Village · Majhauli, Sidhi # Pondi Pondi is a village in Majhauli sub-district of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,334 people in 292 households, the 42nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%. - 1,334 people (2011) - 292 households - 63.5% literacy - 968 females per 1,000 males ## Pondi PIN code and other codes Pondi falls in Majhauli sub-district, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Majhauli - Census village code 503102 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pondi from nearby towns? - Majhauli (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Sidhi (district HQ) 40 km by road - Majhauli (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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 - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway 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 - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Majhauli - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rewa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 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, tuar and wheat. About 66% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pondi Of every 100 households in Pondi in 2011, 29 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pondi · ■ Majhauli rural average - Electricity for lighting 29% 27% - Toilet within the home 3% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 96% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 12% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 12% 23% - Television 4% 5% - Mobile phone 19% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 44% 54% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pondi? ■ Pondi · ■ Majhauli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.5% 63.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 950 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1029 927 - Working population 50.6% 44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 53.4% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 83 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 107 (16%) · ■ Household industry 25 (4%) · ■ Other work 74 (11%) · ■ Marginal 386 (57%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Majhauli - Naro 1,424 people - Sendhwa 1,384 people - Dalapipar 1,350 people - Banjari 1,338 people - Parsili 1,329 people - Baghaila 1,317 people - Nadaha 1,313 people - Pondi 1,305 people All 127 villages in Majhauli ## Quick answers - How far is Pondi from Sidhi? 40 km by road - What is the population of Pondi? 1,334 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondi in? Sidhi district (Majhauli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pondi? 63.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sidhi/majhauli/pondi-503102/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.