About Ponnada Village

Ponnada is one of the larger villages in Etcherla tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,443, made up of 2,712 males and 2,731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnada village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Etcherla
Pincode	532408
Area (hectares)	1310 hectares
Population	5,443
Male Population	2,712
Female Population	2,731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponnada compares

By the 2011 count Ponnada is the 7th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents. Its 1310 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Ponnada

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

How far is Ponnada from other places

Ponnada lies about 5.1 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Dusi, about 14 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 Ponnada
Tehsil headquarters	Etcherla	5.1 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Dusi	14 km

Villages closest to Ponnada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnada village had a population of 5,443. That makes it the 7th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents.

Ponnada village has 2,712 males and 2,731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnada has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Ponnada is 532408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnada covers 1310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponnada falls under Etcherla tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ponnada is Dusi, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ponnada.

Ponnada is about 5.1 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnada is in Etcherla tehsil of Srikakulam district. Etcherla is about 5.1 km away. Srikakulam is about 5.1 km away. Dusi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.