# Pondi Khurd Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/pondi-khurd/ Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Pondi Khurd Pondi Khurd is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,135 people in 265 households**, the 60th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 1,135people (2011) - 265households - 60.9%literacy - 497001PIN code ## Pondi Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pondi Khurd is 497001.** Pondi Khurd falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497001 - Gram panchayatPondi Khurd - Community development blockAmbikapur - Census village code432995 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pondi Khurd from nearby towns? - Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)15 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)15 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 Khurd? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Pondi Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Khurd known for? About 62% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Pondi Khurd in 2011, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pondi Khurd · ■ Ambikapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **60% Toilet within the home ****1%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****90%** **59% Television ****14%** **18% Mobile phone ****29%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **28% Own their home ****100%** **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 Pondi Khurd? ■ Pondi Khurd · ■ Ambikapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1427** **972 Working population ****64.1%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 49.3% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 59 (8%) · **■** Other work 59 (8%) · **■** Marginal 602 (83%) 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 Ambikapur - Rajpuri Khurd1,192 people - Nawapara Kalan1,174 people - Shrigarh1,142 people - Podiya1,135 people - Saraitikra1,135 people - Adchi1,132 people - Kanchanpur1,124 people - Mudesa1,122 people [All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pondi Khurd?497001 - How far is Pondi Khurd from Ambikapur?15 km by road - What is the population of Pondi Khurd?1,135 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondi Khurd in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Pondi Khurd?60.9% (Census 2011)