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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,797, made up of 941 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.02 hectares hectares.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 590.02 hectares
Population 1,797
Male Population 941
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Pondi compares

By the 2011 count Pondi is the 30th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 590.02 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Pondi

Pondi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pondi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pondi from other places

Pondi lies about 43 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 17 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 Bahoriband 6.3 km
Nearest town Sihorā 15 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 17 km
District headquarters Katni 43 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahoriband 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 1,797. That makes it the 30th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Pondi village has 941 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Pondi covers 590.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pondi falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Sihora Road, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pondi.

Pondi is about 43 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondi is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 6.3 km away. Sihorā is about 15 km away. Sihora Road is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipariya (under 2 km), Bhakharwara (1.6 km) and Udaypura (2.6 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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