Ponnapalle
Ponnapalle | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.svg)  Ponnapalle Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°03′27″N 80°41′21″E / 16.0575465°N 80.6890654°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Mandal | Cherukupalle |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj |
| • Body | Ponnapalle gram panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 671 ha (1,658 acres) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 3,267 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 522259 |
| Area code | +91–8644 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Ponnapalle is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the located in Cherukupalle mandal of Tenali revenue division.[2]
Geography
Ponnapalle is situated to the northeast of the mandal headquarters, Arumbaka,[4] at 16°03′27″N 80°41′21″E / 16.0575465°N 80.6890654°E. It is spread over an area of 671 ha (1,660 acres).[2]
A Manual of the Kistna District, in the Presidency of Madras, compiled in the year 1881-82, mentions the villages Ponnapalle and Arepalli as inam villages and the present area under Repalli Taluka. Given the presence of agraharms in these two villages, they might have been inams given to Brahmins at that time.[5]
Demographics
The village is home to 3,267 people with 980 households. The population consists of 0% schedule castes and 11% schedule tribes. It has healthy sex ratio of 1018 females per 1000 male in the village. The population of this village increased by 9.6% between 2001-11.
Government and politics
Ponnapalle gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[1] It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.[6]
Education
As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 3 schools. These schools include 1 government school, 2 Mandal Parishad and 3 private schools.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 480. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 794–795. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ A Manual of the Kistna District, in the Presidency of Madras: Compiled for the Government of Madras. Lawrence Asylum Press. 1 January 1883.
- ^ Seetharam, Mukkavilli (1 January 1990). Citizen Participation in Rural Development. Mittal Publications. p. 34. ISBN 9788170992271.
- ^ "School Information". Commissionerate of School Education. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 May 2019.