About Ponri Village

Ponri is a mid sized village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 269 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Albert Ekka
Pincode	835206
Area (hectares)	600 hectares
Population	530
Male Population	269
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponri compares

By the 2011 count Ponri is the 27th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 600 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Ponri

Ponri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ponri from other places

Ponri lies about 27 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 63 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 Ponri
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Albert Ekka	27 km
District headquarters	Gumla	27 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	63 km

Villages closest to Ponri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Albert Ekka 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 Ponri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponri village had a population of 530. That makes it the 27th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Ponri village has 269 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponri has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Ponri is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponri covers 600 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ponri falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ponri is Lohardaga, about 63 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ponri.

Ponri is about 27 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponri is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. Jashpur Nagar is about 22 km away. Albert Ekka is about 27 km away. Gumla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.