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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 380 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 372 hectares
Population 708
Male Population 380
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pondi compares

By the 2011 count Pondi is the 75th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Pondi

Pondi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pondi 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 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 Murwara 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 Murwara 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 708. That makes it the 75th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Pondi village has 380 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Pondi covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pondi falls under Murwara 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Katangi Khurd is about 3.5 km away. Murwara 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 Katangi Khurd (2.7 km), Sarra (4.3 km) and Katangi Kalan (4.8 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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