# Ponga Bheji Village, Sukma – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/sukma/ponga-bheji/ Village · Sukma, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Ponga Bheji Ponga Bheji is a village in Sukma sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,087 people in 233 households**, the 15th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%. - 1,087people (2011) - 233households - 41.1%literacy - 494111PIN code ## Ponga Bheji PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponga Bheji is 494111.** Ponga Bheji falls in Sukma sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494111 - Gram panchayatPonga Bheji - Community development blockSukma - Census village code450662 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponga Bheji from nearby towns? - Sukma (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)112 km by road - Sukma (nearest town)34 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 Ponga Bheji? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Ponga Bheji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kerlapal - ○Degree college10+ km · Sukma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sukma - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Ponga Bheji known for? About 21% of the 3,362 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 Ponga Bheji Of every 100 households in Ponga Bheji in 2011, 21 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ponga Bheji · ■ Sukma rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **35% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **1% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****48%** **30% Television ****0%** **3% Mobile phone ****1%** **5% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****85%** **66% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Ponga Bheji? ■ Ponga Bheji · ■ Sukma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%** **33.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1174** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1385** **987 Working population ****56.3%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.4% for men and 31.2% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 262 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 340 (56%) 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 Sukma - Nilawaram1,284 people - Bodko1,227 people - Maroki1,199 people - Sirsatti1,130 people - Jorutong Alias Kokarpal1,082 people - Gondpalli1,068 people - Gonderas1,009 people - Golabekur988 people [All 52 villages in Sukma](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/sukma/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponga Bheji?494111 - How far is Ponga Bheji from Dantewada?112 km by road - What is the population of Ponga Bheji?1,087 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponga Bheji in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Sukma sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ponga Bheji?41.1% (Census 2011)