Polavaram, Chittoor Explained

Official Name:Polavaram
Subdivision Name4:Polavaram
Leader Title1:Upa-Sarpanch
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Registration Plate:AP 03
Postal Code:517124
Postal Code Type:PIN
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Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics Type1:Languages
Leader Name:Nirmala Sirasanambati
Leader Title:Sarpanch
Governing Body:Polavaram Gram panchayat
Government Type:Panchayati raj
Seat:Panchayth Office
Subdivision Name3:Puthalapattu
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Name2:Chittoor
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type4:Gram panchayat
Subdivision Type3:Mandal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type:India
Coordinates:13.3705°N 79.1381°W
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Pushpin Label:Polavaram
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Leader Name1:Dasaradharami Reddy S

Polavaram is a village in Puthalapattu Mandal, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state.

Politics and government

Polavaram gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.

As per the recent panchayat election results[1] Smt. Nirmala Sirasanambati is the current sarpanch of the panchayat and Dasaradharami Reddy S is the upa-sarpanch of the panchayat.

Agriculture

The major crops in this village are Paddy, Sugarcane, Groundnuts, Mango etc., Majority of the land is utilized for agriculture in this village.

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2020–21, the village has one Mandal Parishad school and one Zilla Parishad school.

Banks

Union Bank of India (earlier Andhra Bank) has a branch in this village with branch code 809161 and IFSC as UBIN0809161.[3]

Festivals

People in this village celebrate the below festivals.

  1. Makara Sankranthi (aka Pongal) - 3/4 Days
  2. Ugadi - 1 Day
  3. Sri Rama Navami - 1/2 Days
  4. Varalakshmi Vratham - 1 Day
  5. Vinayaka Chavithi (aka Ganesh Chaturthi) - 3 Days
  6. Vijaya Dasami (aka Dussehra) - 1 Day
  7. Deepavali (aka Diwali) - 2 Days
  8. Karthika Pournami - 1 Day

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Election Results
  2. Information of Polavaram High School
  3. Union Bank of India Branch Locator