Local businesses in Ponnur
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 2
- Baji Sea Foods; Sri Rameswara Canteen
- Cinemas and theatres: 4
- Murthy mahal; PVS theatre dts; Sri lakshmi theatre ponnur; Subbaraya picture palace
- Places of worship: 9
- Nidubrolu church; Noor masjid ponnur; Old ponnur church; Poleramma thalli temple; Ponnur church; Nimra masjid; Sri venkateshwara swamy temple; Eidgah
- Parks and stadiums: 6
- DVC Indoor Stadium; DVC Stadium; jyothi estatus
- Bakeries and sweet shops: 1
- Bangalore Bakery
Ponnur facts
- District
- Guntur district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 59,913 (57,640 in 2001)
- Area
- about 25.64 sq km, about 7 m above sea level
- People
- 1032 females per 1,000 males; 78.33% literacy
- PIN codes
- 522124 (Ponnur Bazar)
- Culture and food
- A local legend about Ponnuru tells of two Brahmins, Kasibhatlu and his nephew Nanduri Gunugovindu, who went on pilgrimage to Benares.
- Local economy
- Ponnur is an important town for the nearby villages, whose economy is mostly agricultural, with paddy as the main crop alongside groundnut, cotton and betel. Brickworks, furniture making, handloom weaving and khadi yarn spinning are other occupations.
- Education
- Zilla Parishad High School is the prominent school in Ponnur, and PBN College offers intermediate and degree courses.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.