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Pongariha Population - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Pongariha is a medium size village located in Takhatpur Tehsil of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh with total 151 families residing. The Pongariha village has population of 633 of which 306 are males while 327 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pongariha village population of children with age 0-6 is 105 which makes up 16.59 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pongariha village is 1069 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Pongariha as per census is 1019, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Pongariha village has higher literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Pongariha village was 72.16 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Pongariha Male literacy stands at 83.46 % while female literacy rate was 61.68 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Pongariha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Pongariha village.

Pongariha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 151 - -
Population 633 306 327
Child (0-6) 105 52 53
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 188 87 101
Literacy 72.16 % 83.46 % 61.68 %
Total Workers 294 164 130
Main Worker 29 - -
Marginal Worker 265 139 126

Caste Factor

Pongariha village of Bilaspur has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 29.70 % of total population in Pongariha village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Pongariha village of Bilaspur.

Work Profile

In Pongariha village out of total population, 294 were engaged in work activities. 9.86 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 90.14 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 294 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.