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Puthalapattu - Kothakota 4,567 people - Muthirevula 4,003 people - Potukanuma 3,321 people - Thenepalle 2,784 people - Palakuru 2,298 people - Erracheruvupalle 2,155 people - Baitapalle 2,011 people - Thalupulapalle 1,762 people All 21 villages in Puthalapattu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Polavaram? 517124 - How far is Polavaram from Chittoor? 23 km by road - What is the population of Polavaram? 2,417 (Census 2011) - Which district is Polavaram in? Chittoor district (Puthalapattu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Polavaram? 71.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/puthalapattu/polavaram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.