{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Poduru | native_name = Poduru | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village and Mandal Head quarters | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = <!--India Andhra Pradesh--> | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = West Godavari | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | parts_type = Mandal | parts = Poduru | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 9,578 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Telugu | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- PIN --> | postal_code = 534250 534338 | registration_plate = | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank1_info_sec1 = Palakollu | website = | footnotes = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 14 }}
'''Poduru''' is a village and mandal headquarters of Poduru mandal in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandal wise list of villages in West Godavari district|url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/westgodavari.pdf|website=Chief Commissioner of Land Administration|publisher=National Informatics Centre|accessdate=8 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208134347/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/westgodavari.pdf|archivedate=8 February 2015|format=PDF}}</ref> The nearest railway station is located at Palakollu (PKO) at a distance of {{cvt|7.4|km}}.
==Etymology== In Telugu, "Podu" means ''Little forest'', as it used to 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%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/588702-poduru-andhra-pradesh.html|title=Poduru Census 2011|accessdate=23 May 2017}}</ref>
==Notable people== *Abraham L. Pudi, father of American actor Danny Pudi, moved to the U.S. from Poduru<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/abraham-pudi-obituary?pid=189671416 | title= Abraham Pudi: Obituary | publisher= Legacy.com | accessdate= 21 March 2019 }}</ref> *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. He was born to Datla Ramachandra Raju in Poduru<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/abraham-pudi-obituary?pid=189671416 | title= Abraham Pudi: Obituary | publisher= Legacy.com | accessdate= 21 March 2019 }}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081219233956/http://www.poduru.com/ web site]
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Category:Villages in West Godavari district Category:Mandal headquarters in West Godavari district