# Pondishankar Village, Champa, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa 

# Pondishankar

Pondishankar is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494337**. The 2011 Census counted **4,468 people in 908 households**, the 9th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 4,468people (2011)
- 908households
- 69.0%literacy
- 494337PIN code

## Pondishankar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pondishankar is 494337.** Pondishankar falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494337
- Gram panchayatPondishankar
- Community development blockBamhnidih
- Census village code436869

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

## How far is Pondishankar from nearby towns?

- Champa (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)30 km by road
- Champa (nearest town)20 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 Pondishankar?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Pondishankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bamhnidih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saragaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Pondishankar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and pigeon pea**. About 76% of the 1,184 hectares of village land is sown, and 728 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 Pondishankar

Of every 100 households in Pondishankar in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondishankar · ■ Champa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**20%

Television ****33%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pondishankar?

■ Pondishankar · ■ Champa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**935

Working population ****54.4%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 54.9% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 250 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (13%) · **■** Household industry 178 (7%) · **■** Other work 82 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,611 (66%)

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 Champa

- Bamhnidih5,486 people
- Hathnewara5,007 people
- Kurda4,753 people
- Kamrid4,723 people
- Apharid4,033 people
- Sothi3,964 people
- Siladehi3,958 people
- Karnod3,839 people

[All 86 villages in Champa](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pondishankar?494337
- How far is Pondishankar from Janjgir?30 km by road
- What is the population of Pondishankar?4,468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondishankar in?Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondishankar?69.0% (Census 2011)