# Pondiya Village, Samri, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Samri, Surguja 

# Pondiya

Pondiya is a village in Samri sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497224**. The 2011 Census counted **364 people in 85 households**, the 98th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 364people (2011)
- 85households
- 52.7%literacy
- 497224PIN code

## Pondiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pondiya is 497224.** Pondiya falls in Samri sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497224
- Gram panchayatDhaneshpur
- Community development blockKusmi
- Census village code432403

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

## How far is Pondiya from nearby towns?

- Kusmi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Kusmi (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 Pondiya?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pondiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kusmi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kusmi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Pondiya known for?

About 32% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Pondiya

Of every 100 households in Pondiya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondiya · ■ Samri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****16%**

**39%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****59%**

**66%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pondiya?

■ Pondiya · ■ Samri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1524**

**994

Working population ****66.2%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 35.4% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (65%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%)

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 Samri

- Charhu383 people
- Bentpani381 people
- Karamdih367 people
- Champanagar364 people
- Pakari Toli336 people
- Taraini309 people
- Govindpur304 people
- Bhulsi Khurd258 people

[All 105 villages in Samri](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/samri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pondiya?497224
- How far is Pondiya from Ambikapur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Pondiya?364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondiya in?Surguja district (Samri sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondiya?52.7% (Census 2011)