# Ponduru Village, Tangutur, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tangutur/ponduru/ Village · Tangutur, Prakasam # Ponduru Ponduru is a village in Tangutur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523273**. The 2011 Census counted **3,746 people in 932 households**, the 5th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 3,746people (2011) - 932households - 62.1%literacy - 523273PIN code ## Ponduru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponduru is 523273.** Ponduru falls in Tangutur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523273 - Gram panchayatPonduru - Community development blockTangutur - Census village code591353 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponduru from nearby towns? - Tangutur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)23 km by road - Ongole (nearest town)23 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 Ponduru? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ponduru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub 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 school10+ km · Ongole - ○Degree college10+ km · Ongole - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ongole - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Ponduru known for? The main crops are **tobacco and bengal gram**. About 86% of the 1,319 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Ponduru Of every 100 households in Ponduru in 2011, 92 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ponduru · ■ Tangutur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****32%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **54% Tap water ****97%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **60% Use banking services ****47%** **60% Television ****61%** **63% Mobile phone ****56%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **20% Own their home ****94%** **88% 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 Ponduru? ■ Ponduru · ■ Tangutur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704** **892 Working population ****57.0%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 54.0% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 401 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,264 (59%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 419 (20%) · **■** Marginal 41 (2%) 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 Tangutur - Tangutur27,652 people - Karumanchi4,031 people - Konijedu4,005 people - M.Nidamalur3,847 people - Valluru3,476 people - Kandukur3,227 people - Marlapadu2,808 people - Ananthavaram2,447 people [All 17 villages in Tangutur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tangutur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponduru?523273 - How far is Ponduru from Ongole?23 km by road - What is the population of Ponduru?3,746 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponduru in?Prakasam district (Tangutur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ponduru?62.1% (Census 2011)