# Pondi Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa 

# Pondi

Pondi is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495557**. The 2011 Census counted **2,489 people in 432 households**, the 17th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 2,489people (2011)
- 432households
- 77.2%literacy
- 495557PIN code

## Pondi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pondi is 495557.** Pondi falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495557
- Gram panchayatPondi
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code436761

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

## How far is Pondi from nearby towns?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)30 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town)5 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 Pondi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nawagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharod
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Pondi known for?

About 78% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 457 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 Pondi

Of every 100 households in Pondi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pondi · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**28%

Television ****42%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pondi?

■ Pondi · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**72.5%

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

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**954

Working population ****62.9%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 64.9% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,197 (76%)

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 Nawagarh

- Awrid2,904 people
- Rogda2,876 people
- Hardi2,701 people
- Mudpar2,503 people
- Mudpar2,427 people
- Kuthur2,412 people
- Siud2,315 people
- Budena2,307 people

[All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pondi?495557
- How far is Pondi from Janjgir?30 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi?2,489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi?77.2% (Census 2011)