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About Pondi Village

Pondi is a mid sized village in Chhapara tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 288 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.61 hectares hectares.

Pondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Chhapara
Area (hectares) 348.61 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 288
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 82nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 348.61 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

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 49 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Magardharra Ph, 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
Nearest railway station Magardharra Ph 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhapara 22 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 27 km
District headquarters Seoni 49 km

Villages closest to Pondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhapara 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 566. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Pondi village has 288 males and 278 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Pondi covers 348.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pondi falls under Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pondi is Magardharra Ph, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pondi.

Pondi is about 49 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondi is in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district. Magardharra Ph is about 11 km away. Chhapara is about 22 km away. Wārāseonī is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devgaon (2.3 km), Babaiya (5.4 km) and Bakoda (9.6 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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