# Pongar Village, Seoni, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Seoni, Seoni 

# Pongar

Pongar is a village in Seoni sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 152 households**, the 144th largest of 289 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 702people (2011)
- 152households
- 78.1%literacy
- 828females per 1,000 males

## Pongar PIN code and other codes

Pongar falls in Seoni sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSeoni
- Census village code496755

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

## How far is Pongar from nearby towns?

- Seoni (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Seoni (district HQ)50 km by road
- Seoni (nearest town)50 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 Pongar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pongar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Keolari
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Seoni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Pongar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and chana**. About 79% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 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 Pongar

Of every 100 households in Pongar in 2011, 83 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Pongar · ■ Seoni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****84%**

**49%

Television ****31%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Pongar?

■ Pongar · ■ Seoni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**923

Working population ****33.3%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 73.3% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 107 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (34%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 36 (15%)

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 Seoni

- Bandha710 people
- Bhurkalkhapa708 people
- Jamuniya Kandipur707 people
- Ghatpipariya705 people
- Thanwari702 people
- Simariya700 people
- Kalarbanki699 people
- Jamuniya No.4693 people

[All 290 villages in Seoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/seoni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pongar from Seoni?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pongar?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pongar in?Seoni district (Seoni sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pongar?78.1% (Census 2011)