# Ponnavaram Village, Veerullapadu, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/veerullapadu/ponnavaram/ Village · Veerullapadu, Krishna # Ponnavaram Ponnavaram is a village in Veerullapadu sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521180**. The 2011 Census counted **1,856 people in 529 households**, the 10th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%. - 1,856people (2011) - 529households - 56.7%literacy - 521180PIN code ## Ponnavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnavaram is 521180.** Ponnavaram falls in Veerullapadu sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521180 - Gram panchayatPonnavaram - Community development blockVeerullapadu - Census village code588920 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnavaram from nearby towns? - Veerullapadu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)138 km by road - Vijayawada (nearest town)50 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 Ponnavaram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanchikacherla - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kanchikacherla - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vijayawada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 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 Ponnavaram known for? The main crops are **cotton, tobacco and pulses**. About 88% of the 626 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ponnavaram Of every 100 households in Ponnavaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ponnavaram · ■ Veerullapadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****37%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **50% Tap water ****94%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **76% Use banking services ****52%** **52% Television ****56%** **52% Mobile phone ****34%** **42% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **28% Own their home ****90%** **90% 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 Ponnavaram? ■ Ponnavaram · ■ Veerullapadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%** **61.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **950 Working population ****57.8%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 47.3% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 545 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 147 (14%) · **■** Marginal 287 (27%) 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 Veerullapadu - Veerullapadu2,723 people - Konatalapalle2,664 people - Dodda Devarapadu2,144 people - Chavatapalle2,115 people - Narasimharaopalem1,676 people - Gudem Madhavaram1,520 people - Chennaraopalem1,281 people - Bodavada1,247 people [All 26 villages in Veerullapadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/veerullapadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnavaram?521180 - How far is Ponnavaram from Machilipatnam?138 km by road - What is the population of Ponnavaram?1,856 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnavaram in?Krishna district (Veerullapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ponnavaram?56.7% (Census 2011)