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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a mid sized village in Raipura tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,869, made up of 951 males and 918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 886.96 hectares hectares.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Raipura
Area (hectares) 886.96 hectares
Population 1,869
Male Population 951
Female Population 918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 781 residents. Its 886.96 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

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 83 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Bakhleta, about 13 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 Raipura 12 km
Nearest railway station Bakhleta 13 km
Nearest town Murwāra 40 km
District headquarters Panna 83 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raipura 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 1,869. That makes it the 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 781 residents.

Pondi village has 951 males and 918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondi has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Pondi covers 886.96 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 Raipura tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Bakhleta, about 13 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 83 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondi is in Raipura tehsil of Panna district. Raipura is about 12 km away. Bakhleta is about 13 km away. Murwāra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pateriya (under 2 km), Harduwa Gijar (3.1 km) and Simari Pondi (3.1 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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