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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 580102
- Pincode
- 532457
- Post office
- Nivagam
- Population
- 1,672
- Households
- 389
- Literacy rate
- 42.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1024 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 915
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 432 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 599 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sitapuram · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital,Kurigam · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ponnuturu compares
By population, Ponnuturu ranks #15 of 36 villages in Kothuru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.1%
−9.0% vs mandal average
- Ponnuturu
- 42.1%
- Kothuru mandal
- 51.1%
- Srikakulam district
- 55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
+23 vs mandal average
- Ponnuturu
- 1,024
- Kothuru mandal
- 1,001
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Ponnuturu
- 4.3
- Kothuru mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ponnuturu at a glance
Ponnuturu is a village of 1,672 people in 389 households (Census 2011) in Kothuru mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 15th-largest of 36 villages in Kothuru mandal. Literacy is 42%, 9 points below the mandal average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Srikakulam district centre, 14 km from Pathapatnam, the nearest town, 5 km from Sitapuram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 532457, served by Nivagam post office; the LGD village code is 580102. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Kurigam, 4 km away. The village votes in Palakonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayakrishna Nimmaka. The population is estimated at 1,821 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ponnuturu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PARLAKIMIDI (ORISSA)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PONNUTURU
- Total area (ha)
- 345
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 132.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ponnuturu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ponnuturu
- LGD code
- 580102
- Pincode
- 532457
- Post office
- Nivagam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,672
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,821
- Households
- 389
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1024
- Literacy rate
- 42.1%
- Coordinates
- 18.77433°N, 83.95887°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Araku
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Palakonda
- Member of Parliament
- Gumma Thanuja Rani
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayakrishna Nimmaka
- Block / Mandal
- Kothuru
Getting there
How to reach Ponnuturu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati432 kmcapital
- Hyderabad599 km
- Kolkata623 km
- Chennai746 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSitapuram5 km
- Bus stopNivagam Bus Stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Kurigam4 km
- ATM / bankHiramandalam SBI11 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Bunk11 km
- CollegeSri Venkateswara Degree College Kotturu10 km
- Police stationHiramandalam Police Station11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Ponnuturu
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Ponnuturu
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Mandal Parishad Primary School , AnguruSchool2.2 km ↗
Same pincode
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View all 35 →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, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)