Village · Nainpur, Mandla # Pondi Pondi is a village in Nainpur sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,126 people in 256 households, the 31st largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 1,126 people (2011) - 256 households - 77.7% literacy - 908 females per 1,000 males ## Pondi PIN code and other codes Pondi falls in Nainpur sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Nainpur - Census village code 493551 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pondi from nearby towns? - Nainpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Mandla (district HQ) 48 km by road - Nainpur (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pondi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Pondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pindri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nainpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nainpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pondi known for? The main crops are dhan, wheat and soyabean. About 66% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pondi Of every 100 households in Pondi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pondi · ■ Nainpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 65% - Toilet within the home 3% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 94% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 6% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 69% 70% - Television 13% 12% - Mobile phone 11% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 16% 43% - Own their home 92% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pondi? ■ Pondi · ■ Nainpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.7% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 908 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 926 975 - Working population 55.0% 52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 66.1% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 145 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (3%) · ■ Other work 93 (15%) · ■ Marginal 365 (59%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nainpur - Ishwarpur 1,225 people - Gonjhi 1,224 people - Khirkhiri 1,203 people - Subhewada 1,195 people - Dhatura 1,117 people - Ramgarhi 1,117 people - Dithori 1,109 people - Bargi 1,080 people All 162 villages in Nainpur ## Quick answers - How far is Pondi from Mandla? 48 km by road - What is the population of Pondi? 1,126 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondi in? Mandla district (Nainpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pondi? 77.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/nainpur/pondi-493551/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.