The town was called notified area in the period of British and later on it was converted into a Municipality and now it is known as 1st Grade Village Panchayath.

Ponnampet was a Taluk Headquarters during Pre-Independence Period and continues up to the re-organisation of states after independence.

[5] A college of forestry formerly a part of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, now affiliated with the UAHS, Shivamogga is located here.

Ponnampet is located 52 km south from its district headquarter, Madikeri on State Highway 89.

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