Ponduru

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.

Ponduru
Census Town
Weaving at Ponduru
Weaving at Ponduru
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictSrikakulam
Area
[1]
 • Total11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,640
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
532 168
Telephone code+91–8941
Vehicle RegistrationAP30 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[2]

It is at a distance of 21 km (13 mi) from the district headquarters.

Population

Ponduru 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

The 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

Ponduru 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

Train service

Ponduru 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

Andhra 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

The 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

References
  1. "District Census Handbook - Srikakulam" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 26–28, 54. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. "Srikakulam district mandals" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 219. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2811_PART_A_DCHB_SRIKAKULAM.pdf
  5. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  6. "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.
  7. Rao, K. Srinivasa (7 May 2011). "Ponduru khadi may become extinct". The Hindu.
  8. "Ponduru Railway Station News - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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