Polavaram district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters of the district is located at Rampachodavaram.
This district is named after Polavaram Project which is an under-construction multi-purpose project on the Godavari River.
On December 31, 2025, Rampachodavaram division was carved out of Alluri Sitharama Raju district. Earlier the district region was part of East Godavari district.
The district is divided into two revenue divisions, namely Rampachodavaram and Chinturu. These revenue divisions are further subdivided into a total of 12 mandals, each administered by a Tahsildar.
The list of 12 mandals in Polavaram district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.
Polavaram district has a population of 349,913. The district has a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. The only town in the district is Rampachodavaram, which has a population of 9,952. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 19,634 (5.61%) and 240,729 (68.80%) of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 census, 76.69% of the population spoke Telugu, 20.70% Koya and 1.13% Odia as their first language.
There is one parliamentary and one assembly constituencies in Polavaram district. The parliamentary constituency is The assembly constituency is