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Polaki, Srikakulam district

Village in Andhra Pradesh, India

18°22′00″N 84°06′00″E / 18.3667°N 84.1000°E / 18.3667; 84.1000CountryIndiaStateAndhra PradeshDistrictSrikakulamTalukasPolakiElevation

^[1]

22 m (72 ft)Population

(2011)^[2]

• Total7,089Languages

• OfficialTeluguTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

532429

Telephone code08942Vehicle Registration AP30 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)^[3]Lok Sabha constituencySrikakulamVidhan Sabha constituencyNarasannapeta

Polaki is a village in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh in India.^[4]

It is the Mandal head quarters of Polaki Mandal.

Geography

Polaki is located at 18°22′00″N 84°06′00″E / 18.3667°N 84.1000°E / 18.3667; 84.1000.^[5] It has an average elevation of 8 m (26 ft)

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] census, had a population of 7,089. The total population constitute, 3,486 males and 3,603 females —a sex ratio of 1034 females per 1000 males. 653 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 314 are boys and 339 are girls —a ratio of 1080 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 69.92% with 4,500 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.^[2]^[6]

Archaeological Importance

Deerghasi is a village in Polaki Mandal where ancient Telugu inscriptions are present.^[7]

Religious Importance

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Borigivalasa village of Polaki Mandal is famous which attracts many devotees.^[7]
Sri Kanaka Durgamma Temple in Polaki village is famous for Jathara on Bheesma Ekadasi.

References

^ "Elevation for Polaki". Veloroutes. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^ "Mandal wise list of villages in Srikakulam district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
^ Falling Rain Genomics.Polaki
^ "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2811_PART_A_DCHB_SRIKAKULAM.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}