# Pondi Village, Bhaiyathan, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja 

# Pondi

Pondi is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497235**. The 2011 Census counted **1,837 people in 463 households**, the 22nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,837people (2011)
- 463households
- 57.7%literacy
- 497235PIN code

## Pondi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pondi is 497235.** Pondi falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497235
- Gram panchayatPondi
- Community development blockBhaiyathan
- Census village code432783

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?

- Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bhatgaon (nearest town)5 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Pondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhatgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 61% of the 654 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 46 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondi · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**60%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**96%

Use banking services ****84%**

**64%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**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?

■ Pondi · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110**

**958

Working population ****52.7%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 46.0% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 269 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (19%) · **■** Other work 71 (7%) · **■** Marginal 444 (46%)

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 Bhaiyathan

- Kaskela2,044 people
- Anrokha1,975 people
- Badsara1,949 people
- Bhawrahi1,880 people
- Gangoti1,809 people
- Dhartipara1,753 people
- Jagdishpur1,708 people
- Baraudhi1,696 people

[All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pondi?497235
- How far is Pondi from Ambikapur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi?1,837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi in?Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi?57.7% (Census 2011)