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About Pondi Kalan Village

Pondi Kalan is a mid sized village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,464, made up of 769 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2266.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pondi Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Poundi Uproda
Pincode 494337
Area (hectares) 2266.4 hectares
Population 1,464
Male Population 769
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pondi Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pondi Kalan is the 31st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 2266.4 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pondi Kalan

Pondi Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pondi Kalan 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 Kalan from other places

Pondi Kalan lies about 30 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Balpur Halt, about 5.5 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Balpur Halt 5.5 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 30 km
District headquarters Korba 30 km

Villages closest to Pondi Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pondi Kalan village had a population of 1,464. That makes it the 31st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Pondi Kalan village has 769 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi Kalan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pondi Kalan is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondi Kalan covers 2266.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pondi Kalan falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi Kalan is Balpur Halt, about 5.5 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 Kalan.

Pondi Kalan is about 30 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondi Kalan is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Balpur Halt is about 5.5 km away. Chāmpa is about 12 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pondi Khurd (under 2 km), Amaldiha (3.7 km) and Jatga (5.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pondi Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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