Ponduru
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For a village in Prakasham district, see Ponduru, Prakasam district
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Ponduru (Telugu - పొందూరు) is a village and Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district
of ndhra Pradesh]onduru, a small village in Srikakulam is known as the land where the finest khadi is woven. Khadi from Ponduru is famous among Khadi lovers of the entire country. Mahatma Gandhi is also said to have been surprised at the finesse of the Khadi produced here and he always preferred khadi from this village. Khadi from this region is exported to various countries like America, Denmark, Japan and Sweden.], India
, about 20 kilometers from Srikakulam Town.
Ponduru, Prakasam district
For a village and mandal in Srikakulam, see Ponduru.Ponduru is a village in Tanguturu mandal of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, India.-Geography:...
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Ponduru (Telugu - పొందూరు) is a village and Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district
Srikakulam district
Srikakulam District , formerly known as Chicacole, is the extreme northeastern District of Andhra Pradesh, situated within the geographic co-ordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ N and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ E...
of ndhra Pradesh]onduru, a small village in Srikakulam is known as the land where the finest khadi is woven. Khadi from Ponduru is famous among Khadi lovers of the entire country. Mahatma Gandhi is also said to have been surprised at the finesse of the Khadi produced here and he always preferred khadi from this village. Khadi from this region is exported to various countries like America, Denmark, Japan and Sweden.], India
India
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, about 20 kilometers from Srikakulam Town.
Features
- Ponduru is world renowned for Fine KhadiKhadiThe term khādī or khaddar means cotton. khādī is Indian handspun and hand-woven cloth. The raw materials may be cotton, silk, or wool, which are spun into threads on a spinning wheel called a charkha. It is a versatile fabric, cool in the summer and warm in the winter...
, a symbol of India's independence. The entire process of manufacture — from the separation of the cotton to the spinning is done by hand. The villagers take pride in their knowledge that no advanced mechanised technology can replicate.
- Ponduru is connected with railways. Ponduru railway station located on Howrah-ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
mainline in East Coast RailwayEast Coast RailwayThe East Coast Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones of Indian Railways came into existence from 1 April 2003.The geographical jurisdiction of this railway zone extends over three states encompressing almost all parts of Orissa along with parts of Srikakulam, Vizainagaram and Visakhapatnam...
, Indian RailwaysIndian RailwaysIndian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
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- There is a sub post office at Ponduru and it is computerized.
- There is a Professional Courier Branch.
- Ponduru is the home of many intellectuals, who have excelled in diverse areas such as engineering, technology, medicine etc. Many people hailing from Ponduru are working as top-level managers, doctors and engineers worldwide.
- Most of the Residents of Ponduru are working in all the State and Central Govt Departments too.
- Ponduru Students Got State Ranks in Tenth Class.
- Ponduru has several popular Banks such as SBI(Fully online and Computerised), Andhrapradesh Grameena vikas bank Branch.
- Mr. Y. Gopala Rao is a known Teacher, Recevied National Teachers Award from President of India in 2007.