# Pondi Village, Rithi, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rithi, Katni 

# Pondi

Pondi is a village in Rithi sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,437 people in 326 households**, the 35th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 1,437people (2011)
- 326households
- 67.1%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Pondi PIN code and other codes

Pondi falls in Rithi sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRithi
- Census village code488250

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?

- Rithi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)25 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?

10 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Belhrea
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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?

About 88% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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, 45 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondi · ■ Rithi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****51%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****65%**

**55%

Television ****18%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**42%

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?

■ Pondi · ■ Rithi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**940

Working population ****43.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 52.1% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (15%) · **■** Household industry 29 (5%) · **■** Other work 111 (18%) · **■** Marginal 229 (36%)

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 Rithi

- Kaina1,485 people
- Karhiya1,484 people
- Baklehata1,473 people
- Rudmud1,448 people
- Simdari1,437 people
- Kudri1,367 people
- Ghoghra1,360 people
- Semara1,353 people

[All 116 villages in Rithi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/rithi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pondi from Katni?25 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi?1,437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi in?Katni district (Rithi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi?67.1% (Census 2011)