About Pona Village

Pona is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 807 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pona village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Jagraon
Pincode	142024
Area (hectares)	518 hectares
Population	1,555
Male Population	807
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pona compares

By the 2011 count Pona is the 60th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 518 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Pona

Pona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pona 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pona from other places

Pona lies about 33 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 4.9 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 Pona
Nearest railway station	Chaukiman	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagraon	6.3 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	33 km

Villages closest to Pona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pona village had a population of 1,555. That makes it the 60th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Pona village has 807 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pona has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Pona is 142024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pona covers 518 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pona falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pona is Chaukiman, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pona.

Pona is about 33 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pona is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chaukiman is about 4.9 km away. Jagraon is about 6.3 km away. Ludhiana is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.