# Pondi Kalan Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/pondi-kalan/ Village · Shankargarh, Surguja # Pondi Kalan Pondi Kalan is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **554 people in 127 households**, the 60th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 554people (2011) - 127households - 45.4%literacy - 497118PIN code ## Pondi Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pondi Kalan is 497118.** Pondi Kalan falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497118 - Gram panchayatGamhardih - Community development blockShankargarh - Census village code432472 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pondi Kalan from nearby towns? - Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)78 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)78 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 Kalan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pondi Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dipadihkalan - ○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 - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Pondi Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and niger**. About 22% of the 781 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Kalan Of every 100 households in Pondi Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pondi Kalan · ■ Shankargarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **30% Toilet within the home ****2%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **91% Tap water ****2%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****4%** **61% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****3%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****90%** **62% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Kalan? ■ Pondi Kalan · ■ Shankargarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **968 Working population ****50.0%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.9% for men and 39.0% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 158 (57%) 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 Shankargarh - Amgaon605 people - Jampani587 people - Karasi583 people - Ghughari Khurd571 people - Parewa551 people - Karmi Kanwar Toli548 people - Larngi544 people - Bijadih528 people [All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pondi Kalan?497118 - How far is Pondi Kalan from Ambikapur?78 km by road - What is the population of Pondi Kalan?554 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondi Kalan in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Pondi Kalan?45.4% (Census 2011)