| Polavaram | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Other Name: | Prolavaram |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.2479°N 81.6432°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eluru |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 28.36 |
| Elevation M: | 16 |
| Population Total: | 13861 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 534315 |
| Registration Plate: | AP37 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | hot (Köppen) |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Eluru |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Polavaram |
Polavaram or Prolavaram is a village in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Polavaram mandal of Jangareddygudem revenue division at about 35 km away from the banks of Godavari River. The Papi Hills and Polavaram Project are the major landmarks near the village.
Historically the area is previously known as Vilasa. According to Vilasa Copper Plate grant (AD 1325) found at Kandarada village, near Pitapuram in East Godavari, Musunuri Prolaya Nayaka donated the village Vilasa in Kona Mandala (present day Konaseema) on banks of river Godavari as an agrahara to a brahmin named Vennaya. Having divided it into 108 shares- Vennaya changed its name to Prolavaram after the king Prola (Varam= gift/boon in Telugu) and gave it further to several brahmins. This is mentioned in Epigraphica Telanganica Volume 3- Decline of Kakatiyas, edited by Dr Gautam Pingle published in 2023 by Dr MCR Human Resource Institute, Govt of Telangana.
Polavaram is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 16 metres (55 ft).
Census of India, Polavaram had a population of 13861. The total population constitute, 6830 males and 7031 females with a sex ratio of 1029 females per 1000 males. 1431 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with sex ratio of 890 The average literacy rate stands at 76.40%.[4]