About Ponkhar Village

Ponkhar is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 112 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponkhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177041
Area (hectares)	24.9 hectares
Population	221
Male Population	112
Female Population	109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponkhar compares

By the 2011 count Ponkhar is the 115th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 24.9 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Ponkhar

Ponkhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponkhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponkhar from other places

Ponkhar lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ponkhar
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	4.2 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	29 km
Nearest town	Nangal	44 km

Villages closest to Ponkhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ponkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponkhar village had a population of 221. That makes it the 115th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Ponkhar village has 112 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponkhar has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Ponkhar is 177041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponkhar covers 24.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ponkhar falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ponkhar is Amb Andaura, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ponkhar.

Ponkhar is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponkhar is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 4.2 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.