# Pondum Village, Bhairamgarh, Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhairamgarh, Bijapur 

# Pondum

Pondum is a village in Bhairamgarh sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496100**. The 2011 Census counted **871 people in 215 households**, the 20th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 15.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 29.3%.

- 871people (2011)
- 215households
- 15.0%literacy
- 496100PIN code

## Pondum PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pondum is 496100.** Pondum falls in Bhairamgarh sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496100
- Gram panchayatPatarpara
- Community development blockBhairamgarh
- Census village code451214

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

## How far is Pondum from nearby towns?

- Bhairamgarh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)57 km by road
- Bhairamgarh (nearest town)7 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 Pondum?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pondum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhairamgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Pondum known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and cereal**. Products made here include winnowing fans, iron tools and mats. About 13% of the 1,297 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pondum

Of every 100 households in Pondum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pondum · ■ Bhairamgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**96%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

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

**3%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****10%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****62%**

**69%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pondum?

■ Pondum · ■ Bhairamgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****15.0%**

**29.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1354**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1345**

**992

Working population ****60.2%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.5% for men and 7.2% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 501 (96%)

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 Bhairamgarh

- Fulgatta958 people
- Gudma923 people
- Darbha872 people
- Mangnar871 people
- Potenarichwada860 people
- Pusnar853 people
- Kondroji848 people
- Karkeli838 people

[All 282 villages in Bhairamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhairamgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pondum?496100
- How far is Pondum from Bijapur?57 km by road
- What is the population of Pondum?871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondum in?Bijapur district (Bhairamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondum?15.0% (Census 2011)