Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Pondi Pondi is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 656 people in 130 households, the 69th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 656 people (2011) - 130 households - 58.8% literacy - 874 females per 1,000 males ## Pondi PIN code and other codes Pondi falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Bankhedi - Census village code 488001 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pondi from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 95 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pondi? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Pondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bankhedi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pipariya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pondi known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 85% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 448 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pondi Of every 100 households in Pondi in 2011, 34 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pondi · ■ Bankhedi rural average - Electricity for lighting 34% 59% - Toilet within the home 20% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 74% - Tap water 2% 11% - Drinking water within premises 13% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94% - Use banking services 67% 27% - Television 27% 24% - Mobile phone 58% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 25% 36% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pondi? ■ Pondi · ■ Bankhedi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.8% 66.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 919 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 761 931 - Working population 54.6% 43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 52.4% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 105 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 63 (18%) · ■ Other work 20 (6%) · ■ Marginal 170 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bankhedi - Jamuniya Randhir 665 people - Imaliya 659 people - Purena Randhir 659 people - Andhyarbabdi 656 people - Deori 647 people - Gardha 647 people - Kham Khedi 640 people - Lamta 635 people All 125 villages in Bankhedi ## Quick answers - How far is Pondi from Hoshangabad? 95 km by road - What is the population of Pondi? 656 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondi in? Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pondi? 58.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/pondi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.