# Ponnagallu Village, Karvetinagar, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/karvetinagar/ponnagallu/ Village · Karvetinagar, Chittoor # Ponnagallu Ponnagallu is a village in Karvetinagar sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517582**. The 2011 Census counted **1,657 people in 428 households**, the 11th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 1,657people (2011) - 428households - 61.8%literacy - 517582PIN code ## Ponnagallu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnagallu is 517582.** Ponnagallu falls in Karvetinagar sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517582 - Gram panchayatAmmapalle&Gazanki - Community development blockKarvetinagar - Census village code596418 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnagallu from nearby towns? - Karvetinagaram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)54 km by road - Tirupati (nearest town)48 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Ponnagallu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnagallu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karvetinagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Karvetinagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karvetinagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ponnagallu known for? The main crops are **sugar cane, paddy and ground nut**. About 31% of the 642 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ponnagallu Of every 100 households in Ponnagallu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ponnagallu · ■ Karvetinagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **90% Toilet within the home ****10%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **80% Tap water ****89%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **84% Use banking services ****83%** **67% Television ****51%** **50% Mobile phone ****47%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Ponnagallu? ■ Ponnagallu · ■ Karvetinagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **959 Working population ****56.1%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 53.4% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 203 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (26%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (8%) · **■** Marginal 411 (44%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Karvetinagar - Kotarvedu1,913 people - Katherapalle1,815 people - Gopichettipalle1,706 people - Kethumatmaharajapuram1,685 people - Alathur1,415 people - Surendranagaram1,331 people - Mukkaravaripalle1,237 people - Kasavarajapura Agraharam1,151 people [All 26 villages in Karvetinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/karvetinagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnagallu?517582 - How far is Ponnagallu from Chittoor?54 km by road - What is the population of Ponnagallu?1,657 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnagallu in?Chittoor district (Karvetinagar sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ponnagallu?61.8% (Census 2011)