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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,995, made up of 998 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.96 hectares hectares.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 652.96 hectares
Population 1,995
Male Population 998
Female Population 997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pondi compares

By the 2011 count Pondi is the 16th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 652.96 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1032.

Getting to Pondi

Pondi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pondi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 34 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 31 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 Baihar 18 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 27 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 31 km
District headquarters Balaghat 34 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baihar 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 1,995. That makes it the 16th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Pondi village has 998 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 999 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 1032.

Pondi covers 652.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pondi falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Dhapewara, about 31 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pondi.

Pondi is about 34 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondi is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 18 km away. Malajkhand is about 27 km away. Dhapewara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpuri (1.5 km), Samnapur (2.1 km) and Narangi (2.8 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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