Poduru
village in Poduru mandal, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Poduru is a village and mandal headquarters of Poduru mandal in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The nearest railway station is located at Palakollu (PKO) at a distance of 7.4 km (4.6 mi).
Etymology
In Telugu, "Podu" means Little forest, as it used to be a forest before it was cleared for cultivation.
Geography
Poduru is located on Eastern coastal plains in Coastal Andhra region.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census of India, Poduru had a population of 9578. The total population constitute, 4862 males and 4717 females with a sex ratio of 970 females per 1000 males. 849 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with sex ratio of 970 The average literacy rate stands at 77.83%.
Notable people
Abraham L. Pudi, father of American actor Danny Pudi, moved to the U.S. from Poduru
Dr.Datla Satyanaraya Raju, better known as D. S. Raju M.B.B.S., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., M.R.C.P.(London)[2] (born 28 August 1904) was an Indian Parliamentarian.
“Poduru” enters the record as village in Poduru mandal, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Poduru, village and mandal can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3424010. Authority coordinates are 16.590, 81.759. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011, 1000 and 1904.
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This entry incorporates text from “Poduru” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.