# Ponnangur Village, Kuppam, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kuppam, Chittoor 

# Ponnangur

Ponnangur is a village in Kuppam sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517425**. The 2011 Census counted **3,364 people in 725 households**, the 7th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.

- 3,364people (2011)
- 725households
- 59.9%literacy
- 517425PIN code

## Ponnangur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ponnangur is 517425.** Ponnangur falls in Kuppam sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517425
- Gram panchayatMallamur
- Community development blockKuppam
- Census village code596971

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ponnangur from nearby towns?

- Kuppam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)134 km by road
- Punganur (nearest town)57 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 Ponnangur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnangur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kuppam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kuppam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuppam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Ponnangur known for?

The main crops are **ragi, ground nut and paddy**. About 16% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Ponnangur

Of every 100 households in Ponnangur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ponnangur · ■ Kuppam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**79%

Tap water ****64%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**84%

Use banking services ****59%**

**47%

Television ****75%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**30%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Ponnangur?

■ Ponnangur · ■ Kuppam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**60.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**942

Working population ****55.7%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 49.4% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 738 (39%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 328 (18%) · **■** Marginal 529 (28%)

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 Kuppam

- Kangundi5,369 people
- Ekarlapalle4,626 people
- Bevanapalle4,515 people
- Kangundi3,960 people
- Bairaganipalle3,230 people
- Mittapalle2,878 people
- Kothapalle2,822 people
- Vasanadu2,707 people

[All 63 villages in Kuppam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/kuppam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ponnangur?517425
- How far is Ponnangur from Chittoor?134 km by road
- What is the population of Ponnangur?3,364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ponnangur in?Chittoor district (Kuppam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ponnangur?59.9% (Census 2011)
