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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 522 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.08 hectares hectares.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 496.08 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 522
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 24th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 496.08 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

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 52 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Deori, about 53 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 Niwas 2.5 km
District headquarters Mandla 52 km
Nearest town Mandlā 52 km
Nearest railway station Deori 53 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Niwas 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 1,042. That makes it the 24th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Pondi village has 522 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Pondi covers 496.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Deori, about 53 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 52 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 Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 2.5 km away. Mandla is about 52 km away. Mandlā is about 52 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 Ryt (under 2 km), Kohka (under 2 km) and Bijhauli (2.0 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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