Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa # Podikhurd Podikhurd is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495687. The 2011 Census counted 409 people in 104 households, the 81st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 409 people (2011) - 104 households - 77.7% literacy - 495687 PIN code ## Podikhurd PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Podikhurd is 495687. Podikhurd falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495687 - Gram panchayat Podi Kalan - Community development block Bamhnidih - Census village code 436822 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Podikhurd from nearby towns? - Champa (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 22 km by road - Champa (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Podikhurd? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Podikhurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kamreli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Champa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saragaon - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Podikhurd known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 76% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Podikhurd Of every 100 households in Podikhurd in 2011, 99 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Podikhurd · ■ Champa rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 88% - Toilet within the home 23% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 87% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 25% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 97% - Use banking services 57% 20% - Television 73% 34% - Mobile phone 22% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 3% 29% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Podikhurd? ■ Podikhurd · ■ Champa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.7% 72.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 902 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 778 935 - Working population 80.7% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 61.4% for women. 81% of men and 80% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 117 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (8%) · ■ Other work 15 (5%) · ■ Marginal 172 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Champa - Petphorwa 527 people - Barkut 484 people - Koniyapat 450 people - Amodi 426 people - Auradih 369 people - Charpara 320 people - Amjhar 317 people - Harrabhata 291 people All 86 villages in Champa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Podikhurd? 495687 - How far is Podikhurd from Janjgir? 22 km by road - What is the population of Podikhurd? 409 (Census 2011) - Which district is Podikhurd in? Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Podikhurd? 77.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/podikhurd/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.