# Ponchavadi Village, Ponda, North Goa (Goa) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/north-goa/ponda/ponchavadi/ Village · Ponda, North Goa # Ponchavadi Ponchavadi is a village in Ponda sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403706**. The 2011 Census counted **4,295 people in 931 households**, the 3rd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%. - 4,295people (2011) - 931households - 86.4%literacy - 403706PIN code ## Ponchavadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponchavadi is 403706.** Ponchavadi falls in Ponda sub-district, North Goa district, Goa. - PIN code403706 - Community development blockPonda - Census village code626864 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponchavadi from nearby towns? - Ponda (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Panaji (district HQ)52 km by road - Ponda (nearest town)22 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 Ponchavadi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Ponchavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shiroda - ○Degree college10+ km · Bandora C T - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Curchorem-Cacora - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Ponchavadi known for? The main crops are **rice, cashew nuts and arecanuts**. Products made here include country liquor, papad and jute bags. About 73% of the 1,588 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Ponchavadi Of every 100 households in Ponchavadi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Ponchavadi · ■ Ponda rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****77%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **24% Tap water ****78%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **38% Use banking services ****88%** **81% Television ****78%** **75% Mobile phone ****70%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **6% Two-wheeler ****51%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **15% None of these assets ****11%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **88% 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 Ponchavadi? ■ Ponchavadi · ■ Ponda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%** **87.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754** **921 Working population ****36.5%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 80.9% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (8%) · **■** Household industry 51 (3%) · **■** Other work 989 (63%) · **■** Marginal 313 (20%) 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 Ponda - Siroda14,041 people - Betora6,133 people - Cundaim3,859 people - Candepar3,768 people - Querim3,474 people - Durbhat3,443 people [All 22 villages in Ponda](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/north-goa/ponda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponchavadi?403706 - How far is Ponchavadi from Panaji?52 km by road - What is the population of Ponchavadi?4,295 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponchavadi in?North Goa district (Ponda sub-district), Goa - What is the literacy rate of Ponchavadi?86.4% (Census 2011)