About Ponnavolu Village

Ponnavolu is a mid sized village in Chillakur tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 377 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnavolu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnavolu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil	Chillakur
Pincode	524412
Area (hectares)	426 hectares
Population	785
Male Population	377
Female Population	408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,082
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponnavolu compares

By the 2011 count Ponnavolu is the 21st largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,000 residents. Its 426 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Ponnavolu

Ponnavolu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponnavolu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponnavolu from other places

Ponnavolu lies about 48 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Nidiguntapalem, about 12 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 Ponnavolu
Nearest railway station	Nidiguntapalem	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chillakur	16 km
Nearest town	Gūdūr	18 km
District headquarters	Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore	48 km

Villages closest to Ponnavolu

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

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Common questions about Ponnavolu

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnavolu village had a population of 785. That makes it the 21st largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,000 residents.

Ponnavolu village has 377 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnavolu has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Ponnavolu is 524412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnavolu covers 426 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ponnavolu falls under Chillakur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ponnavolu is Nidiguntapalem, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ponnavolu.

Ponnavolu is about 48 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnavolu is in Chillakur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Nidiguntapalem is about 12 km away. Chillakur is about 16 km away. Gūdūr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.