# Ponkur Village, Sarangapur, Adilabad (Telangana) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarangapur, Adilabad 

# Ponkur

Ponkur is a village in Sarangapur sub-district of Adilabad district, Telangana, PIN code **504110**. The 2011 Census counted **2,575 people in 509 households**, the 7th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 2,575people (2011)
- 509households
- 56.4%literacy
- 504110PIN code

## Ponkur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ponkur is 504110.** Ponkur falls in Sarangapur sub-district, Adilabad district, Telangana.

- PIN code504110
- Gram panchayatPonkur
- Community development blockSarangapur
- Census village code570075

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

## How far is Ponkur from nearby towns?

- Sarangapur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Adilabad (district HQ)105 km by road
- Nirmal (nearest town)27 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 Ponkur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Ponkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarangpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nirmal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nirmal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 17 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 Ponkur known for?

The main crops are **cotton, chillies and turmeric**. About 27% of the 1,264 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Ponkur

Of every 100 households in Ponkur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ponkur · ■ Sarangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**89%

Tap water ****50%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**68%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****45%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**23%

Own their home ****81%**

**88%

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 Ponkur?

■ Ponkur · ■ Sarangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**1129

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**966

Working population ****52.4%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 47.5% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 342 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 441 (33%) · **■** Household industry 293 (22%) · **■** Other work 240 (18%) · **■** Marginal 33 (2%)

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 Sarangapur

- Sarangpur3,809 people
- Chincholi3,013 people
- Beervelli2,945 people
- Alur2,597 people
- Dhani2,455 people
- Potia2,210 people
- Boregaon2,113 people
- Chincholi2,002 people

[All 28 villages in Sarangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/adilabad/sarangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ponkur?504110
- How far is Ponkur from Adilabad?105 km by road
- What is the population of Ponkur?2,575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ponkur in?Adilabad district (Sarangapur sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Ponkur?56.4% (Census 2011)