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About Pongarjhodi Village

Pongarjhodi is a mid sized village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 476 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.76 hectares hectares.

Pongarjhodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pongarjhodi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Paraswada
Area (hectares) 586.76 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 476
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
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 Pongarjhodi compares

By the 2011 count Pongarjhodi is the 27th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 586.76 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Pongarjhodi

Pongarjhodi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pongarjhodi 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. The nearest villages by name are Parrapur, Parsatola, Patora and Pindkapar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pongarjhodi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pongarjhodi village had a population of 991. That makes it the 27th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Pongarjhodi village has 476 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pongarjhodi has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1052.

Pongarjhodi covers 586.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pongarjhodi falls under Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Pongarjhodi notes the nearest railway station 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 Pongarjhodi.

Pongarjhodi is in Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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