Polavaram district

For other uses, see Polavaram (disambiguation).

Polavaram district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Godavari at Papikonda National Park
Polavaram district in Andhra Pradesh
Interactive map of Polavaram district
Coordinates: 17°26′20″N81°46′30″E / 17.439°N 81.775°E / 17.439; 81.775
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Uttarandhra
Formed	31 December 2025
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters	Rampachodavaram
Population	3,49,953
Administrative Divisions	2 revenue divisions Rampachodavaram, Chinturu 12 Mandals
Government
•  District Collector	A.S. Dinesh Kumar I.A.S
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Literacy
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	s361b4a64be663682e8cb037d9719ad8cd.s3waas.gov.in/)

Bhupathipalem Reservoir aerial view

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 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.

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

Politics

There is one parliamentary and one assembly constituencies in Polavaram district. The parliamentary constituency is

• Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency)

The assembly constituency is ^[5]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Parliament
53	Rampachodavaram	ST	Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency)

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. "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves formation of two new districts, headquarters status for Madanapalle". The New Indian Express . 30 December 2025.
4. "AP Issues GO Creating Polavaram District With Rampachodavaram as Headquarters". Deccan Chronicle . 30 December 2025.
5. "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.