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

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Village · Niwas, Mandla 

# Pondi

Pondi is a village in Niwas sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,042 people in 226 households**, the 25th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 1,042people (2011)
- 226households
- 64.7%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Pondi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNiwas
- Census village code492543

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?

- Niwas (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)110 km by road
- Niwas (nearest town)30 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Manere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Niwas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Niwas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and dhan**. About 43% of the 496 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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, 81 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondi · ■ Niwas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**65%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****95%**

**92%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**63%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 · ■ Niwas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**60.7%

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

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**987

Working population ****56.6%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 53.2% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 279 (47%)

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 Niwas

- Banar1,079 people
- Jeora1,075 people
- Barga1,063 people
- Chargaon1,055 people
- Hirapur Ryt.1,033 people
- Gadra1,009 people
- Majhgaon982 people
- Mukas Khurd982 people

[All 179 villages in Niwas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/niwas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pondi from Mandla?110 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi?1,042 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi in?Mandla district (Niwas sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi?64.7% (Census 2011)