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Polavaram, Chittoor

Coordinates: 13°22′14″N 79°08′17″E / 13.3704894°N 79.1381225°E / 13.3704894; 79.1381225
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Polavaram is located in Andhra Pradesh
Polavaram
Polavaram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 13°22′14″N 79°08′17″E / 13.3704894°N 79.1381225°E / 13.3704894; 79.1381225
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictChittoor
MandalPuthalapattu
Gram panchayatPolavaram
SeatPanchayth Office
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj
 • BodyPolavaram Gram panchayat
 • SarpanchNirmala Sirasanambati
 • Upa-SarpanchDasaradharami Reddy S
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30
PIN
517124
Vehicle registrationAP 03

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

Politics and government

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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.[citation needed]

Agriculture

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

Education

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

Banks

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

Festivals

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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

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References

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