Village · Antagarh, Uttar Bastar Kanker
# Pondgaon

Pondgaon is a village in Antagarh sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491337. The 2011 Census counted 1,428 people in 288 households, the 5th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.
- 1,428 people (2011)
- 288 households
- 74.4% literacy
- 491337 PIN code

## Pondgaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pondgaon is 491337. Pondgaon falls in Antagarh sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491337
- Gram panchayat Pondgaon
- Community development block Antagarh
- Census village code 448029

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pondgaon from nearby towns?
- Antagarh (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Antagarh (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pondgaon?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Pondgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Antagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Antagarh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pondgaon known for?

About 52% of the 810 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pondgaon

Of every 100 households in Pondgaon in 2011, 58 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pondgaon · ■ Antagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 58% 43%
- Toilet within the home 24% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 76% 97%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 62% 29%
- Television 19% 7%
- Mobile phone 16% 5%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 22% 26%
- Own their home 94% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pondgaon?

■ Pondgaon · ■ Antagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.4% 56.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 855 1004
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1022 1006
- Working population 64.6% 54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 57.4% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 222 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 157 (17%) · ■ Marginal 538 (58%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Antagarh
- Sarandi 2,058 people
- Kolar 1,832 people
- Bhainsasur 1,601 people
- Amabeda 1,460 people
- Kalgaon 1,083 people
- Badeteoda 935 people
- Tadokee 926 people
- Kanagaon 855 people

All 194 villages in Antagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pondgaon? 491337
- How far is Pondgaon from Kanker? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Pondgaon? 1,428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondgaon in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Antagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondgaon? 74.4% (Census 2011)

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