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

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Village · Bichhiya, Mandla 

# Pondi

Pondi is a village in Bichhiya sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,327 people in 325 households**, the 37th largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,327people (2011)
- 325households
- 64.6%literacy
- 966females 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 code493243

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)32 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bamhani (nearest town)17 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 · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anjniya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 known for?

About 48% of the 591 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, 77 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pondi · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****99%**

**79%

Television ****22%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**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+) ****64.6%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**975

Working population ****59.9%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 50.7% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 374 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (46%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 25 (3%)

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

- Padariya1,380 people
- Niwsa Mal.1,347 people
- Chhidpuri Alias Chandgaon Ryt.1,339 people
- Khalaudi Ryt.1,328 people
- Manjhipur1,325 people
- Anjani Mal.1,324 people
- Harra Tola F.V.1,287 people
- Bhima1,284 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pondi from Mandla?38 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi?1,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi in?Mandla district (Bichhiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi?64.6% (Census 2011)