Village · Pendra Road Gorella, Bilaspur # Jhirnapondi Jhirnapondi is a village in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495119. The 2011 Census counted 814 people in 216 households, the 59th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 814 people (2011) - 216 households - 58.0% literacy - 495119 PIN code ## Jhirnapondi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jhirnapondi is 495119. Jhirnapondi falls in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495119 - Gram panchayat Naraur - Community development block Marwahi - Census village code 437430 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhirnapondi from nearby towns? - Gaurella (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ) 128 km by road - Gaurella (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhirnapondi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Jhirnapondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Larkeni - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pendra - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhirnapondi known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and pigeon pea. About 23% of the 717 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhirnapondi Of every 100 households in Jhirnapondi in 2011, 62 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhirnapondi · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average - Electricity for lighting 62% 69% - Toilet within the home 2% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 82% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 9% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 69% 53% - Television 13% 14% - Mobile phone 6% 13% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 28% 36% - Own their home 100% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhirnapondi? ■ Jhirnapondi · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.0% 60.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1050 986 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1094 978 - Working population 56.0% 56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 43.5% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 7 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 75 (16%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (4%) · ■ Marginal 352 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pendra Road Gorella - Thadpathra 899 people - Tendumuda 885 people - Madana 861 people - Belgahna 821 people - Andu 787 people - Paterkoni 787 people - Banjhorka 777 people - Kotariyadand 773 people All 85 villages in Pendra Road Gorella ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhirnapondi? 495119 - How far is Jhirnapondi from Bilaspur? 128 km by road - What is the population of Jhirnapondi? 814 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhirnapondi in? Bilaspur district (Pendra Road Gorella sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jhirnapondi? 58.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra-road-gorella/jhirnapondi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.