# Pondugala Village, Amaravathi, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Amaravathi, Guntur 

# Pondugala

Pondugala is a village in Amaravathi sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **522436**. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 144 households**, the 16th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 541people (2011)
- 144households
- 56.2%literacy
- 522436PIN code

## Pondugala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pondugala is 522436.** Pondugala falls in Amaravathi sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code522436
- Gram panchayatMalladi
- Community development blockAmaravathi
- Census village code589941

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

## How far is Pondugala from nearby towns?

- Amaravathi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Guntur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Guntur (nearest town)44 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 Pondugala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pondugala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Amaravathi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharnikota
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amaravathi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Pondugala known for?

About 26% of the 758 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Pondugala

Of every 100 households in Pondugala in 2011, 86 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondugala · ■ Amaravathi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**55%

Use banking services ****37%**

**54%

Television ****43%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

Own their home ****93%**

**86%

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 Pondugala?

■ Pondugala · ■ Amaravathi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259**

**998

Working population ****61.9%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 50.4% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 98 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (53%) · **■** Other work 59 (18%)

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 Amaravathi

- Malladi2,582 people
- Jupudi2,422 people
- Narukullapadu2,335 people
- Pedda Madduru1,400 people

[All 17 villages in Amaravathi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/amaravathi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pondugala?522436
- How far is Pondugala from Guntur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Pondugala?541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondugala in?Guntur district (Amaravathi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondugala?56.2% (Census 2011)