Polavaram district
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Polavaram district | |
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.svg) Polavaram district in Andhra Pradesh | |
 Interactive map of Polavaram district | |
| Coordinates: 17°26′20″N 81°46′30″E / 17.439°N 81.775°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Uttarandhra |
| Formed | 31 December 2025 |
| Founded by | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Named after | Polavaram Project |
| Headquarters | Rampachodavaram |
| Population | 3,49,953 |
| Administrative Divisions | |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | A.S. Dinesh Kumar I.A.S |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Literacy | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | s361b4a64be663682e8cb037d9719ad8cd |
Polavaram district[1] is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters of the district is located at Rampachodavaram.[2]
This district is named after Polavaram Project which is an under-construction multi-purpose project on the Godavari River.
History
On December 31, 2025, Rampachodavaram division was carved out of Alluri Sitharama Raju district. Earlier the district region was part of East Godavari district.[3]
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into two revenue divisions, namely Rampachodavaram and Chinturu.[4] These revenue divisions are further subdivided into a total of 12 mandals, each administered by a Tahsildar.
Mandals
The list of 12 mandals in Polavaram district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.
- Chinturu revenue division
- Chinturu
- Etapaka
- Kunavaram
- Vara Ramachandrapuram
- Rampachodavaram revenue division
- Addateegala
- Devipatnam
- Gangavaram
- Gurthedu
- Maredumilli
- Rajavommangi
- Rampachodavaram
- Y. Ramavaram
Demographics
Polavaram district has a population of 349,913. The district has a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. The only town in the district is Rampachodavaram, which has a population of 9,952. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 19,634 (5.61%) and 240,729 (68.80%) of the population respectively.[6][7]: 85–90
At the time of the 2011 census, 76.69% of the population spoke Telugu, 20.70% Koya and 1.13% Odia as their first language.[8]
