# Podapali Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Podapali

Podapali is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 68 households**, the 208th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 266people (2011)
- 68households
- 69.1%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Podapali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Podapali is 493558.** Podapali falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatDarrabhata
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445868

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

## How far is Podapali from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)115 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)18 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 Podapali?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Podapali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Patsendri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Podapali known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 58% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Podapali

Of every 100 households in Podapali in 2011, 87 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podapali · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****72%**

**63%

Television ****26%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Podapali?

■ Podapali · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1145**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**953

Working population ****60.9%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 65.4% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 64 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (54%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%)

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 Saraipali

- Palsapali281 people
- Daugudi279 people
- Banpali275 people
- Joba272 people
- Hardasarar265 people
- Pujaripali251 people
- Raipani244 people
- Kharniyabahal234 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Podapali?493558
- How far is Podapali from Mahasamund?115 km by road
- What is the population of Podapali?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podapali in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Podapali?69.1% (Census 2011)