Ponduru

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Ponduru
type = Village
locator_position = left
latd =
longd =
population_total =
state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = Srikakulam
taluk_names = Ponduru
area_telephone =
postal_code = 532 168
footnotes = "For a village in Prakasham district, see Ponduru, Prakasam district."

Ponduru (Telugu - పొందూరు) is a village and Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, India, about 20 kilometers from Srikakulam Town.

Features

*Ponduru is world renowned for Fine Khadi, a symbol of India's independence. The entire process of manufacture — from the separation of the cotton to the spinning is done by hand. The villagers take pride in their knowledge that no advanced mechanised technology can replicate.

*Ponduru is connected with railways. Ponduru railway station located on Howrah-Chennai mainline in East Coast Railway, Indian Railways.

*There is a post office at Ponduru.

* Ponduru is the home of many intellectuals, who have excelled in diverse areas such as engineering, technology, medicine etc. Many people hailing from Ponduru are working as top-level managers, doctors and engineers worldwide.
* Most of the Residents of Ponduru are working in all the State and Central Govt Departments too.
* Ponduru Students Got State Ranks in Tenth Class Twice.

Panchayats

There are 29 panchayats and 39 villages in Ponduru mandal.
*Latchayyapeta
*Kolallipeta
*Gokarnapalli
*Gandredu
*Thadivalasa
*Gorinta
*Rapaka
*Laidam
*Konchada
*Ponduru
*Malakam
*Tandyam "(Thandyam is the vlllage is located far of 6 KM from the Mandal head quarter and it was club of 8 hamlets and present surpanch is G.Lakshmi and it is a Adarsh Gram]
*Banam" *Dallipeta
*Venkatarayuni Gudem
*Kotipalli
*Penubarthi
*Alamajipeta
*Boddepalli
*Singuru
*Modalavalasa
*Atchipolavalasa
*Tolapi
*Krishnapuram
*Dallavalasa
*Pillalavalasa
*Dharmapuram
*Lolugu
*Pullajipeta
*Tanem
*Narasapuram
*Kesavadasapuram
*Bhagavan Dasupeta
*Kalyanipeta
*Nandivada
*Buridi Kancharam
*Kanimetta
*Kinthali
*Ramadasupuram

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