About Ponda Village

Ponda is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 77 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,234 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172115
Area (hectares)	49.58 hectares
Population	172
Male Population	77
Female Population	95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,234
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponda compares

By the 2011 count Ponda is the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 49.58 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Ponda

Ponda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponda 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. The nearest villages by name are Panwi Khas, Paring Khor, Pashpa and Phaktayowar Dhar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ponda

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponda village had a population of 172. That makes it the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Ponda village has 77 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponda has about 1234 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Ponda is 172115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponda covers 49.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponda falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ponda notes the nearest railway station 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 Ponda.

Ponda is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.