Village · Poundi-Uproda, Korba
# Pondi Gosai

Pondi Gosai is a village in Poundi-Uproda sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493992. The 2011 Census counted 752 people in 178 households, the 104th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.
- 752 people (2011)
- 178 households
- 58.5% literacy
- 493992 PIN code

## Pondi Gosai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pondi Gosai is 493992. Pondi Gosai falls in Poundi-Uproda sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493992
- Gram panchayat Bankheta
- Community development block Pondiupraura
- Census village code 436058

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pondi Gosai from nearby towns?
- Poundi-Uproda (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Korba (district HQ) 58 km by road
- Katghora (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pondi Gosai?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Private bus service 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 · Tuman
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Katghora
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Korba
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pondi Gosai known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and kulthi. About 33% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pondi Gosai

Of every 100 households in Pondi Gosai in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondi Gosai · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 12% 37%
- Toilet within the home 1% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 90%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 84% 49%
- Television 2% 8%
- Mobile phone 6% 10%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 67% 50%
- 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 Pondi Gosai?

■ Pondi Gosai · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.5% 57.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 985
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1314 987
- Working population 64.2% 51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 47.3% for women. 66% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 5 (1%) · ■ Marginal 478 (99%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Poundi-Uproda
- Daganiya 771 people
- Nagoi Kuteser 761 people
- Bango 757 people
- Khirati 753 people
- Uchalenga 743 people
- Merai 731 people
- Nawapara 720 people
- Babupara 716 people

All 212 villages in Poundi-Uproda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pondi Gosai? 493992
- How far is Pondi Gosai from Korba? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi Gosai? 752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi Gosai in? Korba district (Poundi-Uproda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi Gosai? 58.5% (Census 2011)

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