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About Ponnangur Village

Ponnangur is a large village in Kuppam tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,364, made up of 1,736 males and 1,628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnangur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnangur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Kuppam
Pincode 517425
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 3,364
Male Population 1,736
Female Population 1,628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ponnangur compares

By the 2011 count Ponnangur is the 6th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,527 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ponnangur

Ponnangur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ponnangur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponnangur from other places

Ponnangur lies about 96 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Mulanur, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ponnangur
Nearest railway station Mulanur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuppam 12 km
District headquarters Chittoor 96 km

Villages closest to Ponnangur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kuppam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ponnangur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnangur village had a population of 3,364. That makes it the 6th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,527 residents.

Ponnangur village has 1,736 males and 1,628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnangur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ponnangur is 517425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnangur covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ponnangur falls under Kuppam tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ponnangur is Mulanur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ponnangur.

Ponnangur is about 96 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnangur is in Kuppam tehsil of Chittoor district. Mulanur is about under 2 km away. Kuppam is about 12 km away. Chittoor is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimmakampalle (under 2 km), T Sadumur (under 2 km) and Adavi Budugur (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ponnangur today is likely to be higher.

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