About Poonda Village

Poonda is a mid sized village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 735 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poonda village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bashohli
Pincode	184201
Area (hectares)	725 hectares
Population	1,406
Male Population	735
Female Population	671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poonda compares

By the 2011 count Poonda is the 23rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 725 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Poonda

Poonda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poonda 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 Poonda from other places

Poonda lies about 34 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 28 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 Poonda
Nearest railway station	Budhi	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bashohli	30 km
District headquarters	Kathua	34 km

Villages closest to Poonda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashohli 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 Poonda

As per the Census of India 2011, Poonda village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Poonda village has 735 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonda has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Poonda is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonda covers 725 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poonda falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Poonda is Budhi, about 28 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 Poonda.

Poonda is about 34 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poonda is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Budhi is about 28 km away. Bashohli is about 30 km away. Kathua is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.