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About Ponnampeta Village

Ponnampeta is a mid sized village in Amadalavalasa tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 461 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnampeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnampeta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Amadalavalasa
Pincode 532185
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 959
Male Population 461
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ponnampeta compares

By the 2011 count Ponnampeta is the 17th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,230 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Ponnampeta

Ponnampeta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponnampeta 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponnampeta from other places

Ponnampeta lies about 14 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Srikakulam Road, about 2.8 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 Ponnampeta
Nearest railway station Srikakulam Road 2.8 km
Nearest town Amudālavalasa 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Amadalavalasa 14 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 14 km

Villages closest to Ponnampeta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnampeta village had a population of 959. That makes it the 17th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,230 residents.

Ponnampeta village has 461 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnampeta has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Ponnampeta is 532185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnampeta covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponnampeta falls under Amadalavalasa tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ponnampeta is Srikakulam Road, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ponnampeta is about 14 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnampeta is in Amadalavalasa tehsil of Srikakulam district. Srikakulam Road is about 2.8 km away. Amudālavalasa is about 2.8 km away. Amadalavalasa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramachandrapuram (under 2 km), Chittivalasa (1.7 km) and Anandapuram (2.0 km).

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

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