About Pondil Village

Pondil is a large village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,440, made up of 1,250 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pondil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondil village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode	804421
Area (hectares)	259 hectares
Population	2,440
Male Population	1,250
Female Population	1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pondil compares

By the 2011 count Pondil is the 12th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Pondil

Pondil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pondil as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pondil from other places

Pondil lies about 18 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 22 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 Pondil
Tehsil headquarters	Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur	18 km
District headquarters	Arwal	18 km
Nearest railway station	Makhdumpur Gaya	22 km

Villages closest to Pondil

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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 Pondil

As per the Census of India 2011, Pondil village had a population of 2,440. That makes it the 12th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Pondil village has 1,250 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondil has about 952 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 957.

The pincode recorded for Pondil is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondil covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pondil falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pondil is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 22 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pondil.

Pondil is about 18 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondil is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 18 km away. Arwal is about 18 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.