About Pondi Village

Pondi is a large village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,674, made up of 1,863 males and 1,811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495550, 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	Masturi
Pincode	495550
Area (hectares)	622.97 hectares
Population	3,674
Male Population	1,863
Female Population	1,811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 622.97 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 5.2 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	Kotmi Sonar	5.2 km
Nearest town	Akaltara	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masturi	14 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	23 km

Villages closest to Pondi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pondi village had a population of 3,674. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Pondi village has 1,863 males and 1,811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Pondi is 495550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondi covers 622.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pondi falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Kotmi Sonar, about 5.2 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 23 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 Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kotmi Sonar is about 5.2 km away. Akaltara is about 6.7 km away. Masturi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.