# Pondi Village, Bichhiya, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/pondi-493218/

Village · Bichhiya, Mandla 

# Pondi

Pondi is a village in Bichhiya sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **507 people in 113 households**, the 197th largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 507people (2011)
- 113households
- 65.1%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Pondi PIN code and other codes

Pondi falls in Bichhiya sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBichhiya
- Census village code493218

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?

- Bichhiya (sub-district HQ)102 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)45 km by road
- Mandla (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?

7 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 43% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 57 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondi · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**79%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**53%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**975

Working population ****59.2%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 51.8% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 295 (98%)

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 Bichhiya

- Sunehara Jar516 people
- Budhanwara515 people
- Sajalagan F.V.512 people
- Dhamangaon509 people
- Bhawa Mal.505 people
- Ratanpur Ryt.502 people
- Sonp Ryt.493 people
- Khamhariya Ryt.486 people

[All 337 villages in Bichhiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pondi from Mandla?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi?507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi in?Mandla district (Bichhiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi?65.1% (Census 2011)