About Pondishankar Village

Pondishankar is a large village in Champa tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,468, made up of 2,239 males and 2,229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1183.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pondishankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondishankar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Champa
Pincode	494337
Area (hectares)	1183.9 hectares
Population	4,468
Male Population	2,239
Female Population	2,229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pondishankar compares

By the 2011 count Pondishankar is the 9th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents. Its 1183.9 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pondishankar

Pondishankar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pondishankar 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 Pondishankar from other places

Pondishankar lies about 22 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 5.2 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 Pondishankar
Nearest railway station	Kotmi Sonar	5.2 km
Nearest town	Akaltara	6.7 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Champa	27 km

Villages closest to Pondishankar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Champa 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 Pondishankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pondishankar village had a population of 4,468. That makes it the 9th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents.

Pondishankar village has 2,239 males and 2,229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondishankar has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Pondishankar is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondishankar covers 1183.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pondishankar falls under Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pondishankar is Kotmi Sonar, about 5.2 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 Pondishankar.

Pondishankar is about 22 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondishankar is in Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kotmi Sonar is about 5.2 km away. Akaltara is about 6.7 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.