Village · Kanigiri, Prakasam
# Punugodu

Punugodu is a village in Kanigiri sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523254. The 2011 Census counted 2,133 people in 516 households, the 12th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.
- 2,133 people (2011)
- 516 households
- 51.4% literacy
- 523254 PIN code

## Punugodu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Punugodu is 523254. Punugodu falls in Kanigiri sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523254
- Gram panchayat Punugodu
- Community development block Kanigiri
- Census village code 591257

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Punugodu from nearby towns?
- Kanigiri (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ) 88 km by road
- Kandukur (nearest town) 57 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Punugodu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Punugodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kanigiri
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kanigiri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kanigiri
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 17 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Punugodu known for?

The main crops are red gram and paddy. Products made here include herbal products and bath powder. About 32% of the 2,213 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Punugodu

Of every 100 households in Punugodu in 2011, 83 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punugodu · ■ Kanigiri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 85%
- Toilet within the home 7% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 89%
- Tap water 15% 26%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 88%
- Use banking services 37% 50%
- Television 45% 37%
- Mobile phone 67% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 30%
- Own their home 93% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Punugodu?

■ Punugodu · ■ Kanigiri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.4% 57.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 911 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 888 900
- Working population 58.1% 54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 37.6% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 188 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 685 (55%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 295 (24%) · ■ Marginal 68 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kanigiri
- Bommireddi Palle 2,416 people
- Balli Palle 2,396 people
- Tallur 2,376 people
- Yadavalli 2,263 people
- Thummagunta 1,936 people
- Baduguleru 1,910 people
- Gudipadu 1,788 people
- Vangapadu 1,467 people

All 39 villages in Kanigiri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Punugodu? 523254
- How far is Punugodu from Ongole? 88 km by road
- What is the population of Punugodu? 2,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punugodu in? Prakasam district (Kanigiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Punugodu? 51.4% (Census 2011)

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