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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a small village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 156 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472 hectares hectares.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 472 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 156
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pondi compares

By the 2011 count Pondi is the 132nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 472 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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 10+ 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 5 - 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 15 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Katangi Khurd, about 3.5 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 Pondi
Nearest railway station Katangi Khurd 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 15 km
District headquarters Katni 15 km
Nearest town Murwāra 15 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhimarkheda 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 313. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Pondi village has 156 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Pondi covers 472 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Katangi Khurd, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pondi.

Pondi is about 15 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 Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Katangi Khurd is about 3.5 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 15 km away. Katni is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pondi Kalan (under 2 km), Pondi Khurd (under 2 km) and Atariya (under 2 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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