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Ponnur is a major city/town in the
Guntur district Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the List of urban agglom ...
of the
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of
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. A road to Chandole goes south-east and comes to
Nidubrolu Nidubrolu is a neighbourhood in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Ponnur municipality of Tenali revenue division. Government and politics Ponnur Municipality is a governmental body. Transport Nidubrolu railway stati ...
, where there is a temple with a stone-bearing inscription recording the erection of 90 temples in 1132 CE. An ancient Telugu manuscript entitled 'Ponnuru-Chandavolu Shasanam' was present in Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University. Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar of the
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is the current MLA of the constituency, who won the
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. It is a
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, and the mandal headquarter of Ponnur mandal is under the
Tenali revenue division Tenali revenue division is an administrative division in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises 8 mandals and is one of the two revenue divisions in the district, along with Guntur Guntur (), natively spelt ...
.


Demographics

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, the town had a population of with 16,138 households. The total population constitute, males and — a
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of 1032 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. children are in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 78.33% with literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%.


Government and politics


Civic administration

Ponnur Municipality Ponnur Municipality is the local self government in Ponnur, a town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a ''Grade–II'' municipality. As the 2011 census of India, the municipality had a population of 59,913, with 16,138 ...
oversees the civic needs of the town, like water supply, roads, sewage, garbage collection, etc. It is classified as a ''Grade–II'' municipality, which was established in 1964 as a ''III-Grade'' municipality. It has an extent of with 31 wards. The town gets water from the
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, which is supplied through taps, bores etc. The town has both government and private hospitals, which include clinics, nursing homes, and a government hospital for public healthcare. It also maintains parks and playgrounds for recreational purpose


Politics

Ponnur, being a part of Ponnur mandal, falls under the Ponnur assembly constituency of the
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. Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar is the present MLA of the constituency from the
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. The assembly segment is in turn a part of
Guntur Lok Sabha constituency Guntur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to Guntur district. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani is currently serving as the MP since ...
and the present Member of Parliament is Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani of the
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.


Economy

Ponnur is an important town for the nearby villages. The rural areas surrounding the town are mostly dependent on
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. The farming is dominant with paddy cultivation, and other crops include ground nuts,
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,
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, etc. There are several other economic industries and occupations in the town, such as
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, furniture making, handloom weaving, spinning khadi yarn, rice mills,
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, etc. The town is also a part of the Tenali-Ponnur growth corridor.


Culture

''Legend about Ponnuru'' : Once there lived two brahmans namely ''Kasibhatlu,'' who was childless, and his sister's son, ''Nanduri Gunugovindu,'' with a deformed haunchback. They went on pilgrimage to ''Benares'', where ''Kasibhatlu'' moved with ''compassion'' and promised Govindu that if ever a daughter should be born to him, she would be given to him in marriage. Instantly, Govindu called upon ''Bhava Narayana Swamy, a sacred river,'' and ''certain trees'' growing on the banks as witnesses. Brahmans returned to Ponnuru. A daughter was born to ''Kasibhatlu''. When she grew up, Govindu claimed the fulfillment of the promise by ''Kasibhatlu''. ''Kasibhatlu'' was reluctant to keep his word. Witnesses were called upon by Govindu. One night, when ''Kasibhatlu'' slept, ''Bhava Narayana Swamy'' appeared to remember his promise. In the morning, when he awoke, ''Kasibhatlu'' saw ''ganges'' and ''trees'' at the door, because of an overflowing river. Warned by witnesses, ''Kasibhatlu'' gave his daughter to Govindu in marriage.A manual of Kistna District in the Presidency of Madras by Gordan Mackenzie , 1883 , Page : 204 , There are a few notable people from the town with their contributions to various fields, such as N. G. Ranga, Pragada Kotaiah. The town has an auditorium and a function hall for cultural events in the town. There are many religious worship centers in the town, like temples, mosques, and churches. The most notable religious structures are the temples of ''Sakshi Bhavanarayana'' and ''Sahastra Lingeswara'', single stone carved statues of Anjaneya and Garuthmantha.


Transport

The town has a total road length of . State Highway 48, also known as ''Guntur-Bapatla-Chirala Road,'' passes through Ponnur, which connects it with the district headquarter,
Guntur Guntur (), natively spelt as Gunturu, is a city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district. The city is part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is lo ...
. The ''Ponnur-Repalle Road'' connects National Highway 216 at Chandole. The state government operates
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bus services to the nearby towns and villages. The nearest railway station is , a ''D-category'' station in the
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of the
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.


Education

Zilla Parishad High School is the prominent one, run by the Panchayat Raj Department under the government of Andhra Pradesh. PBN is famous college for intermediate and degree courses. Primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided, and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu. The town has both government and private educational institutions, with a total of 34
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, 3 upper primary, and 12
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. There are also two government-run
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.


See also

* Ramesh Ponnur


References

{{Guntur district Towns in Guntur district Mandal headquarters in Guntur district Towns in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region