Village · Budhal, Rajouri # Ponda Naka Ponda Naka is a village in Budhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185233. The 2011 Census counted 517 people in 108 households, the 45th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%. - 517 people (2011) - 108 households - 58.1% literacy - 185233 PIN code ## Ponda Naka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ponda Naka is 185233. Ponda Naka falls in Budhal sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 185233 - Gram panchayat Chambi Trar - Community development block Budhal - Census village code 001444 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ponda Naka from nearby towns? - Budhal (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ) 20 km by road - Rajouri (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ponda Naka? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ponda Naka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Panhad - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ponda Naka known for? The main crops are paddy, maiza and wheat. Products made here include carpet. About 33% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ponda Naka Of every 100 households in Ponda Naka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ponda Naka · ■ Budhal rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 45% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 1% 33% - Drinking water within premises 0% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 0% 43% - Television 1% 5% - Mobile phone 26% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 56% 41% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ponda Naka? ■ Ponda Naka · ■ Budhal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.1% 50.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 922 893 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 809 918 - Working population 70.8% 56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 42.9% for women. 68% of men and 73% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 20 (5%) · ■ Marginal 334 (91%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Budhal - Khowas 944 people - Panjnara 922 people - Shapur 792 people - Soker 681 people - Padhira 516 people - Thelapera 484 people - Dhelri 479 people - Barsala 463 people All 52 villages in Budhal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponda Naka? 185233 - How far is Ponda Naka from Rajouri? 20 km by road - What is the population of Ponda Naka? 517 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponda Naka in? Rajouri district (Budhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Ponda Naka? 58.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/budhal/ponda-naka/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.