# Pongariha Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur 

# Pongariha

Pongariha is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495330**. The 2011 Census counted **633 people in 151 households**, the 132nd largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 633people (2011)
- 151households
- 72.2%literacy
- 495330PIN code

## Pongariha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pongariha is 495330.** Pongariha falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495330
- Gram panchayatSonbandha
- Community development blockTakhatpur
- Census village code438565

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

## How far is Pongariha from nearby towns?

- Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Takhatpur (nearest town)14 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 Pongariha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pongariha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kargikala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Takhatpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Padariya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Pongariha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and gram**. About 59% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Pongariha

Of every 100 households in Pongariha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pongariha · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****60%**

**27%

Television ****24%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Pongariha?

■ Pongariha · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**956

Working population ****46.4%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 61.7% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 265 (90%)

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 Takhatpur

- Tihuladih681 people
- Baghel Kapa660 people
- Tingipur657 people
- Safaribhatha635 people
- Khatola617 people
- Mhowakapa603 people
- Junapara593 people
- Parsa Kapa586 people

[All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pongariha?495330
- How far is Pongariha from Bilaspur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pongariha?633 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pongariha in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pongariha?72.2% (Census 2011)