# Polavaram Village, Nandigam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Nandigam, Srikakulam 

# Polavaram

Polavaram is a village in Nandigam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532201**. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 41 households**, the 82nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.8%.

- 159people (2011)
- 41households
- 73.4%literacy
- 532201PIN code

## Polavaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Polavaram is 532201.** Polavaram falls in Nandigam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532201
- Gram panchayatBajjipalle
- Community development blockNandigam
- Census village code580645

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?

- Nandigam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)60 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)38 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?

5 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nandigam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tekkali
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tekkali
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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?

About 72% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Polavaram · ■ Nandigam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**86%

Use banking services ****66%**

**34%

Television ****46%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Nandigam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**59.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**974

Working population ****43.4%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 59.4% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (28%) · **■** Other work 9 (13%) · **■** Marginal 35 (51%)

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 Nandigam

- Komatooru176 people
- Savarakothuru172 people
- Savararampuram171 people
- Bharanigam167 people
- Mukundapuram155 people
- Krishnarayapuram149 people
- Chinnalaxmipuram147 people
- Bhiriboddapadu143 people

[All 112 villages in Nandigam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/nandigam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Polavaram?532201
- How far is Polavaram from Srikakulam?60 km by road
- What is the population of Polavaram?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polavaram in?Srikakulam district (Nandigam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Polavaram?73.4% (Census 2011)