# Ponchi Village, Satbarwa, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Satbarwa, Palamu 

# Ponchi

Ponchi is a village in Satbarwa sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,262 people in 444 households**, the 9th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,262people (2011)
- 444households
- 66.3%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Ponchi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ponchi is 822126.** Ponchi falls in Satbarwa sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatPonchi
- Community development blockSatbarwa
- Census village code366456

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

## How far is Ponchi from nearby towns?

- Satbarwa (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)22 km by road
- Daltonganj (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 Ponchi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ponchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Satbarwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Ponchi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 90% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ponchi

Of every 100 households in Ponchi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ponchi · ■ Satbarwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****53%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ponchi?

■ Ponchi · ■ Satbarwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**1000

Working population ****43.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 56.6% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (11%) · **■** Marginal 562 (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 Satbarwa

- Bohita2,684 people
- Khoundih2,511 people
- Dulsulma2,485 people
- Sehra2,436 people
- Karma2,215 people
- Ghutua2,029 people
- Rebaratu2,017 people
- Rabda1,869 people

[All 58 villages in Satbarwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/satbarwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ponchi?822126
- How far is Ponchi from Medininagar?22 km by road
- What is the population of Ponchi?2,262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ponchi in?Palamu district (Satbarwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ponchi?66.3% (Census 2011)