# Pondi Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Pondi

Pondi is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **625 people in 152 households**, the 209th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 625people (2011)
- 152households
- 72.0%literacy
- 570females per 1,000 males

## Pondi PIN code and other codes

Pondi falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSaikheda
- Census village code490742

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?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)63 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town)11 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?

4 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gadwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 97% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondi · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**63%

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

**27%

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

**73%

Tap water ****7%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**32%

Television ****39%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****570**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**927

Working population ****62.7%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 44.7% for women. 73% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (43%) · **■** Other work 173 (44%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Gadarwara

- Bhamka648 people
- Hirdepur645 people
- Salaiya639 people
- Kelkachh628 people
- Patna622 people
- Bhorgarh621 people
- Ghaghrola Kalan617 people
- Kothiya613 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pondi from Narsimhapur?63 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi?625 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi?72.0% (Census 2011)