# Ponnada Village, Kothapalle, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kothapalle, East Godavari 

# Ponnada

Ponnada is a village in Kothapalle sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533448**. The 2011 Census counted **8,139 people in 2,165 households**, the 2nd largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 8,139people (2011)
- 2,165households
- 56.9%literacy
- 533448PIN code

## Ponnada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ponnada is 533448.** Ponnada falls in Kothapalle sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533448
- Gram panchayatPonnada
- Community development blockKothapalle
- Census village code587481

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

## How far is Ponnada from nearby towns?

- U.Kothapalle (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)25 km by road
- Pithapuram (nearest town)10 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 Ponnada?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kothapalle
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kothapalle
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kakinada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Ponnada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 1,586 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Ponnada

Of every 100 households in Ponnada in 2011, 86 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ponnada · ■ Kothapalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**53%

Tap water ****56%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**81%

Use banking services ****16%**

**23%

Television ****39%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**88%

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 Ponnada?

■ Ponnada · ■ Kothapalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**945

Working population ****46.6%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 55.2% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,171 (31%) · **■** Household industry 43 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,496 (39%) · **■** Marginal 892 (24%)

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 Kothapalle

- Uppada12,964 people
- Nagulapalle7,283 people
- Mulapeta7,244 people
- Kondevaram6,613 people
- Ramanakkapeta6,090 people

[All 16 villages in Kothapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/kothapalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ponnada?533448
- How far is Ponnada from Kakinada?25 km by road
- What is the population of Ponnada?8,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ponnada in?East Godavari district (Kothapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ponnada?56.9% (Census 2011)
