Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol # Pondi Kalan Pondi Kalan is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 4,123 people in 1,019 households, the 2nd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 4,123 people (2011) - 1,019 households - 61.2% literacy - 968 females per 1,000 males ## Pondi Kalan PIN code and other codes Pondi Kalan falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Jaisinghnagar - Census village code 501027 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pondi Kalan from nearby towns? - Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ) 50 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ) 95 km by road - Beohari (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pondi Kalan? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pondi Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 5 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Beohari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahdol - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pondi Kalan known for? About 34% of the 1,463 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pondi Kalan Of every 100 households in Pondi Kalan in 2011, 36 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pondi Kalan · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 36% 30% - Toilet within the home 4% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 94% - Tap water 1% 1% - Drinking water within premises 15% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 61% 62% - Television 5% 4% - Mobile phone 21% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 58% 38% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pondi Kalan? ■ Pondi Kalan · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.2% 62.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 987 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 979 957 - Working population 52.8% 52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.1% for men and 50.9% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 245 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 285 (13%) · ■ Household industry 34 (2%) · ■ Other work 189 (9%) · ■ Marginal 1,424 (65%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jaisinghnagar - Barachh 4,552 people - Kuwara 3,559 people - Amjhor 3,014 people - Karki 2,902 people - Barkachh 2,548 people All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar ## Other places named Pondi Kalan - Pondi Kalan · Village, Sihora, Jabalpur · 2,412 people - Pondi Kalan · Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni · 1,998 people - Pondi Kalan · Village, Majholi, Jabalpur · 1,800 people - Pondi Kalan · Village, Poundi-Uproda, Korba · 1,464 people - Pondi Kalan · Village, Patan, Jabalpur · 1,338 people - Pondi Kalan · Village, Shahnagar, Panna · 816 people ## Quick answers - How far is Pondi Kalan from Shahdol? 95 km by road - What is the population of Pondi Kalan? 4,123 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondi Kalan in? Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pondi Kalan? 61.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/pondi-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.