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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a large village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,499, made up of 1,293 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, 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 Bilha
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 478.99 hectares
Population 2,499
Male Population 1,293
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pondi compares

By the 2011 count Pondi is the 13th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 478.99 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

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 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 Pondi from other places

Pondi lies about 31 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 17 km
Nearest railway station Belha 20 km
Nearest town Mungeli 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilha 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 2,499. That makes it the 13th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Pondi village has 1,293 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Pondi is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondi covers 478.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pondi falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Belha, about 20 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Pondi.

Pondi is about 31 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 Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilha is about 17 km away. Belha is about 20 km away. Mungeli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamni (9.9 km), Khamhardih (12 km) and Atarra (12 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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