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About Pondha Village

Pondha is a mid sized village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,745, made up of 931 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pondha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 527.34 hectares
Population 1,745
Male Population 931
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pondha compares

By the 2011 count Pondha is the 55th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 527.34 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Pondha

Pondha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pondha 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. The nearest villages by name are Parteetpur Kalyanpur, Peerwala, Phulsani and Podwala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Pondha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pondha village had a population of 1,745. That makes it the 55th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Pondha village has 931 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondha has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Pondha is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondha covers 527.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pondha falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Pondha notes the nearest railway station 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 Pondha.

Pondha is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pondha today is likely to be higher.

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