Local businesses in Ongole
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 1
- Srikanth Cable ( Television | Telephone | Internet )
- Government offices: 17
- APSPDCL(VIDYUT BHAVAN); Government Girls Hostel; Elections Office; Government Offices; Ofiice; RIO(Regional Intermediate Office); AP Housing; Pragati Bhavan; RDOffice; RTA
- Colleges and universities: 8
- Andhra Kesari University; D.A.Polythenic College; QIS College; Government Degree College for Women; ABM College and High School; Velidi Venkateshwara Degree College; GEETHAM DEGREE COLLEGE; Government Medical College
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 3
- Life Insurance Office; Bajaj General Insurance Ltd.; Reliance Life Insurance
- Hospitals: 114
- Upas Hospital; Durga Nursing Home- Anjaiah Road; Nalluri Nursing Home; Chandamama Children Hospital ongole; Ravi Mother and Child Hospital; Aneesh Kidney Centre; Dr.Bethune Nursing Home; Manasa Mother and Child Hospital; St Xaviers Hospital; Yamini Eye Care - Prakasam
- Banks: 16
- SBI ATM; Union Bank; IDBI Bank; Syndicate Bank; Andhra Bank; Central Bank of India; Bank of India; Union Bank of India; Axis Bank; HDFC Bank
- Hotels and lodges: 16
- Government Gents and Ladies Hostel; RIMS Boys Hostel; DA Polythenic Boys Hostel; Hotel YR Pride; KOLAS Hotel; Social Welfare Hostel; Ajantha; Government womens hostel; Mohan Lodge; NRKM HOTEL
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.
- 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.
- Getting there
- National Highway 16 bypasses the city and National Highway 216 links it to the coast.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.