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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a large village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,807, made up of 1,400 males and 1,407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, 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 Poundi Uproda
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 722.2 hectares
Population 2,807
Male Population 1,400
Female Population 1,407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 901 residents. Its 722.2 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 995.

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 32 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 30 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 town Katghora 11 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 32 km
District headquarters Korba 32 km

Villages closest to Pondi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pondi village had a population of 2,807. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Pondi village has 1,400 males and 1,407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pondi is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondi covers 722.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Gevra Road, about 30 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 32 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 Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 11 km away. Gevra Road is about 30 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 32 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 Gosai (under 2 km), Bango (1.6 km) and Lepara (2.3 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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