# Pondi Khurd Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/pondi-khurd/ Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni # Pondi Khurd Pondi Khurd is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 388 households**, the 28th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 1,489people (2011) - 388households - 78.5%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Pondi Khurd PIN code and other codes Pondi Khurd falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockDhimarkheda - Census village code488936 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pondi Khurd from nearby towns? - Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Katni (district HQ)45 km by road - Katni (nearest town)45 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 Khurd? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pondi Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school10+ km · Sehora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Khurd known for? About 83% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Pondi Khurd in 2011, 44 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pondi Khurd · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **53% Toilet within the home ****8%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****25%** **50% Television ****14%** **13% Mobile phone ****18%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****68%** **52% Own their home ****88%** **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 Khurd? ■ Pondi Khurd · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **947 Working population ****40.4%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 68.7% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (26%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (8%) · **■** Marginal 345 (57%) 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 - Kothi1,571 people - Khamha1,544 people - Mahgawan1,521 people - Guda1,491 people - Pipariya Shukl1,454 people - Kachhargaon1,434 people - Bareli1,365 people - Badkhera1,364 people [All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pondi Khurd from Katni?45 km by road - What is the population of Pondi Khurd?1,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondi Khurd in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pondi Khurd?78.5% (Census 2011)