# Pusawand Village, Kondagaon, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kondagaon, Bastar 

# Pusawand

Pusawand is a village in Kondagaon sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494226**. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 215 households**, the 58th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%.

- 974people (2011)
- 215households
- 47.7%literacy
- 494226PIN code

## Pusawand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pusawand is 494226.** Pusawand falls in Kondagaon sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494226
- Gram panchayatPusawand
- Community development blockKondagaon
- Census village code448785

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

## How far is Pusawand from nearby towns?

- Kondagaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kondagaon (nearest town)20 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 Pusawand?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pusawand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dahikonga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kondagaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kondagaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter

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 Pusawand known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and maize**. Products made here include basketry. About 69% of the 411 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Pusawand

Of every 100 households in Pusawand in 2011, 51 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pusawand · ■ Kondagaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****92%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Pusawand?

■ Pusawand · ■ Kondagaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%**

**49.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1194**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1217**

**1021

Working population ****57.9%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 32.5% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (25%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 209 (37%)

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 Kondagaon

- Bhiragaon1,051 people
- Kanga1,021 people
- Bhiragaon989 people
- Khachagaon988 people
- Badebhirawand946 people
- Badekurusnar914 people
- Khandam872 people
- Tumdiwal872 people

[All 182 villages in Kondagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/kondagaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pusawand?494226
- How far is Pusawand from Jagdalpur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Pusawand?974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pusawand in?Bastar district (Kondagaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pusawand?47.7% (Census 2011)