# Punuru Village, Yeddana Pudi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/yeddana-pudi/punuru/ Village · Yeddana Pudi, Prakasam # Punuru Punuru is a village in Yeddana Pudi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523169**. The 2011 Census counted **6,047 people in 1,735 households**, the 1st largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%. - 6,047people (2011) - 1,735households - 65.2%literacy - 523169PIN code ## Punuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Punuru is 523169.** Punuru falls in Yeddana Pudi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523169 - Gram panchayatPunuru - Community development blockYeddana Pudi - Census village code590712 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punuru from nearby towns? - Yeddana Pudi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)68 km by road - Chilakaluripet (nearest town)21 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 Punuru? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Punuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yeddanapudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Martur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Martur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 21 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 Punuru known for? The main crops are **cotton, chillies and paddy**. About 85% of the 1,996 hectares of village land is sown, and 584 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 Punuru Of every 100 households in Punuru in 2011, 91 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Punuru · ■ Yeddana Pudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **88% Toilet within the home ****40%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **54% Tap water ****11%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **60% Use banking services ****66%** **58% Television ****58%** **56% Mobile phone ****37%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **25% Own their home ****92%** **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 Punuru? ■ Punuru · ■ Yeddana Pudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **65.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072** **1115 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031** **916 Working population ****55.4%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 57.5% for women. 63% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 661 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,297 (69%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 328 (10%) · **■** Marginal 56 (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 Yeddana Pudi - Yeddanapudi4,112 people - Enamadala4,099 people - Poluru4,036 people - Jagarlamudi3,455 people [All 8 villages in Yeddana Pudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/yeddana-pudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Punuru?523169 - How far is Punuru from Ongole?68 km by road - What is the population of Punuru?6,047 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punuru in?Prakasam district (Yeddana Pudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Punuru?65.2% (Census 2011)