Punganur
Punganur
Punganuru | |
|---|---|
| Nicknames: Pungapuri, Pulinaadu | |
Punganur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°22′00″N 78°35′00″E / 13.3667°N 78.5833°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Annamayya |
| Mandal | Punganur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Punganur Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.28 km2 (12.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 764 m (2,507 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 54,746 |
| • Density | 1,696/km2 (4,393/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 517 247 |
| Telephone code | +91–8581 |
| Vehicle registration | AP 03 AP 39 |
| Assembly Constituency | Punganur |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Rajampeta |
| Website | Punganur Municipality |
Punganur or Punganuru, is a Municipality in Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Punganur mandal in Madanapalle revenue division. The famous Rashtrakuta. Kannada Jain Poet PONNA (b.945 A.D) belonged to Punganuru. Another great Jain Philanthropist and Royal personage ATTIMABBE,who Patronised Chalukyan Court Kannada Jain Poet Ranna(b.950 A.D) who was a contemporary of the above Poet PONNA also belonged to Punganur.