Skip to main content

About Pondi Village

Pondi is a mid sized village in Bichhiya tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 251 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.91 hectares hectares.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Bichhiya
Area (hectares) 330.91 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 251
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pondi compares

By the 2011 count Pondi is the 189th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 744 residents. Its 330.91 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 117 km from Mandla, 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 Bichhiya 9.0 km
Nearest town Sihorā 15 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 17 km
District headquarters Mandla 117 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bichhiya 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 507. That makes it the 189th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 744 residents.

Pondi village has 251 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Pondi covers 330.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pondi falls under Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla 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 within 10+ km distance.

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

Pondi is about 117 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondi is in Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district. Bichhiya is about 9.0 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 Chutti Pondi (under 2 km), Pondi Alias Bahar Munda (under 2 km) and Budhanwara (3.3 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.