Pondas, Dasamantapur
Pondas is a village located in the Koraput Tehsil of Koraput district of Odisha. The village falls in Dasamantapur block and comes under Paikphulbeda Gram Panchayat.
As on January 2025, the current population of Pondas is 438 out of which 204 are males and rest 234 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1147 females per 1000 males. There are around 78 teenagers in Pondas. It has literacy rate of 26% which means around 113 persons can read and write. Total 25 people belonging to scheduled caste and 115 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 118 households in Pondas, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 287. The pincode of Pondas is 764021 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Omp Line Sub Post office
- Koraput R.S. Sub Post office
- Umuri Branch Post office
- A.Malkangiri Branch Post office
- Dumuriput Branch Post office
Schools
Pondas has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Government Higher Secondary School Landiguda Koraput
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Koraput
- Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Machhara
- Govt. U.G. High School, Mainamal
- Govt. High School, Nigamaniguda
Hospitals
Pondas has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Malipondi Sub-Center
- Umuri Sub-Center
- Suku Sub-Center
- Dumuriput (Kendubeda) Sub-Center
- U. Mangra Sub-Center
Banks
Pondas has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.