About Ponda Village

Ponda is a large village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,413, made up of 1,240 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.89 hectares hectares.

Ponda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponda village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Jabalpur
Tehsil	Majholi
Area (hectares)	345.89 hectares
Population	2,413
Male Population	1,240
Female Population	1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ponda compares

By the 2011 count Ponda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 345.89 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Ponda

Ponda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponda from other places

Ponda lies about 38 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 8.5 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 Ponda
Nearest town	Sihorā	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sihora Road	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majholi	12 km
District headquarters	Jabalpur	38 km

Villages closest to Ponda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majholi 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.

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Common questions about Ponda

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponda village had a population of 2,413. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Ponda village has 1,240 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponda has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Ponda covers 345.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ponda falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ponda is Sihora Road, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ponda.

Ponda is about 38 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponda is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihorā is about 7.1 km away. Sihora Road is about 8.5 km away. Majholi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.