# Pongarhi Village, Dinara, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dinara, Rohtas 

# Pongarhi

Pongarhi is a village in Dinara sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **871 people in 149 households**, the 96th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 871people (2011)
- 149households
- 61.7%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Pongarhi PIN code and other codes

Pongarhi falls in Dinara sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMedanipur
- Community development blockDinara
- Census village code250840

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pongarhi from nearby towns?

- Dinara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)63 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)63 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 Pongarhi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pongarhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gaj Bharsara
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gajbhadsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Pongarhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Pongarhi

Of every 100 households in Pongarhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pongarhi · ■ Dinara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**53%

Television ****11%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Pongarhi?

■ Pongarhi · ■ Dinara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**940

Working population ****25.6%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 42.4% for women. 41% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 154 (69%)

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 Dinara

- Rehi937 people
- Bhainsra912 people
- Bhelari Purwari885 people
- Ranni881 people
- Maira867 people
- Bairipur854 people
- Bhuawal851 people
- Ghurki817 people

[All 229 villages in Dinara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dinara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pongarhi from Sasaram?63 km by road
- What is the population of Pongarhi?871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pongarhi in?Rohtas district (Dinara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pongarhi?61.7% (Census 2011)