Village · Marripadu, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Ponguru Ponguru is a village in Marripadu sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524312. The 2011 Census counted 3,756 people in 950 households, the 3rd largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%. - 3,756 people (2011) - 950 households - 65.2% literacy - 524312 PIN code ## Ponguru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ponguru is 524312. Ponguru falls in Marripadu sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 524312 - Gram panchayat Ponguru,Pongurukandriga,Kethigunta - Community development block Marripadu - Census village code 591804 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ponguru from nearby towns? - Marripadu (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Nellore (district HQ) 83 km by road - Badvel (nearest town) 44 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ponguru? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Ponguru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Marripadu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Atmakur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udayagiri - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ponguru known for? The main crops are tobacco and black gram. About 20% of the 5,967 hectares of village land is sown, and 351 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ponguru Of every 100 households in Ponguru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ponguru · ■ Marripadu rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 90% - Toilet within the home 13% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 88% - Tap water 59% 49% - Drinking water within premises 22% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 94% - Use banking services 66% 56% - Television 44% 41% - Mobile phone 54% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 33% 34% - Own their home 94% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ponguru? ■ Ponguru · ■ Marripadu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.2% 64.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 948 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 902 944 - Working population 42.4% 49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 54.2% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 591 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 376 (24%) · ■ Household industry 25 (2%) · ■ Other work 290 (18%) · ■ Marginal 311 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Marripadu - Allampadu 4,346 people - Nandavaram 4,218 people - Budawada 3,541 people - Padamatinaidupalle 3,149 people - Dharmarao Cheruvupalle 2,513 people - Chilakapadu 2,323 people All 21 villages in Marripadu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponguru? 524312 - How far is Ponguru from Nellore? 83 km by road - What is the population of Ponguru? 3,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponguru in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Marripadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ponguru? 65.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/marripadu/ponguru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.