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About Pongar Village

Pongar is a mid sized village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 268 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.68 hectares hectares.

Pongar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pongar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 304.68 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 268
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pongar compares

By the 2011 count Pongar is the 109th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 304.68 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Pongar

Pongar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pongar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pongar from other places

Pongar lies about 32 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Jurtara, about 3.6 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 Pongar
Nearest railway station Jurtara 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 17 km
District headquarters Seoni 32 km

Villages closest to Pongar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keolari 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 Pongar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pongar village had a population of 524. That makes it the 109th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Pongar village has 268 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pongar has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Pongar covers 304.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pongar falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pongar is Jurtara, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pongar.

Pongar is about 32 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pongar is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Jurtara is about 3.6 km away. Keolari is about 17 km away. Seoni is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Roshan (2.3 km), Maira (4.9 km) and Khaira (5.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pongar today is likely to be higher.

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