About Pongariha Village

Pongariha is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 306 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pongariha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pongariha village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Takhatpur
Pincode	495330
Area (hectares)	154 hectares
Population	633
Male Population	306
Female Population	327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pongariha compares

By the 2011 count Pongariha is the 128th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Pongariha

Pongariha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pongariha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pongariha from other places

Pongariha lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pongariha
Tehsil headquarters	Takhatpur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kargi Road	16 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	27 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	32 km

Villages closest to Pongariha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Pongariha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pongariha village had a population of 633. That makes it the 128th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Pongariha village has 306 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pongariha has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Pongariha is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pongariha covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pongariha falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pongariha is Kargi Road, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Pongariha.

Pongariha is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pongariha is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 11 km away. Kargi Road is about 16 km away. Mungeli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.