About Ponda Naka Village

Ponda Naka is a mid sized village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 269 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponda Naka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponda Naka village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	144.5 hectares
Population	517
Male Population	269
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponda Naka compares

By the 2011 count Ponda Naka is the 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 144.5 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Ponda Naka

Ponda Naka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponda Naka as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ponda Naka from other places

Ponda Naka lies about 52 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 13 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 Ponda Naka
Nearest railway station	Sumber	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	33 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	35 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	52 km

Villages closest to Ponda Naka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budhal 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 Ponda Naka

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponda Naka village had a population of 517. That makes it the 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Ponda Naka village has 269 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponda Naka has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Ponda Naka is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponda Naka covers 144.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponda Naka falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ponda Naka is Sumber, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ponda Naka.

Ponda Naka is about 52 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponda Naka is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Sumber is about 13 km away. Budhal is about 33 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.