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Ponduru is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The town is the mandal headquarters of Ponduru mandal in Srikakulam revenue division . [ ...

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Ponduru is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is the mandal headquarters of Ponduru mandal in Srikakulamrevenue division.[3] It falls under the Amadalavalasa Assembly Constituency and Srikakulam Loksabha Constituency.

It is at a distance of 21 km (13 mi) from the district headquarters.

Population

Ponduru town has total population of 12,640, of which 6,111 are males while 6,529 are females, as per the report released by Census India 2011.[4]

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[5][6] Instruction is in English and Telugu in different schools.

Ponduru khadi

Ponduru is famous for its khadi. The texture of handspun and handwoven khadi of this place is 125 count on account of its quality. Former freedom fighter Chowdary Satyanarayana gifted a dhoti made of Ponduru khadi to Mahatma Gandhi when he stopped in Dusi Railway Station in 1942 and Gandhi was impressed with the finesse of the khadi produced here.[7] Later Gandhi sent his son Devdas Gandhi to Ponduru to study the process followed in making khadi textiles in this place.

Transportation

Train service

Ponduru railway station is situated on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah-Chennai main line under Waltair railway division of East Coast Railway zone.[8] All passenger trains and a couple of express trains halt in Ponduru Railway Station.

Bus service

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation runs buses to Ponduru. It is well connected with Srikakulam District head quarters with regular bus services, both ordinary and express service.

Air service

The nearest airport is Visakhapatnam Airport which is around 100 km (62 mi) from Ponduru town which is around two and half hours drive by car.

Villages

References

  1. ↑"District Census Handbook - Srikakulam"(PDF). Census of India. pp. 26–28, 54. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Se lanza el nuevo código 'AP 39' para registrar vehículos en Andhra Pradesh" . The New Indian Express . Vijayawada. 31 de enero de 2019. Archivado del original el 3 de febrero de 2019. Consultado el 9 de junio de 2019 .
  3. ↑ «Mandales del distrito de Srikakulam» (PDF) . Censo de la India . El Registrador General y Comisionado del Censo, India. pag. 219 . Consultado el 18 de mayo de 2015 . 
  4. ↑ Manual del Censo del Distrito de Srikakulam: Directorio de Aldeas y Ciudades (PDF) (Informe). Dirección de Operaciones del Censo de Andhra Pradesh. 2011. Archivado del original (PDF) el 9 de abril de 2022. Consultado el 13 de julio de 2024 .
  5. ↑ "Departamento de Educación Escolar" (PDF) . Departamento de Educación Escolar, Gobierno de Andhra Pradesh. Archivado del original (PDF) el 7 de noviembre de 2016. Consultado el 7 de noviembre de 2016 .
  6. ↑ "Departamento de Educación Escolar - Portal Oficial del Gobierno del Estado de Andhra Pradesh | Portal del Estado de Andhra Pradesh" . www.ap.gov.in. Archivado del original el 7 de noviembre de 2016. Consultado el 7 de noviembre de 2016 .
  7. ↑ Rao, K. Srinivasa (7 de mayo de 2011). "El khadi de Ponduru podría extinguirse" . The Hindu .
  8. ↑ "Noticias de la estación de tren de Ponduru - Consultas ferroviarias" . indiarailinfo.com . Consultado el 22 de agosto de 2020 .