# Puswada Village, Konta – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Konta, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Puswada

Puswada is a village in Konta sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494122**. The 2011 Census counted **407 people in 86 households**, the 69th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 5.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 20.3%.

- 407people (2011)
- 86households
- 5.5%literacy
- 494122PIN code

## Puswada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puswada is 494122.** Puswada falls in Konta sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494122
- Gram panchayatKankerlanka
- Community development blockKonta
- Census village code450357

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

## How far is Puswada from nearby towns?

- Konta (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)138 km by road
- Konta (nearest town)65 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 Puswada?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Puswada known for?

About 32% of the 1,034 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 Puswada

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

■ Puswada · ■ Konta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****55%**

**59%

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 Puswada?

■ Puswada · ■ Konta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****5.5%**

**20.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1471**

**1012

Working population ****83.3%**

**61.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 10.7% for men and 1.0% for women. 84% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 305 (90%) · **■** Marginal 34 (10%)

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 Konta

- Pinabheji430 people
- Sakler410 people
- Mundpalli408 people
- Misma407 people
- Godelguda405 people
- Gondpalli403 people
- Pamlur402 people
- Kotaiguda399 people

[All 255 villages in Konta](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/konta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puswada?494122
- How far is Puswada from Dantewada?138 km by road
- What is the population of Puswada?407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puswada in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Konta sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Puswada?5.5% (Census 2011)