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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 588427
- Pincode
- 534002
- Post office
- Venkata Rao Peta
- Population
- 3,494
- Households
- 947
- Literacy rate
- 64.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1021 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,001
- Distance to district centre
- 26 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 52 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 290 km
- Nearest railway station
- Powerpet · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Jaya Sri Clinic · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ponangi compares
By population, Ponangi ranks #6 of 17 villages in Eluru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.4%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Ponangi
- 64.4%
- Eluru mandal
- 64.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,021
+4 vs mandal average
- Ponangi
- 1,021
- Eluru mandal
- 1,017
Household size
people per home
3.7
Same as the mandal average
- Ponangi
- 3.7
- Eluru mandal
- 3.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ponangi at a glance
Ponangi is a village of 3,494 people in 947 households (Census 2011) in Eluru mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 17 villages in Eluru mandal. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the mandal average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,021 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Eluru district centre, 7 km from Vatluru, the nearest town, 6 km from Powerpet railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 534002, served by Venkata Rao Peta post office; the LGD village code is 588427. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jaya Sri Clinic, 4 km away. The village votes in Eluru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Radha Krishnayya Badeti. The population is estimated at 3,805 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponangi · this village | 3,494 | 64% | — |
| Tallagudem · Pedapadu | 568 | 61% | 2.5 km W |
| Tallagudem · Yadagirigutta | 568 | — | 2.5 km W |
| Mupparru · Pedapadu | 4,062 | 64% | 2.8 km W |
| Katlampudi · Eluru | 846 | 78% | 3.2 km NE |
| Madepalle · Eluru | 5,132 | 69% | 3.3 km NE |
| Sreeparru · Eluru | 2,534 | 61% | 4.1 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ponangi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ELURU
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PONANGI
- Total area (ha)
- 1,847
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,505
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ponangi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ponangi
- LGD code
- 588427
- Pincode
- 534002
- Post office
- Venkata Rao Peta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,494
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,805
- Households
- 947
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1021
- Literacy rate
- 64.4%
- Coordinates
- 16.66270°N, 81.10791°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Eluru
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Eluru
- Member of Parliament
- Putta Mahesh Kumar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Radha Krishnayya Badeti
- Block / Mandal
- Eluru
Getting there
How to reach Ponangi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati52 kmcapital
- Hyderabad290 km
- Chennai408 km
- Bengaluru558 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPowerpet6 km
- Bus stopVangayagudem Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCJaya Sri Clinic4 km
- ATM / bankDistrict cooperative bank5 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum5 km
- CollegeSri CRR Inter College5 km
- Police stationPamarru Police Station41 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Ponangi
1 Church, 2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Ponangi
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 534002
Villages near Ponangi
Other villages in Eluru mandal
View all 21 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)