Pokkunuru

Pokkunuru
Village
Interactive map of Pokkunuru
Coordinates: 16°39′25.380″N80°9′35.496″E / 16.65705000°N 80.15986000°E / 16.65705000; 80.15986000
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,949
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	521182
Lok Sabha constituency	Vijayawada
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nandigama

Pokkunuru is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Chandarlapadu mandal of Vijayawada revenue division. ^{[1] [2]} It is a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. ^[3]

"Andhra Pithamaha" Madapati Hanumantha Rao (1885–1970) social reformer of Hyderabad was born in this village. ^[4]

Education

The primary school education is imparted by the government school, under the State School Education Department.^{[ citation needed ]}

Politics

On 2013, Panchayat elections were conducted and Komati Prabhkarao is the present sarpanch from Telugu Desam Party.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of this village is as follows: ^[5]

• Total Population: 1,949 in 442 Households.
• Male Population: 989
• Female Population: 960
• Children Under 6-years of age: 244 (Boys – 125 and Girls – 119)
• Total Literates: 1,217

References

1. "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
2. "Administrative Setup". Official website of Krishna district. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
3. "AP Capital Region mandals and villages" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
4. The Great Indian Patriots, Volume-2, Page 226
5. Pokkunuru at Our Village India.org