# Ponukumadu Village, Unguturu, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Unguturu, Krishna 

# Ponukumadu

Ponukumadu is a village in Unguturu sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521312**. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 251 households**, the 19th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 766people (2011)
- 251households
- 79.3%literacy
- 521312PIN code

## Ponukumadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ponukumadu is 521312.** Ponukumadu falls in Unguturu sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521312
- Gram panchayatPonukumadu
- Community development blockUnguturu
- Census village code589256

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

## How far is Ponukumadu from nearby towns?

- Unguturu (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)60 km by road
- Gudivada (nearest town)28 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 Ponukumadu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gannavaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gannavaram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Telaprolu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Ponukumadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 91% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown, and 421 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 Ponukumadu

Of every 100 households in Ponukumadu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ponukumadu · ■ Unguturu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**37%

Tap water ****85%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**49%

Use banking services ****60%**

**47%

Television ****60%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

Own their home ****85%**

**83%

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 Ponukumadu?

■ Ponukumadu · ■ Unguturu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**965

Working population ****52.0%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 76.8% for women. 63% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (54%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (9%) · **■** Marginal 91 (23%)

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 Unguturu

- Garapadu934 people
- Chagantipadu858 people
- Mukkapadu848 people
- Lankapalle Agraharam780 people
- Amudalapalle666 people
- Bokinala562 people
- Velinutala502 people
- Elukapadu487 people

[All 30 villages in Unguturu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/unguturu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ponukumadu?521312
- How far is Ponukumadu from Machilipatnam?60 km by road
- What is the population of Ponukumadu?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ponukumadu in?Krishna district (Unguturu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ponukumadu?79.3% (Census 2011)
