# Polavaram Village, Pamarru, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Pamarru, Krishna 

# Polavaram

Polavaram is a village in Pamarru sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521157**. The 2011 Census counted **371 people in 127 households**, the 24th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 371people (2011)
- 127households
- 78.4%literacy
- 521157PIN code

## Polavaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Polavaram is 521157.** Polavaram falls in Pamarru sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521157
- Gram panchayatPolavaram
- Community development blockPamarru
- Census village code589584

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Polavaram from nearby towns?

- Pamarru (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)30 km by road
- Gudivada (nearest town)19 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Polavaram?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Polavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pamarru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pamarru
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pamarru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Polavaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Polavaram

Of every 100 households in Polavaram in 2011, 91 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Polavaram · ■ Pamarru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**37%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**46%

Use banking services ****59%**

**56%

Television ****53%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

Own their home ****82%**

**76%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Polavaram?

■ Polavaram · ■ Pamarru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**972

Working population ****47.2%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 72.2% for women. 64% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 115 (66%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pamarru

- Undrapudi721 people
- Balliparru715 people
- Zamidaggumilli396 people
- Prakarla386 people
- Mallavaram196 people

[All 26 villages in Pamarru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/pamarru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Polavaram?521157
- How far is Polavaram from Machilipatnam?30 km by road
- What is the population of Polavaram?371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polavaram in?Krishna district (Pamarru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Polavaram?78.4% (Census 2011)