# Pondi Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat 

# Pondi

Pondi is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **965 people in 213 households**, the 75th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 965people (2011)
- 213households
- 70.9%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Pondi PIN code and other codes

Pondi falls in Lalbarra sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLalbarra
- Census village code497557

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pondi from nearby towns?

- Lalbarra (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)32 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pondi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pondi known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 87% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pondi

Of every 100 households in Pondi in 2011, 78 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondi · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**45%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pondi?

■ Pondi · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****51.5%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 59.5% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 210 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Lalbarra

- Salhe1,020 people
- Nayatola994 people
- Khairgaon972 people
- Selwa966 people
- Kaudiya957 people
- Deori954 people
- Dorli906 people
- Tekadi905 people

[All 110 villages in Lalbarra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pondi from Balaghat?32 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi?965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi in?Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi?70.9% (Census 2011)