Village · Chintalapudi, West Godavari
# Ponukumadu

Ponukumadu is a village in Chintalapudi sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534460. The 2011 Census counted 1,256 people in 326 households, the 18th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.
- 1,256 people (2011)
- 326 households
- 63.6% literacy
- 534460 PIN code

## Ponukumadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ponukumadu is 534460. Ponukumadu falls in Chintalapudi sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 534460
- Gram panchayat Pragadavaram
- Community development block Chintalapudi
- Census village code 587951

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

## How far is Ponukumadu from nearby towns?
- Chintalapudi (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Eluru (nearest town) 65 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ponukumadu?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 2
- ● 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 10+ km · Chintalapudi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chintalapudi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chintalapudi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ponukumadu known for?

About 86% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ponukumadu

Of every 100 households in Ponukumadu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ponukumadu · ■ Chintalapudi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 90%
- Toilet within the home 33% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 67% 51%
- Tap water 95% 96%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 23%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 75%
- Use banking services 50% 46%
- Television 48% 59%
- Mobile phone 43% 47%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 15% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 23% 18%
- Own their home 98% 87%

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

## What is the population of Ponukumadu?

■ Ponukumadu · ■ Chintalapudi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.6% 67.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 941 1015
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1222 977
- Working population 58.8% 52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 60.6% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 59 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 429 (58%) · ■ Other work 31 (4%) · ■ Marginal 220 (30%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chintalapudi
- Thimmareddipalle 1,290 people
- Allipalle 1,282 people
- Venkatadrigudem 1,276 people
- Utasamudram 1,262 people
- Urlagudem 1,065 people
- Venkatapuram 1,046 people
- Pothunuru 1,036 people
- Settivarigudem 1,022 people

All 38 villages in Chintalapudi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ponukumadu? 534460
- How far is Ponukumadu from Eluru? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Ponukumadu? 1,256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ponukumadu in? West Godavari district (Chintalapudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ponukumadu? 63.6% (Census 2011)

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