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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a small village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 213 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.8 hectares hectares.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 160.8 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 213
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 157th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 160.8 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Pondi

Pondi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pondi as Available within 10+ 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 76 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Sukrimangela, about 11 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 Ghughari 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Sukrimangela 11 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 29 km
District headquarters Mandla 76 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghughari 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 441. That makes it the 157th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Pondi village has 213 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Pondi covers 160.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pondi falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Sukrimangela, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pondi.

Pondi is about 76 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 Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Ghughari is about 9.9 km away. Sukrimangela is about 11 km away. Gotegaon is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sailwara (5.2 km), Saliwada (5.2 km) and Kisli (6.9 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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