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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,108, made up of 545 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 349.4 hectares
Population 1,108
Male Population 545
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pondi compares

By the 2011 count Pondi is the 41st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 349.4 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

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 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 48 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 4.6 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 Latabor 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Balod 8.3 km
District headquarters Durg 48 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balod 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 1,108. That makes it the 41st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Pondi village has 545 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Pondi is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondi covers 349.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pondi falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Latabor, about 4.6 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 village for Pondi.

Pondi is about 48 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondi is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 4.6 km away. Balod is about 8.3 km away. Durg is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matiya (under 2 km), Londi (under 2 km) and Khairwahi (1.5 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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