About Pondum Village

Pondum is a large village in Dantewada tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,764, made up of 1,326 males and 1,438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3822.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pondum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondum village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil	Dantewada
Pincode	494449
Area (hectares)	3822.88 hectares
Population	2,764
Male Population	1,326
Female Population	1,438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pondum compares

By the 2011 count Pondum is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 3822.88 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Pondum

Pondum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pondum as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pondum from other places

Pondum lies about 18 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Dabpal, 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 Pondum
Nearest railway station	Dabpal	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dantewada	18 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada	18 km
Nearest town	Bacheli	30 km

Villages closest to Pondum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pondum village had a population of 2,764. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Pondum village has 1,326 males and 1,438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondum has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Pondum is 494449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondum covers 3822.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pondum falls under Dantewada tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pondum is Dabpal, 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 10+ km distance for Pondum.

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

Pondum is in Dantewada tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Dabpal is about 5.2 km away. Dantewada is about 18 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.