Village · Kalakote, Rajouri # Pondal Pondal is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185202. The 2011 Census counted 251 people in 47 households, the 61st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%. - 251 people (2011) - 47 households - 33.3% literacy - 185202 PIN code ## Pondal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pondal is 185202. Pondal falls in Kalakote sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 185202 - Gram panchayat Dangot - Community development block Kalakote - Census village code 001499 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pondal from nearby towns? - Kalakote (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ) 45 km by road - Rajouri (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pondal? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Pondal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sounchal - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kalalote - ○ 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 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 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 Pondal known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. About 14% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pondal Of every 100 households in Pondal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pondal · ■ Kalakote rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 71% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 15% 16% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 35% 67% - Television 0% 18% - Mobile phone 45% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 40% 42% - 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 Pondal? ■ Pondal · ■ Kalakote rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 33.3% 59.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1074 919 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 866 - Working population 48.2% 53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.3% for men and 20.0% for women. 46% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 119 (98%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kalakote - Darnghar 339 people - Panglot 298 people - Badhanu 265 people - Narotha 256 people - Chak Pate 228 people - Salheri 165 people - Peri 120 people - Naramajra 112 people All 69 villages in Kalakote ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pondal? 185202 - How far is Pondal from Rajouri? 45 km by road - What is the population of Pondal? 251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pondal in? Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Pondal? 33.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/pondal/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.