| Punganur | |
| Nickname: | Pungapuri, Pulinaadu |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 13.3667°N 78.5833°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chittoor |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
| Subdivision Name3: | Punganur |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Punganur Municipality |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 32.28 |
| Elevation M: | 764 |
| Population Total: | 54,746 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 517 247 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91–8581 |
| Registration Plate: | AP 39 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Assembly Constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Punganur |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha Constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Rajampeta |
Punganur is a Municipality city in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Punganur Mandel of Palamaner Revenue Division.
Punganur is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 764 meters (2509 feet).
India census,[3] Punganur had a population of 54,746. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Punganur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 56%. In Punganur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
See main article: Punganur (Assembly constituency). Punganur Assembly constituency is a constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 14 constituencies and the largest constituency in Chittoor district. Punganur panchayat was upgraded to 3rd Grade Municipality on 19 January 1985.
The Punganur cow is a distinct breed, is named after the town of its origin. White and light grey in colour with a broad forehead and short horns, its average height is 70–90 cm and its weight is 115–200 kg. The cow has an average milk yield of 3 to 5 litres per day (with a fat content of 8%, whereas the normal milk has a fat content of 3.5%). Its daily feed intake of 5 kg. It is highly drought resistant, and able to survive exclusively on dry fodder. It is now on the verge of extinction.
Sri Someswara Temple (situated within the precincts of the Zamindar Palace, once the centre of the Punganur Estate), also called Kukkudechuram or Kukkutasuram, is one of the Thevara Vaipputh Thalangal of the Shaivite holy places mentioned in his literature by Tamil Nayanar Appar, the saint-poet of the 7th century A.D. Together with Sambandhar and Sundara, Appar is one of the three most prominent of the 63 Nayanars. This temple was constructed by the Cholas.
Another notable temple is the Pundeswara Temple in Mugavadi near Punganur.
Punganur is very well connected by road, and under the Kadapa-Bangalore railway project a railway line passes through Kudavuru, which is a village in Punganur mandal at an distance of 8km (05miles) from Punganur. After completion of this railway line Punganur will get railway station at Kudavuru. At present the nearest railway station is Madanapalle Road railway station which is located 36km (22miles) from Punganur. Punganur APS RTC Depot is the biggest bus depot in the entire state in terms of area and garage. There are two bus terminals in Punganur. State-owned APSRTC buses run to different parts of the district, state and interstate – Bangalore, Kolar (KA), and Chennai (TN).
One National Highway (NH42) and one Major State Highway pass through Punganur.
NH 42 - Uravakonda to Krishnagiri,SH 65 - Punganur to Rompicharla.
The primary and secondary school education is delivered by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The languages of instruction followed by different schools are Telugu, Urdu, Hindi and English.