Village · Kanigiri, Prakasam # Polavaram Polavaram is a village in Kanigiri sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523230. The 2011 Census counted 540 people in 116 households, the 24th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 540 people (2011) - 116 households - 52.3% literacy - 523230 PIN code ## Polavaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Polavaram is 523230. Polavaram falls in Kanigiri sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523230 - Gram panchayat Polavaram - Community development block Kanigiri - Census village code 591269 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Polavaram from nearby towns? - Kanigiri (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 87 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town) 56 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Polavaram? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Polavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kanigiri - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Machavaram - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kanigiri - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 17 h summer · 20 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 red gram, tobacco and paddy. About 45% of the 739 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Polavaram · ■ Kanigiri rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 85% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 26% - Drinking water within premises 7% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 88% - Use banking services 58% 50% - Television 21% 37% - Mobile phone 59% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 36% 30% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Polavaram? ■ Polavaram · ■ Kanigiri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.3% 57.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 934 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 700 900 - Working population 61.3% 54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 39.3% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 74 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 169 (51%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 34 (10%) · ■ Marginal 53 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kanigiri - Kodigudla Padu 961 people - Jammalamadaka 957 people - China Irlapadu 890 people - Peramgudi Palle 884 people - Krishna Puram 490 people - Ganuga Penta 488 people - Vijaya Gopala Puram 468 people - Kalagatla 430 people All 39 villages in Kanigiri ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Polavaram? 523230 - How far is Polavaram from Ongole? 87 km by road - What is the population of Polavaram? 540 (Census 2011) - Which district is Polavaram in? Prakasam district (Kanigiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Polavaram? 52.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kanigiri/polavaram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.