# Pongarjhodi, Paraswada, Balaghat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Pongarjhodi

Pongarjhodi is a village in [Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/) sub-district of [Balaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **991 people in 225 households**, the 27th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 991people (2011)
- 225households
- 75.2%literacy
- 1,082females per 1,000 males

## Pongarjhodi PIN code and other codes

Pongarjhodi falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498341

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

## How far is Pongarjhodi from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)67 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 Pongarjhodi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pongarjhodi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tirodi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Paraswada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Pongarjhodi known for?

About 28% of the 587 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Pongarjhodi

Of every 100 households in Pongarjhodi in 2011, 58 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pongarjhodi · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**89%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****51%**

**46%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Pongarjhodi?

■ Pongarjhodi · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**981

Working population ****43.4%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 64.3% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 279 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 73 (17%)

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 Paraswada

- Sitadongri1,066 people
- Khurmundi1,061 people
- Rupjhar1,003 people
- Bhorwahi998 people
- Harrabhat989 people
- Singhai961 people
- Chhaparwahi956 people
- Sahejana Basti947 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pongarjhodi from Balaghat?67 km by road
- What is the population of Pongarjhodi?991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pongarjhodi in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pongarjhodi?75.2% (Census 2011)