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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 560 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495113
Area (hectares) 401.87 hectares
Population 1,154
Male Population 560
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pondi compares

By the 2011 count Pondi is the 59th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 401.87 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Pondi

Pondi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pondi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pondi from other places

Pondi lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 3.3 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 Pondi
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 6.0 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 15 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kota 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.

Common questions about Pondi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pondi village had a population of 1,154. That makes it the 59th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Pondi village has 560 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Pondi is 495113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondi covers 401.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pondi falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Salkaroad, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pondi.

Pondi is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondi is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Salkaroad is about 3.3 km away. Kota is about 6.0 km away. Ratanpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Billiband (under 2 km), Salka (2.5 km) and Barar (3.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pondi today is likely to be higher.

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