# Pondi Kalan Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/pondi-kalan/ Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni # Pondi Kalan Pondi Kalan is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,998 people in 455 households**, the 21st largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 1,998people (2011) - 455households - 74.0%literacy - 968females per 1,000 males ## Pondi Kalan PIN code and other codes Pondi Kalan falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockDhimarkheda - Census village code488935 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? - Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Katni (district HQ)50 km by road - Katni (nearest town)50 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? 14 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 · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhimarkheda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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? About 82% of the 556 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 76 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pondi Kalan · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **53% Toilet within the home ****15%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **90% Tap water ****15%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **98% Use banking services ****72%** **50% Television ****18%** **13% Mobile phone ****33%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****41%** **52% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **947 Working population ****47.8%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 60.3% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (10%) · **■** Marginal 677 (71%) 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 Dhimarkheda - Padarbhata2,346 people - Imaliya2,205 people - Dhimarkheda2,103 people - Saraswahi2,006 people - Naigai1,782 people - Thirri1,603 people - Kothi1,571 people - Khamha1,544 people [All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pondi Kalan from Katni?50 km by road - What is the population of Pondi Kalan?1,998 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondi Kalan in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pondi Kalan?74.0% (Census 2011)