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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rina devi
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- LGD code
- 260815
- Pincode
- 804423
- Post office
- Nagla Kinger
- Population
- 2,440
- Households
- 435
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 706
Census 2011 · in context
How Pondil compares
By population, Pondil ranks #12 of 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.8%
−2.4% vs mandal average
- Pondil
- 49.8%
- Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal
- 52.2%
- Arwal district
- 55.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
+8 vs mandal average
- Pondil
- 952
- Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal
- 944
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Pondil
- 5.6
- Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pondil at a glance
Pondil is a village of 2,440 people in 435 households (Census 2011) in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur block, Arwal district, Bihar, the 12th-largest of 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur block. Literacy is 50%, 2 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804423, served by Nagla Kinger post office; the LGD village code is 260815. The sarpanch is Rina devi, and the village votes in Atri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Romit Kumar. The population is estimated at 2,877 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pondil · this village | 2,440 | 50% | — |
| Chamardih · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur | 2,472 | 44% | — |
| Dharampur · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur | 2,209 | 51% | — |
| Bithra · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur | 1,854 | 47% | — |
| Gobindpur · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur | 913 | 45% | — |
| Kutubpur · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur | 546 | 45% | — |
| Barahia · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur | 512 | 63% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pondil
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARWAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHAMANDI
- Total area (ha)
- 259
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 128.66
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pondil
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pondil
- LGD code
- 260815
- Pincode
- 804423
- Post office
- Nagla Kinger
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,440
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,877
- Households
- 435
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jahanabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Atri
- Member of Parliament
- Surendra Prasad Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Romit Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Rina devi
- Block / Mandal
- Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- Nearest railway station
- Jethian (7.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 804423
- MaliSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal8,608 pop
- KhatangiSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal5,609 pop
- KharasinSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal4,354 pop
- SonbhadarSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal3,715 pop
- AnuanSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal2,895 pop
- MajhiawanSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal2,619 pop
- Turuk TelpaSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal2,601 pop
- BelauraSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal2,538 pop
- SherpurSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal2,511 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Pondil
Other villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur mandal
View all 45+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)