# Pongali, Bishamakatak, Rayagada – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Bishamakatak, Rayagada 

# Pongali

Pongali is a village in [Bishamakatak](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/bishamakatak/) sub-district of [Rayagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/) district, [Odisha](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/), PIN code **765019**. The 2011 Census counted **40 people in 7 households**, the 268th largest of 289 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 42.6%.

- 40people (2011)
- 7households
- 31.4%literacy
- 765019PIN code

## Pongali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pongali is 765019.** Pongali falls in Bishamakatak sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765019
- Gram panchayatRasikhol
- Community development blockBishamakatak
- Census village code425332

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

## How far is Pongali from nearby towns?

- Bishamakatak (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)70 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)63 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 Pongali?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Pongali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghotana
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tadomuhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Pongali known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and alasi**. About 3% of the 146 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 Pongali

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

■ Pongali · ■ Bishamakatak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****71%**

**55%

Own their home ****86%**

**95%

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 Pongali?

■ Pongali · ■ Bishamakatak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.4%**

**42.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1222**

**1111

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4000**

**945

Working population ****35.0%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.3% for men and 27.8% for women. 44% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (7%) · **■** Marginal 12 (86%)

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 Bishamakatak

- Rupapadar43 people
- Kidirimala42 people
- Chilikarambhu41 people
- Ratanaguda41 people
- Tumbalupadu40 people
- Tikaraguda37 people
- Jaupada34 people
- Urusakani34 people

[All 318 villages in Bishamakatak](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/bishamakatak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pongali?765019
- How far is Pongali from Rayagada?70 km by road
- What is the population of Pongali?40 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pongali in?Rayagada district (Bishamakatak sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Pongali?31.4% (Census 2011)