Ponnur
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Ponnur పొన్నూరు |
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| Town | |
 Ponnur
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| Coordinates: 16°04′00″N 80°34′00″E / 16.0667°N 80.5667°ECoordinates: 16°04′00″N 80°34′00″E / 16.0667°N 80.5667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Dulipala Narendra Kumar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.64 km2 (9.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 59,913 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 522 124 |
| Telephone code | +91–8643 |
| Sex ratio | 1:0.96 ♂/♀ |
| Website | ponnur |
Ponnur is a town in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarter of Ponnur mandal under Tenali revenue division.
As of 2011[update]Census of India, the town had a population of 59,913 with 16,138 households. The total population constitute, 29,486 males and 30,427 —a sex ratio of 1032 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. 5,507 children are in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 78.33% with 42,617 literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%.
Ponnur Municipality 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 25.64 km2 (9.90 sq mi) with 31 wards. The town gets water from the Krishna river, 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 play grounds for recreational purpose
Ponnur being a part of Ponnur mandal, falls under Ponnuru assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar is the present MLA of the constituency from Telugu Desam Party. The assembly segment is in turn a part of Guntur lok sabha constituency and the present Member of parliament is Galla Jayadev of Telugu Desam Party.
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