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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 607 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, 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 Takhatpur
Pincode 495112
Area (hectares) 152.71 hectares
Population 1,209
Male Population 607
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 75th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 152.71 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

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 37 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 24 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 Takhatpur 9.2 km
Nearest town Mungeli 21 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 37 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur 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 1,209. That makes it the 75th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Pondi village has 607 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Pondi is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondi covers 152.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pondi falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Kargi Road, about 24 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 37 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 Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 9.2 km away. Mungeli is about 21 km away. Kargi Road 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 Siltara (under 2 km), Kodasar (2.1 km) and Sanwadabra (2.7 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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