Polavaram district

Polavaram district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Uttarandhra
Formed	31 December 2025
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters	Rampachodavaram
Largest city	Rampachodavaram
Population	3,49,953
Administrative Divisions	2 revenue divisions Rampachodavaram, Chinturu 12 Mandals
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Literacy
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

Polavaram district ^[1] is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters of the district is located at Rampachodavaram ^[2] .

Etymology

This district is named after Polavaram Project which is the largest civilized project for irrigation purpose in Andhra Pradesh.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into two revenue divisions, namely Rampachodavaram and Chinturu ^[3] . 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.

1. Chinturu revenue division
   1. Chinturu
   2. Etapaka
   3. Kunavaram
   4. Vara Ramachandrapuram
2. Rampachodavaram revenue division
   1. Addateegala
   2. Devipatnam
   3. Gangavaram
   4. Gurthedu
   5. Maredumilli
   6. Rajavommangi
   7. Rampachodavaram
   8. Y. Ramavaram

References

1. "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves formation of two new districts, headquarters status for Madanapalle". The New Indian Express . 30 December 2025.
2. "A.P. Cabinet clears district reorganisation, mandal realignment". The Hindu . 29 December 2025.
3. "AP Issues GO Creating Polavaram District With Rampachodavaram as Headquarters". Deccan Chronicle . 30 December 2025.