# Ponga Village, Narala, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Narala, Kalahandi 

# Ponga

Ponga is a village in Narala sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766100**. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 90 households**, the 115th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 307people (2011)
- 90households
- 39.1%literacy
- 766100PIN code

## Ponga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ponga is 766100.** Ponga falls in Narala sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766100
- Gram panchayatKurmel
- Community development blockNarala
- Census village code422783

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

## How far is Ponga from nearby towns?

- Narala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)50 km by road
- Madanpur Rampur (nearest town)15 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 Ponga?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tulapada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Ponga known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and brinjal,tomato, cabbage**. About 78% of the 170 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 Ponga

Of every 100 households in Ponga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ponga · ■ Narala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****54%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Ponga?

■ Ponga · ■ Narala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.1%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**988

Working population ****66.1%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.2% for men and 30.1% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (15%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 127 (63%)

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 Narala

- Khirmal326 people
- Chhatamahul325 people
- Kanagaon317 people
- Sanadhar pur312 people
- Kucheijore301 people
- Khasbahali296 people
- Dendoguda295 people
- Khaing294 people

[All 192 villages in Narala](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/narala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ponga?766100
- How far is Ponga from Bhawanipatna?50 km by road
- What is the population of Ponga?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ponga in?Kalahandi district (Narala sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Ponga?39.1% (Census 2011)