About Ponrdag Village

Ponrdag is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 541 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponrdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponrdag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Peterwar
Pincode	829121
Area (hectares)	104.35 hectares
Population	1,044
Male Population	541
Female Population	503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponrdag compares

By the 2011 count Ponrdag is the 36th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 104.35 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Ponrdag

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

Ponrdag lies about 30 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 17 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 Ponrdag
Nearest town	Kathhāra	16 km
Nearest railway station	Jarangdih	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peterwar	30 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	30 km

Villages closest to Ponrdag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponrdag village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 36th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Ponrdag village has 541 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponrdag has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Ponrdag is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponrdag covers 104.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ponrdag falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ponrdag is Jarangdih, about 17 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 Ponrdag.

Ponrdag is about 30 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponrdag is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 16 km away. Jarangdih is about 17 km away. Peterwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.