# Polavaram Village, Mundlamuru, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/mundlamuru/polavaram/ Village · Mundlamuru, Prakasam # Polavaram Polavaram is a village in Mundlamuru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523265**. The 2011 Census counted **2,688 people in 710 households**, the 8th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 2,688people (2011) - 710households - 43.0%literacy - 523265PIN code ## Polavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Polavaram is 523265.** Polavaram falls in Mundlamuru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523265 - Gram panchayatPolavaram - Community development blockMundlamuru - Census village code590804 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? - Mundlamuru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)45 km by road - Ongole (nearest town)45 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Polavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Addanki - ○Degree college5–10 km · Addanki - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ongole - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 **red gram, tobacco and cotton**. About 38% of the 3,339 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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, 86 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Polavaram · ■ Mundlamuru rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **87% Toilet within the home ****14%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **84% Tap water ****14%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **76% Use banking services ****61%** **55% Television ****36%** **47% Mobile phone ****37%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****42%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 · ■ Mundlamuru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.0%** **49.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **912 Working population ****56.0%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.9% for men and 38.1% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 183 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,251 (83%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (0%) 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 Mundlamuru - Umamaheswarapuram3,433 people - Vemula3,370 people - Kellam Palle2,815 people - Pasupugallu2,802 people - Mundlamuru2,493 people - Sankarapuram2,332 people - Purimetla2,223 people - Peddaravipadu2,118 people [All 29 villages in Mundlamuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/mundlamuru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Polavaram?523265 - How far is Polavaram from Ongole?45 km by road - What is the population of Polavaram?2,688 (Census 2011) - Which district is Polavaram in?Prakasam district (Mundlamuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Polavaram?43.0% (Census 2011)