Ponga, Narala

Ponga is a village located in the Narala Tehsil of Kalahandi district of Odisha. The village falls in Narala block and comes under Kurmel Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Ponga is 342 out of which 164 are males and rest 178 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1085 females per 1000 males. There are around 49 teenagers in Ponga. It has literacy rate of 33% which means around 113 persons can read and write. Total 45 people belonging to scheduled caste and 298 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 100 households in Ponga, which means every family has 3 members on average. The village has working population of 226. The pincode of Ponga is 766100 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Narla Sub Post office
• Barbandha Branch Post office
• Ghodabandha Branch Post office
• Sergarh Branch Post office
• Kamarda Branch Post office

Schools

Ponga has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kalahandi
• Damodar Nodal Uchha Bidyapitha, Tulapada
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Narla
• Primary School Govt. High School, Narla
• Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya, Chapatkhanda

Hospitals

Ponga has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Narla Sub-Center
• Sergarh Sub-Center
• Tulapada Sub-Center
• Bhurti Sub-Center
• Nishanpur Sub-Center

Banks

Ponga has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Narla