Ponugupadu

Temples

This village possibly dates back to about thousand years as evidenced by the lord shiva temple(old shivalyam) which was built in the time of chola's. This temple was repaired and restored in the late 1960s, with the initiative taken largely by one of the farmers of the village Mr. Katta Subbiah . Some old stone sculptures of deities from an abandoned temple of Village - Ameenabad, near Vemuluripadu, Guntur were brought with permission of the people of that village and consecrated.

There is another lord shiva temple which was built in 1913 by a local family known as Jampani Waru. This is a magnificent temple with Rajagopuram (Galigopuram), Brass cladded Dhwaja Sthambham and a Rock Sthambham (pillar). The presiding deity is Kasi Visweswra Swami. The temple also has a 'kalyana Mantapam' for community use.

The Anjaneya Swamy temple in the eastern part of the village possibly dates back to the times of Reddy Kings of Kondavidu. As per biography of Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu garu, written by Kodali Lakshminarayana of Moparru Village,Page 196, (available on the net) land grant of 1/2 kunchelu was sanctioned by the philanthraphic Zamindar, Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu, as Eenam for Nithya Naivedyam etc. Source: Ponukupadu grama kaifiyath LR 56,60. One Mr. Perumbudur Keshavacharyulu was appointed as the priest. He belonged to the Vaishnavite tradition of Kaundina Pancharathrulu. Currently the descendants of this family are not living in Ponugupadu.

Education

In Ponugupadu village population of children with age 0-6 is 414 which makes up 9.50% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ponugupadu village is 968 which is lower than Andhra Pradesh state average of 993. Child Sex Ratio for the Ponugupadu as per census is 777, lower than Andhra Pradesh average of 939.

Ponugupadu village has lower literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Ponugupadu village was 61.95% compared to 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. In Ponugupadu Male literacy stands at 69.85% while female literacy rate was 53.98%.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Ponugupadu village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

ZPHS -Ponugupadu

Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS), Ponugupadu was established in 1951. Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS), Ponugupadu is a Co-ed located at Ponugupadu, Phirangipuram in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is affiliated with Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (BSEAP). Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS), Ponugupadu is a higher secondary. It is owned and operated by the Local Body.

ZPHS Facilities

Demographics

The village is home to 4356 people, among them 2213 (51%) are male and 2143 (49%) are female. 59% of the whole population are from general caste, 39% are from schedule caste and 3% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Ponugupadu village is 10%, among them 56% are boys and 44% are girls. There are 1217 households in the village and an average 4 persons live in every family.

Growth of population

Population of the village has increased by 3.5% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were 4209. Female population growth rate of the village is 3.8% which is 0.6% higher than male population growth rate of 3.2%. General caste population has decreased by -2.4%; Schedule caste population has increased by 14.1%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 2.7% and child population has decreased by -11.9% in the village since last census.

Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 968 females per 1000 male in the village. Sex ratio in general caste is 986, in schedule caste is 944 and in schedule tribe is 933. There are 777 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the village. Overall sex ratio in the village has increased by 6 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 81 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Literacy

Total 2442 people in the village are literate, among them 1383 are male and 1059 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Ponugupadu is 62%. 70% of male and 54% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the village has increased by 5%. Male literacy has gone up by 4% and female literacy rate has gone up by 7%.

Workers profile

Ponugupadu has 58% (2534) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 61% male and 55% female population are working population. 59% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 2% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 50% of total female population are main and 4% are marginal workers.

Political View

The village was part of sattenapalli assembly constituency until 2004 general elections. Late Shri Vavilala Gopala Krishniah used to represent Sattenapalli constituency in the Assembly. From 2009 elections it is under Thadikonda constituency. The main political parties in this village are Telugu Dasam Party, Congress Party, ysr congress party and cpm party; Total number of votes in this village is 3200.

Festivals

They celebrate all festivals such like Sankrathri, Ramjan, and Christmas. The festival specific to this village is Ponugupadu Thirunala(festival),Abhinaya Nataka Parishat(State Level Drama Compitations) on behalf of lord shiva celebrated every year around March.

Cultivation

The main source of income for this village is cultivation. Rice, Chilli and Cotton is the main crops for the farmers here. The crops like Corn, Sorghum etc. are other choice here. Apart from regular crops, people here are also cultivate vegetables in all seasons. Tomato, Chilli, Brinjal, Lady finger are some of the vegetables cultivates here.