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About Pondi Kalan Village

Pondi Kalan is a mid sized village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,800, made up of 934 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.73 hectares hectares.

Pondi Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 284.73 hectares
Population 1,800
Male Population 934
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pondi Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pondi Kalan is the 15th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 284.73 hectares work out to about 6.3 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 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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pondi Kalan from other places

Pondi Kalan lies about 38 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 8.7 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 town Sihorā 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 11 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 38 km

Villages closest to Pondi Kalan

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.

Common questions about Pondi Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pondi Kalan village had a population of 1,800. That makes it the 15th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Pondi Kalan village has 934 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi Kalan has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Pondi Kalan covers 284.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pondi Kalan falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi Kalan is Sihora Road, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance for Pondi Kalan.

Pondi Kalan 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.

Pondi Kalan is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihorā is about 7.5 km away. Sihora Road is about 8.7 km away. Majholi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ponda (under 2 km), Puraina (under 2 km) and Marhati (2.2 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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