# Pondugula Village, Dachepalle, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Dachepalle, Guntur 

# Pondugula

Pondugula is a village in Dachepalle sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **522414**. The 2011 Census counted **2,275 people in 603 households**, the 10th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%.

- 2,275people (2011)
- 603households
- 60.8%literacy
- 522414PIN code

## Pondugula PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pondugula is 522414.** Pondugula falls in Dachepalle sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code522414
- Gram panchayatPondugula
- Community development blockDachepalle
- Census village code589849

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

## How far is Pondugula from nearby towns?

- Dachepalle (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Guntur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Piduguralla (nearest town)30 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 Pondugula?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dachepalle
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dachepalle
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dachepalle
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Pondugula known for?

The main crops are **cotton, chillies and paddy**. About 21% of the 3,373 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Pondugula

Of every 100 households in Pondugula in 2011, 88 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondugula · ■ Dachepalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**58%

Tap water ****52%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**49%

Use banking services ****20%**

**48%

Television ****50%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**20%

Own their home ****88%**

**80%

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 Pondugula?

■ Pondugula · ■ Dachepalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**58.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**908

Working population ****53.1%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 48.4% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 794 (66%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (10%) · **■** Marginal 17 (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 Dachepalle

- Pedagarlapadu4,646 people
- Gamalapadu4,468 people
- Mutyalampadu4,267 people
- Ramapuram4,228 people
- Bhatrupalem1,784 people
- Alugumallipadu310 people

[All 12 villages in Dachepalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/dachepalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pondugula?522414
- How far is Pondugula from Guntur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Pondugula?2,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondugula in?Guntur district (Dachepalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondugula?60.8% (Census 2011)
