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About Pondi Village

Pondi is one of the larger villages in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,506, made up of 2,790 males and 2,716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1560.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 495552
Area (hectares) 1560.99 hectares
Population 5,506
Male Population 2,790
Female Population 2,716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 1560.99 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 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 45 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, 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 Pali 7.1 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Belgahna 24 km
District headquarters Korba 45 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pali 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 5,506. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Pondi village has 2,790 males and 2,716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 973 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 495552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondi covers 1560.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pondi falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Belgahna, 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 45 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondi is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 7.1 km away. Ratanpur is about 14 km away. Belgahna 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 Pulali Kala (2.6 km), Nanpulali (2.7 km) and Dhukupathara (3.5 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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