# Pondum Village, Dantewada – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/pondum/ Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Pondum Pondum is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494449**. The 2011 Census counted **2,764 people in 554 households**, the 3rd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%. - 2,764people (2011) - 554households - 24.2%literacy - 494449PIN code ## Pondum PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pondum is 494449.** Pondum falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494449 - Gram panchayatPondum - Community development blockDantewada - Census village code450060 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? - Dantewada (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)11 km by road - Dantewada (nearest town)11 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pondum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dantewada - ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada - ○Railway station5–10 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)8 h summer · 9 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 Pondum known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and corn-ear**. About 44% of the 3,823 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, 10 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pondum · ■ Dantewada rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **29% Toilet within the home ****0%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****53%** **31% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****2%** **10% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****76%** **62% Own their home ****100%** **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 Pondum? ■ Pondum · ■ Dantewada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****24.2%** **32.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084** **1070 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **992 Working population ****48.4%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 33.2% for men and 16.2% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 454 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 567 (42%) · **■** Other work 35 (3%) · **■** Marginal 283 (21%) 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 Dantewada - Metapal4,435 people - Balood3,352 people - Dugeli2,646 people - Chitalanka2,290 people - Ganjenar2,109 people - Dhurli2,068 people [All 59 villages in Dantewada](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pondum?494449 - How far is Pondum from Dantewada?11 km by road - What is the population of Pondum?2,764 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondum in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Pondum?24.2% (Census 2011)