# Puskonta Village, Usur, Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Usur, Bijapur 

# Puskonta

Puskonta is a village in Usur sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494447**. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 26 households**, the 107th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 7.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 30.7%.

- 128people (2011)
- 26households
- 7.6%literacy
- 494447PIN code

## Puskonta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puskonta is 494447.** Puskonta falls in Usur sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494447
- Gram panchayatHirapur
- Community development blockUsur
- Census village code450881

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

## How far is Puskonta from nearby towns?

- Usur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Dantewada (nearest town)165 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 Puskonta?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Puskonta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bijapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Puskonta known for?

About 9% of the 471 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 Puskonta

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

■ Puskonta · ■ Usur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**10%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**2%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****88%**

**54%

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 Puskonta?

■ Puskonta · ■ Usur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****7.6%**

**30.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**969

Working population ****31.2%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 10.4% for men and 4.5% for women. 38% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 40 (100%)

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 Usur

- Tongguda140 people
- Rampur132 people
- Surnar132 people
- Bhimaram130 people
- Pedadharmaram114 people
- Utlapalli109 people
- Rajpeta108 people
- Errabor103 people

[All 132 villages in Usur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/usur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puskonta?494447
- How far is Puskonta from Bijapur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Puskonta?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puskonta in?Bijapur district (Usur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Puskonta?7.6% (Census 2011)