Ponduru
Ponduru | |
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 Weaving at Ponduru | |
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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] |
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.
It is at a distance of 21 km (13 mi) from the district headquarters.
Population
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Train service
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[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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