Podi Kalan, Bamhindih
Podi Kalan (पोड़ी कला) is a village located in the Saragaon Tehsil of Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Bamhindih block and comes under Pondikala Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Janjgir Champa parliament constituency and Sakti assembly constituency.
As on June 2025, the current population of Podi Kalan is 1.2 thousands out of which 547 are males and rest 624 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1141 females per 1000 males. There are around 145 teenagers in Podi Kalan. It has literacy rate of 56% which means around 656 persons can read and write. Total 69 people belonging to scheduled caste and 742 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 245 households in Podi Kalan, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 766. The pincode of Podi Kalan is 495687 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Baradwar Sub Post office
- Nagarda Branch Post office
- Sarhar Branch Post office
- Basti Baradwar Branch Post office
- Darang Branch Post office
Schools
Podi Kalan has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- S.S. Mandir Baradwar (Pvt)
- Pvt.Gyan Sharda High School Baradwar
- Green Filed E.H.Middle School Baradwar (Pvt)
- Govt. Higher Secondary School Nagarda
- Govt.Hr.Secondary School Jharna
Hospitals
Podi Kalan has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Podi Kalan has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.