# Pondil Village, Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/pondil/ Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal # Pondil Pondil is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804421**. The 2011 Census counted **2,440 people in 435 households**, the 12th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 2,440people (2011) - 435households - 61.7%literacy - 804421PIN code ## Pondil PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pondil is 804421.** Pondil falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar. - PIN code804421 - Gram panchayatChamandi - Community development blockSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Census village code260815 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pondil from nearby towns? - Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Arwal (district HQ)40 km by road - Arwal (nearest town)40 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Pondil? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pondil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurtha - ○Degree college10+ km · Darheta - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pondil known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pondil Of every 100 households in Pondil in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pondil · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****11%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****41%** **51% Television ****1%** **5% Mobile phone ****46%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Pondil? ■ Pondil · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%** **64.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1146** **955 Working population ****28.9%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 44.9% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (44%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Other work 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 237 (34%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Belaura2,538 people - Sherpur2,511 people - Dharnai2,473 people - Chamardih2,472 people - Bansi Surajpur2,281 people - Zindapur2,218 people - Dharampur2,209 people - Paharpur1,968 people [All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pondil?804421 - How far is Pondil from Arwal?40 km by road - What is the population of Pondil?2,440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondil in?Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pondil?61.7% (Census 2011)