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- LGD code
- 589849
- Pincode
- 522414
- Post office
- Dachpalle
- Population
- 2,275
- Households
- 603
- Literacy rate
- 52.5%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,209
- Distance to district centre
- 47 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 107 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 148 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vajirabad · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Damarcherla · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pondugula compares
By population, Pondugula ranks #10 of 12 villages in Dachepalli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.5%
+0.6% vs mandal average
- Pondugula
- 52.5%
- Dachepalli mandal
- 51.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
−18 vs mandal average
- Pondugula
- 982
- Dachepalli mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Pondugula
- 3.8
- Dachepalli mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pondugula at a glance
Pondugula is a village of 2,275 people in 603 households (Census 2011) in Dachepalli mandal, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, the 10th-largest of 12 villages in Dachepalli mandal. Literacy is 53%, about the same as the mandal average of 52% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the Palnadu district centre, 11 km from Nadikudi, the nearest town, 2 km from Vajirabad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 522414, served by Dachpalle post office; the LGD village code is 589849. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre, Damarcherla, 6 km away. The village votes in Gurajala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Yarapathineni Srinivasa Rao. The population is estimated at 2,682 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pondugula · this village | 2,275 | 53% | — |
| Wadapalli · Dameracherla | 8,108 | 62% | 1.4 km N |
| Bhatrupalem · Dachepalli | 1,784 | 36% | 7.3 km E |
| Pulipadu · Gurajala | 6,788 | 51% | 8 km S |
| Telukutla · Gurajala | 3,048 | 47% | 8.3 km SW |
| Daida · Gurajala | 4,062 | 46% | 8.3 km SW |
| Gamalapadu · Dachepalli | 4,468 | 49% | 9.3 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pondugula
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PIDUGURALLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 100
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PONDUGULA
- Total area (ha)
- 3,373
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 63
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,010
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Pondugula
- LGD code
- 589849
- Pincode
- 522414
- Post office
- Dachpalle
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,275
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,682
- Households
- 603
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 52.5%
- Coordinates
- 16.67974°N, 79.66282°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Narasaraopet
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gurajala
- Member of Parliament
- Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Yarapathineni Srinivasa Rao
- Block / Mandal
- Dachepalli
- Nearest railway station
- Pondugula (4.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Pondugula
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati107 kmcapital
- Hyderabad148 km
- Chennai405 km
- Bengaluru468 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVajirabad2 km
- Bus stopBhatrapalem Bus Stop8 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre, Damarcherla6 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India14 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
- CollegeKNM Degree college21 km
- Police stationMiryalaguda traffic police station24 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Pondugula4.3 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Pondugula
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 522414
- DachepalleDachepalli mandal19,042 pop
- NadikudiDachepalli mandal17,238 pop
- KesanapalleDachepalli mandal6,181 pop
- TangedaDachepalli mandal5,870 pop
- MadinapaduDachepalli mandal4,924 pop
- GamalapaduDachepalli mandal4,468 pop
- MutyalampaduDachepalli mandal4,267 pop
- RamapuramDachepalli mandal4,228 pop
- GogulapaduGurajala mandal3,026 pop
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Other villages named Pondugula
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Villages near Pondugula
Other villages in Dachepalli mandal
View all 11 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)