Polavaram mandal is one of the 28
mandals in
Eluru district
Eluru district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Eluru as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty six districts in the state once ...
of the
India
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n state of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. It is under the administration of Jangareddigudem
revenue division
A Revenue division is an administrative division of some of the Indian states. It is a geographic area covering many tehsils, which in turn comprises villages. A revenue division is headed by a Revenue Divisional Officer, who exercises certain fis ...
and the headquarters are located at
Polavaram Polavaram may refer to:
* Polavaram, Eluru district, a village in Andhra Pradesh
* Polavaram, Krishna district, a village in Andhra Pradesh
* I. Polavaram, East Godavari district, a village in Andhra Pradesh
* I. Polavaram mandal, the mandal contai ...
.
The mandal lies on the banks of
Godavari River which separates it from
East Godavari district
East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549.
In the Madras Pre ...
and is bounded by Gopalapuram and
Buttayagudem mandals.
Demographics
census of India, the mandal had a population of 45,392 with 13,677 households. The total population constitute, 22,345 males and 23,047 females —a sex ratio of 983 females per 1031 males. 4,846 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,514 are boys and 2,332 are girls. The literacy rate stands at 23.12 with 9,497 literates.
Government and politics
Polavaram mandal is one of the
4 mandals under
Polavaram (ST) (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents
Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency)
Eluru Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to Eluru district
Eluru district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Ind ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
.
Towns and villages
census of India, the mandal has 23 settlements and all are villages.
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
;Notes
:(†) Mandal headquarter
:(‡) Uninhabited
See also
*
List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh
Mandal in Andhra Pradesh, India is a sub-District. History
The Mandal system came into existence as an administrative reform, as part of reducing the size of erstwhile taluks and making them more effective and manageable. The decentralisation of ...
References
{{Eluru district
Mandals in Eluru district