# Pondi Kalan Village, Poundi-Uproda, Korba (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/poundi-uproda/pondi-kalan/ Village · Poundi-Uproda, Korba # Pondi Kalan Pondi Kalan is a village in Poundi-Uproda sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494337**. The 2011 Census counted **1,464 people in 346 households**, the 32nd largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 1,464people (2011) - 346households - 58.5%literacy - 494337PIN code ## Pondi Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pondi Kalan is 494337.** Pondi Kalan falls in Poundi-Uproda sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494337 - Gram panchayatPondi Kalan - Community development blockPondiupraura - Census village code435935 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pondi Kalan from nearby towns? - Poundi-Uproda (sub-district HQ)94 km by road - Korba (district HQ)117 km by road - Gaurella (nearest town)43 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 Kalan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pondi Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pasan - ○Degree college10+ km · Korba - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand 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 Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 14% of the 2,266 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pondi Kalan Of every 100 households in Pondi Kalan in 2011, 16 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pondi Kalan · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **37% Toilet within the home ****2%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****18%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****4%** **49% Television ****1%** **8% Mobile phone ****3%** **10% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****56%** **50% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pondi Kalan? ■ Pondi Kalan · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **57.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **987 Working population ****67.3%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 45.1% for women. 66% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 304 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (12%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 540 (55%) 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 Poundi-Uproda - Lainga1,608 people - Tnera1,608 people - Madai1,565 people - Kulhariya1,468 people - Laingi1,453 people - Lad1,440 people - Banjari1,426 people - Dhajak1,425 people [All 212 villages in Poundi-Uproda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/poundi-uproda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pondi Kalan?494337 - How far is Pondi Kalan from Korba?117 km by road - What is the population of Pondi Kalan?1,464 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondi Kalan in?Korba district (Poundi-Uproda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Pondi Kalan?58.5% (Census 2011)