# Ponch Village, Baloda, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/ponch/ Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa # Ponch Ponch is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496338**. The 2011 Census counted **1,483 people in 392 households**, the 23rd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,483people (2011) - 392households - 71.6%literacy - 496338PIN code ## Ponch PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponch is 496338.** Ponch falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496338 - Gram panchayatPonch - Community development blockBaloda - Census village code436707 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponch from nearby towns? - Baloda (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)11 km by road - Baloda (nearest town)6 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 Ponch? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ponch; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baloda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamhariya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Ponch known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and linseed**. About 80% of the 402 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Ponch Of every 100 households in Ponch in 2011, 71 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ponch · ■ Baloda rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **86% Toilet within the home ****8%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****12%** **21% Television ****20%** **19% Mobile phone ****16%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****54%** **40% Own their home ****98%** **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 Ponch? ■ Ponch · ■ Baloda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **968 Working population ****73.4%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 58.9% for women. 73% of men and 73% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 433 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (5%) · **■** Marginal 550 (51%) 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 Baloda - Hardibisal1,583 people - Kerakachhar1,575 people - Bhilai1,540 people - Karmanda1,534 people - Beltukri1,337 people - Parsada1,290 people - Deori1,281 people - Mohda1,239 people [All 69 villages in Baloda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponch?496338 - How far is Ponch from Janjgir?11 km by road - What is the population of Ponch?1,483 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponch in?Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ponch?71.6% (Census 2011)