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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 589290
- Pincode
- 521106
- Post office
- Kanumolu
- Population
- 1,791
- Households
- 542
- Literacy rate
- 65%
- Sex ratio
- 972 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 946
- Distance to district centre
- 22 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 33 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 280 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dosapadu · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sri Rama Nursing Home · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Puttagunta compares
By population, Puttagunta ranks #8 of 22 villages in Nandivada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.0%
−1.8% vs mandal average
- Puttagunta
- 65.0%
- Nandivada mandal
- 66.8%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
−25 vs mandal average
- Puttagunta
- 972
- Nandivada mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
3.3
Same as the mandal average
- Puttagunta
- 3.3
- Nandivada mandal
- 3.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Puttagunta at a glance
Puttagunta is a village of 1,791 people in 542 households (Census 2011) in Nandivada mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 8th-largest of 22 villages in Nandivada mandal. Literacy is 65%, 2 points below the mandal average of 67% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Krishna district centre, 5 km from Arugolanu, the nearest town, 6 km from Dosapadu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521106, served by Kanumolu post office; the LGD village code is 589290. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sri Rama Nursing Home, 9 km away. The village votes in Gudivada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Venigandla Ramu. The population is estimated at 1,950 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puttagunta · this village | 1,791 | 65% | — |
| Oddulameraka · Nandivada | 278 | 81% | 2.3 km SW |
| Chinalingala · Nandivada | 527 | 84% | 2.6 km W |
| Kuripirala · Bapulapadu | 41 | 61% | 2.7 km NE |
| Pedalingala · Nandivada | 1,227 | 70% | 2.8 km NW |
| Aripirala · Nandivada | 1,286 | 62% | 3.1 km NE |
| Sreenivasapuram · Nandivada | 1,317 | 71% | 3.5 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Puttagunta
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUDIVADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 46
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PUTTAGUNTA
- Total area (ha)
- 589
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 150.55
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Puttagunta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Puttagunta
- LGD code
- 589290
- Pincode
- 521106
- Post office
- Kanumolu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,791
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,950
- Households
- 542
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 972
- Literacy rate
- 65.0%
- Coordinates
- 16.51834°N, 80.96103°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gudivada
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Venigandla Ramu
- Block / Mandal
- Nandivada
Getting there
How to reach Puttagunta
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati33 kmcapital
- Hyderabad280 km
- Chennai389 km
- Bengaluru535 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDosapadu6 km
- Bus stopKudaravalli Bus Stop9 km
- Hospital / PHCSri Rama Nursing Home9 km
- ATM / bankKarur vysya bank10 km
- Petrol pumpHP8 km
- CollegeVKR,VNB&AGK College of engineering8 km
- Police stationPamarru Police Station22 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Puttagunta
3 Temples, 2 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521106
- KanumoluBapulapadu mandal8,002 pop
- ArugolanuBapulapadu mandal3,466 pop
- KakulapaduBapulapadu mandal2,097 pop
- OgiralaBapulapadu mandal1,882 pop
- AripiralaNandivada mandal1,286 pop
- PedalingalaNandivada mandal1,227 pop
- TippanaguntaBapulapadu mandal1,140 pop
- DantaguntlaBapulapadu mandal858 pop
- RamannagudemBapulapadu mandal765 pop
Villages near Puttagunta
Other villages in Nandivada mandal
View all 21 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)