# Pondi Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Pondi

Pondi is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,995 people in 477 households**, the 16th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,995people (2011)
- 477households
- 63.0%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Pondi PIN code and other codes

Pondi falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501183

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?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)90 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)45 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?

8 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 28% of the 1,321 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pondi · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**40%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****35%**

**62%

Television ****7%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**957

Working population ****58.7%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 51.1% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (9%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 935 (80%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Girui Badi2,143 people
- Rimar2,103 people
- Mohni2,031 people
- Charhet2,023 people
- Bansa1,930 people
- Kanadi Kalan1,910 people
- Pathrahta1,881 people
- Tenduadh1,861 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pondi from Shahdol?90 km by road
- What is the population of Pondi?1,995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pondi in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pondi?63.0% (Census 2011)