Local businesses in Ongole
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 15
- 12th Man Cricket and Cafe; KB Restaurant; Kalyani Restaurant; Ramya Foods; Srinivasan Fruits And Fruit Juice; Hotel kaveri grand; ISMAIL; K.Reddy Ragisangati Hotel; Ramya Meals; Sri srinivasa Bar and Restaurent
- Hotels and lodges: 16
- RIMS Boys Hostel; DA Polythenic Boys Hostel; Hotel YR Pride; KOLAS Hotel; Social Welfare Hostel; Ajantha; Government womens hostel; Mohan Lodge; NRKM HOTEL; New Apsara Lodge
- Clothing shops: 2
- Lolipop Kids wear; smart kidz
- Jewellers: 2
- Lalita Jewelery; Joyalukkas
- Salons and beauty shops: 1
- Ali Hair Care Salon
- Clinics: 7
- Dr. Seetharamaiah Prathama Chikitsa Kendramu; Meditative Acupuncture Clinic; Nephro Plus Dialysis Centre; Puttur Vaidyasala; Sridevi ENT Clinic; Sudha Clinic; Talluri Physiotherapy Clinic
- Electronics and mobile shops: 3
- MI STORE & REALME STORE ONGOLE HEMASRI MOBILES; MOBILE MALL ONGOLE; RealMe SmartStore
Ongole facts
- District
- Prakasam district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 2,04,746 (1,53,829 in 2001)
- Area
- about 132.45 sq km, about 20 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 523001 (Ongole Bazar)
- Local economy
- Agriculture is Ongole's primary industry, and the city is a major centre for tobacco trading in Andhra Pradesh. The Ongole breed of cattle is exported to many countries.
- Getting there
- National Highway 16 bypasses the city and National Highway 216 links it to the coast.
- History
- Ongole's name is believed to come from Vangaprolu, which became Vangavolu and then Ongolu. The city's history goes back to about 230 BCE, to the Mauryas and Satavahanas.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.