# Pondi Kalan Village, Majholi, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/majholi/pondi-kalan/ Village · Majholi, Jabalpur # Pondi Kalan Pondi Kalan is a village in Majholi sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,800 people in 424 households**, the 18th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 1,800people (2011) - 424households - 76.0%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Pondi Kalan PIN code and other codes Pondi Kalan falls in Majholi sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMajholi - Census village code489343 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pondi Kalan from nearby towns? - Majholi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jabalpur (district HQ)47 km by road - Majholi (nearest town)12 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 Kalan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pondi Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Poda - ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jabalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, dhan and tuar**. About 81% of the 285 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Kalan Of every 100 households in Pondi Kalan in 2011, 71 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pondi Kalan · ■ Majholi rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **84% Toilet within the home ****8%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **79% Tap water ****19%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****73%** **59% Television ****28%** **26% Mobile phone ****39%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **36% Own their home ****96%** **97% 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 Kalan? ■ Pondi Kalan · ■ Majholi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **951 Working population ****43.0%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 65.0% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (44%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (5%) · **■** Marginal 249 (32%) 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 Majholi - Kankardehi2,046 people - Mohla2,031 people - Gurji1,818 people - Padariya1,803 people - Badkhera1,771 people - Madai1,698 people - Kanjai1,687 people - Paharuwa1,680 people [All 222 villages in Majholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/majholi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pondi Kalan from Jabalpur?47 km by road - What is the population of Pondi Kalan?1,800 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondi Kalan in?Jabalpur district (Majholi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pondi Kalan?76.0% (Census 2011)