# Poduru Village, Santhipuram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Santhipuram, Chittoor 

# Poduru

Poduru is a village in Santhipuram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517423**. The 2011 Census counted **1,105 people in 214 households**, the 23rd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,105people (2011)
- 214households
- 50.6%literacy
- 517423PIN code

## Poduru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poduru is 517423.** Poduru falls in Santhipuram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517423
- Gram panchayatKadapalle
- Community development blockSanthipuram
- Census village code596850

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

## How far is Poduru from nearby towns?

- Santhipuram (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)110 km by road
- Kolar (nearest town)20 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 Poduru?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Poduru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Santhipuram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kuppam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuppam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Poduru known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sugar cane**. About 44% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Poduru

Of every 100 households in Poduru in 2011, 86 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poduru · ■ Santhipuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**83%

Tap water ****7%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****20%**

**58%

Television ****43%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Poduru?

■ Poduru · ■ Santhipuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**914

Working population ****52.8%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.2% for men and 44.3% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 350 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (20%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%)

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 Santhipuram

- Sivaramapuram1,183 people
- Kadapalle1,174 people
- Boyanapalle1,145 people
- Gunjarlapalle1,105 people
- Cheemanapalle1,093 people
- Vadagandlapalle980 people
- Thumsi954 people
- Konerukuppam931 people

[All 60 villages in Santhipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/santhipuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poduru?517423
- How far is Poduru from Chittoor?110 km by road
- What is the population of Poduru?1,105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poduru in?Chittoor district (Santhipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poduru?50.6% (Census 2011)
