# Ponra Village, Kasmar, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasmar, Bokaro 

# Ponra

Ponra is a village in Kasmar sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **829121**. The 2011 Census counted **1,739 people in 329 households**, the 21st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 1,739people (2011)
- 329households
- 66.2%literacy
- 829121PIN code

## Ponra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ponra is 829121.** Ponra falls in Kasmar sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code829121
- Gram panchayatPonra
- Community development blockKasmar
- Census village code362497

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ponra from nearby towns?

- Kasmar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)36 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)25 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 Ponra?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ponra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 Ponra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Ponra

Of every 100 households in Ponra in 2011, 81 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ponra · ■ Kasmar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**65%

Use banking services ****42%**

**57%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Ponra?

■ Ponra · ■ Kasmar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**924

Working population ****29.8%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 58.2% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (19%) · **■** Marginal 208 (40%)

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 Kasmar

- Ormo1,929 people
- Telmunga1,889 people
- Kamlapur1,849 people
- Sonpura1,801 people
- Hisim1,474 people
- Silisaram1,459 people
- Nawadih1,349 people
- Murhulsudi1,333 people

[All 68 villages in Kasmar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/kasmar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ponra?829121
- How far is Ponra from Bokaro?36 km by road
- What is the population of Ponra?1,739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ponra in?Bokaro district (Kasmar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ponra?66.2% (Census 2011)