# Poonda Village, Bashohli, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bashohli/poonda/ Village · Bashohli, Kathua # Poonda Poonda is a village in Bashohli sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,406 people in 322 households**, the 23rd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 1,406people (2011) - 322households - 72.2%literacy - 184201PIN code ## Poonda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poonda is 184201.** Poonda falls in Bashohli sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184201 - Gram panchayatPoonda - Community development blockBashohli - Census village code001740 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poonda from nearby towns? - Basohli (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)65 km by road - Basohli (nearest town)17 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Poonda? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Poonda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Plassi - ○Degree college10+ km · Basohli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basohli - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Poonda known for? The main crops are **wheat, onion and mash**. About 27% of the 725 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Poonda Of every 100 households in Poonda in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poonda · ■ Bashohli rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **89% Toilet within the home ****0%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **91% Tap water ****3%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****86%** **74% Television ****34%** **43% Mobile phone ****84%** **79% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **16% Own their home ****100%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Poonda? ■ Poonda · ■ Bashohli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138** **863 Working population ****29.2%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 62.9% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 113 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 146 (36%) · **■** Marginal 149 (36%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bashohli - Dodala1,594 people - Jhankar1,571 people - Dhar Mahanpur1,554 people - Hadat1,524 people - Bhoond1,403 people - Kohrdhar1,376 people - Jandrayali1,342 people - Siyalag1,204 people [All 39 villages in Bashohli](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bashohli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poonda?184201 - How far is Poonda from Kathua?65 km by road - What is the population of Poonda?1,406 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poonda in?Kathua district (Bashohli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Poonda?72.2% (Census 2011)