# Pondi Village, Sonhat, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhat, Koriya 

# Pondi

Pondi is a village in Sonhat sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491888**. The 2011 Census counted **996 people in 246 households**, the 8th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 996people (2011)
- 246households
- 48.0%literacy
- 491888PIN code

## Pondi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pondi is 491888.** Pondi falls in Sonhat sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491888
- Gram panchayatPondi
- Community development blockSonhat
- Census village code431546

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?

- Sonhat (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town)45 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 · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonhat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter

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 64% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 54 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondi · ■ Sonhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**84%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**91%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**47%

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 Pondi?

■ Pondi · ■ Sonhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**966

Working population ****54.3%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 38.0% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 397 (73%)

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 Sonhat

- Ghugra1,605 people
- Salgawan Kalan1,489 people
- Sundarpur1,339 people
- Latma1,050 people
- Keshgawan974 people
- Ramgarh958 people
- Odari905 people
- Pusla900 people

[All 105 villages in Sonhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/sonhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pondi?491888
- How far is Pondi from Baikunthpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi?996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi in?Koriya district (Sonhat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi?48.0% (Census 2011)