Ponduru is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is the mandal headquarters of Ponduru mandal in Srikakulam revenue division.[3] It falls under the Amadalavalasa Assembly Constituency and Srikakulam Loksabha Constituency.
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| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Srikakulam |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 12,640 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 532 168 |
| Telephone code | +91–8941 |
| Vehicle Registration | AP30 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[2] |
It is at a distance of 21 km (13 mi) from the district headquarters.
Population
editPonduru town has total population of 12,640, of which 6,111 are males while 6,529 are females, as per the report released by Census India 2011.[4]
Education
editThe primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[5][6] Instruction is in English and Telugu in different schools.
Ponduru khadi
editPonduru is famous for its khadi. The texture of handspun and handwoven khadi of this place is 125 count on account of its quality. Former freedom fighter Chowdary Satyanarayana gifted a dhoti made of Ponduru khadi to Mahatma Gandhi when he stopped in Dusi Railway Station in 1942 and Gandhi was impressed with the finesse of the khadi produced here.[7] Later Gandhi sent his son Devdas Gandhi to Ponduru to study the process followed in making khadi textiles in this place.
Transportation
editTrain service
editPonduru railway station is situated on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah-Chennai main line under Waltair railway division of East Coast Railway zone.[8] All passenger trains and a couple of express trains halt in Ponduru Railway Station.
Bus service
editAndhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation runs buses to Ponduru. It is well connected with Srikakulam District head quarters with regular bus services, both ordinary and express service.
Air service
editThe nearest airport is Visakhapatnam Airport which is around 100 km (62 mi) from Ponduru town which is around two and half hours drive by car.
Villages
editReferences
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook - Srikakulam" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 26–28, 54. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Srikakulam district mandals" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 219. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ District Census Handbook Srikakulam: Village and Town Directory (PDF) (Report). Directorate of Census Operations Andhra Pradesh. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Rao, K. Srinivasa (7 May 2011). "Ponduru khadi may become extinct". The Hindu.
- ^ "Ponduru Railway Station News - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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