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

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Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja 

# Pondi

Pondi is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,056 people in 238 households**, the 48th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 1,056people (2011)
- 238households
- 55.1%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Pondi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pondi is 497116.** Pondi falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatPondi
- Community development blockLakhanpur
- Census village code433075

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?

- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Lakhanpur (nearest town)20 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?

9 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 · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kunni
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Udaypur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 53% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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, 34 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pondi · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**38%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****30%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****44%**

**51%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**992

Working population ****55.1%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 46.3% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (18%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 34 (6%) · **■** Marginal 258 (44%)

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 Lakhanpur

- Jaipur1,173 people
- Puta1,153 people
- Singidhana1,143 people
- Amdala1,059 people
- Khutiya1,043 people
- Irgawan1,040 people
- Jaipur1,018 people
- Dhodha Kesra1,009 people

[All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pondi?497116
- How far is Pondi from Ambikapur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi?1,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi?55.1% (Census 2011)