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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ramlu singh ayam
Contact: 74****1712
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- LGD code
- 492397
- Pincode
- 481778
- Post office
- Samnapur
- Population
- 486
- Households
- 97
- Literacy rate
- 33.7%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 388
- Distance to district centre
- 5 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 279 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 663 km
- Nearest railway station
- Deori · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pondi compares
By population, Pondi ranks #271 of 413 villages in Dindori mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.7%
−20.6% vs mandal average
Pondi33.7%
Dindori mandal54.3%
Dindori district53.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
−55 vs mandal average
Pondi952
Dindori mandal1,007
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.9 vs mandal average
Pondi5.0
Dindori mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pondi at a glance
Pondi is a village of 486 people in 97 households (Census 2011) in Dindori tehsil, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, the 271st-largest of 413 villages in Dindori tehsil. Literacy is 34%, 21 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. It lies 5 km from the Dindori district centre, 14 km from Deori railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481778, served by Samnapur post office; the LGD village code is 492397. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 16 km away. The sarpanch is ramlu singh ayam. The population is estimated at 573 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pondi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DINDORI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 237
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1
- Forest area (ha)
- 11
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pondi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pondi
- LGD code
- 492397
- Pincode
- 481778
- Post office
- Samnapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 486
- Population (projected 2026)
- 573
- Households
- 97
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 33.7%
- Coordinates
- 23.26465°N, 80.14584°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jabalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sihora
- Member of Parliament
- Ashish Dubey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ramlu singh ayam
- Block / Mandal
- Dindori
Getting there
How to reach Pondi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal279 kmcapital
- Delhi663 km
- Hyderabad676 km
- Kolkata845 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDeori14 km
- Bus stopWestland Bus stop15 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital16 km
- ATM / bankUnion bank of India25 km
- Petrol pumpRadhey fules19 km
- CollegeGovernment Model Sciecne College, Jabalpur21 km
- Police stationpolice station23 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 481778
- Samnapur Mal.Dindori mandal4,341 pop
- Chandrani Mal.Dindori mandal2,472 pop
- Manikpur Mal.Dindori mandal1,815 pop
- Niwsa Mal.Dindori mandal1,565 pop
- Kokomata Mal.Dindori mandal1,422 pop
- Margaon Mal.Dindori mandal1,358 pop
- Dundgariya Ryt.Dindori mandal1,326 pop
- Charpani Ryt.Dindori mandal1,324 pop
- Dewalpur Ryt.Dindori mandal1,297 pop
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Villages near Pondi
Other villages in Dindori mandal
View all 60+ →- Samnapur Mal.
- Madiyaras Mal.
- Amarpur Ryt.
- Sarharee Mal.
- Shahpur Mal.
- Chandrani Mal.
- Deora Mal.
- Mohiya Alias Chhanta
- Padariya Kalan(Mal)
- Ghusiya Mal.
- Kukarramath
- Kisalpuri Mal.
- Nunkhan Ryt.
- Simariya Mal.
- Manikpur Mal.
- Kasai Sondha Ryt.
- Anakheda Ryt.
- Niwsa Mal.
- Deori Mal.
- Dand Vidaypur Mal.
- Vikrampur Ryt.
- Dand Bichhiya
- Chatuwa Ryt.
- Barsingha Mal.
- Kunda (Mal.)
- Dhanuwa Sagar
- Kokomata Mal.
- Bhanpur Ryt.
- Ghanaghat Mal.
- Kiwati Mal.
- Sakka Mal.
- Sarastal Ryt.
- Margaon Mal.
- Bahera Mal.
- Kanai Sangwa Mal.
- Dhurra Mal.
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)