# Polavaram Village, Golugonda, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Golugonda, Visakhapatnam 

# Polavaram

Polavaram is a village in Golugonda sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531116**. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 131 households**, the 22nd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 505people (2011)
- 131households
- 45.8%literacy
- 531116PIN code

## Polavaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Polavaram is 531116.** Polavaram falls in Golugonda sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531116
- Gram panchayatCheedigummala
- Community development blockGolugonda
- Census village code585775

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?

- Golugonda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)74 km by road
- Tuni (nearest town)55 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?

10 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
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narsipatnam
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Narsipatnam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Narsipatnam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 92% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Polavaram · ■ Golugonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****96%**

**46%

Television ****32%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**38%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 · ■ Golugonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**988

Working population ****60.6%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.0% for men and 37.3% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 139 (45%)

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 Golugonda

- Gadampalem870 people
- Yarakampeta755 people
- Lingamdora Palem646 people
- Jammadevipeta587 people
- Karaka464 people
- Kasimi415 people
- Jammavaram400 people
- Nagannadorapalem399 people

[All 36 villages in Golugonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/golugonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Polavaram?531116
- How far is Polavaram from Visakhapatnam?74 km by road
- What is the population of Polavaram?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polavaram in?Visakhapatnam district (Golugonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Polavaram?45.8% (Census 2011)