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About Ponnavolu Village

Ponnavolu is a mid sized village in Sidhout tehsil, in the district of Y S R, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 838 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 516237, 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 Y S R
Tehsil Sidhout
Pincode 516237
Area (hectares) 572 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 838
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponnavolu compares

By the 2011 count Ponnavolu is the 6th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,081 residents. Its 572 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

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 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 Ponnavolu from other places

Ponnavolu lies about 16 km from Y S R, and the nearest railway station is Kanamalopalle, about 8.2 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 Ponnavolu
Nearest town Chinnachowk 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Kanamalopalle 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhout 16 km
District headquarters Y S R 16 km

Villages closest to Ponnavolu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnavolu village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 6th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,081 residents.

Ponnavolu village has 838 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnavolu has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Ponnavolu is 516237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnavolu covers 572 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponnavolu falls under Sidhout tehsil of Y S R district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ponnavolu is Kanamalopalle, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance for Ponnavolu.

Ponnavolu is about 16 km from Y S R in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnavolu is in Sidhout tehsil of Y S R district. Chinnachowk is about 6.7 km away. Kanamalopalle is about 8.2 km away. Sidhout is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tokkolu (2.2 km), Kadapayapalle (2.4 km) and Lingampalle (2.5 km).

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

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