# Pondikala Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Pondikala

Pondikala is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,213 people in 586 households**, the 18th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 2,213people (2011)
- 586households
- 46.2%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Pondikala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pondikala is 497001.** Pondikala falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatPondikala
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code433029

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

## How far is Pondikala from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)38 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 Pondikala?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pondikala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Navanbagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Pondikala known for?

About 59% of the 751 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Pondikala

Of every 100 households in Pondikala in 2011, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondikala · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****43%**

**59%

Television ****2%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**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 Pondikala?

■ Pondikala · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**972

Working population ****53.7%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 40.3% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 731 (61%)

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

- Kanthi2,395 people
- Sohga2,353 people
- Sukhari2,252 people
- Labji2,217 people
- Mendra Kalan2,065 people
- Sakalo2,056 people
- Koteya1,928 people
- Kanti Prakashpur1,855 people

[All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pondikala?497001
- How far is Pondikala from Ambikapur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Pondikala?2,213 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondikala in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondikala?46.2% (Census 2011)