# Pona Village, Jagraon, Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Jagraon tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Pona

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Pona is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **142024**. It is 10 km by road from Jagraon and 35 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,555 people in 288 households**, the 60th largest of 139 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,555people (2011)
- 288households
- 80.8%literacy
- 142024PIN code

## Pona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pona is 142024.** Pona falls in Jagraon tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code142024
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeCKM · Chaukiman
- Census village code033793
- Gram panchayatPona

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

STD code: Wikidata. Station code: OpenStreetMap. RTO: district code.

## How to reach Pona?

Nearest railway station: **Chaukiman**, 4.9 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ●Bus serviceIn village
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationChaukiman (CKM) · 4.9 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 42 km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## How far is Pona from nearby cities?

- Jagraon (tehsil HQ)10 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)35 km by road
- ○Chandigarh122 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar55 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar107 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi295 km straight-line

Road distances: Census village directory. Straight-line distances from coordinates (OpenStreetMap / GeoNames).

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Pona

The closest named places mapped around Pona, with straight-line distance from the village centre.

- HospitalGoyal Hospital; Advanced Trauma, Joint Replacement and Club Foot Centre · 3.3 km
- Clinic / doctorS. Vir Singh Memorial Dhaliwal Curable Clinic · 3.1 km
- SchoolGuru Hargobind Public School · 3.2 km
- College / universityKhalsa College for Women · 3.3 km
- BankShriram Finance Limited · 3.6 km
- ATMAxis Bank ATM · 4.8 km
- Post officeHead Post Office · 5.8 km
- Police stationCity Police Station · 4.6 km
- PharmacyMittal Medical Hall · 5.8 km
- Fuel stationSidhu Filling Station · 1.8 km
- MarketOld Grain Market · 5.9 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Sahib · 7.4 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright); [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

Mapped places only; a closer facility may exist but not be mapped yet.

## What is the population of Pona?

1,555 residents — 807 male, 748 female — in 288 households, about 5.4 per household.

■ Pona · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**859

Working population ****38.5%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 266 (44%) · **■** Marginal 21 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## What facilities are there in Pona?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government, 2 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sidhwan Khurd
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jagraon
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jagaron
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

Surveyed for reference year 2009; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pona known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 92% of the land is sown and 478 hectares are irrigated, 89% by tube wells.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Women and men in Pona

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 77.4% for women — a gap of 6.6 points. 63% of men and 12% of women work.

Literacy — men ****84.0%**

Literacy — women ****77.4%**

Working — men ****63%**

Working — women ****12%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## Schools and health care in Pona

### Schools in the village

- ●Primary school1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle school1 govt · 2 private

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Pona

- Roads in the villageNational highway, State highway, Major district road, Other district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTaxis, Vans, Tractors, Cycle rickshaws, E-rickshaws, Animal carts
- ConnectivityLandline phones, Mobile coverage, Daily newspaper

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Sanitation and drainage in Pona

- ●Drainageopen drains
- ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes
- ●Community toilet complexYes
- ●Door-to-door waste collectionYes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Land, irrigation and power in Pona

### Land use (hectares)

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**■** Net sown 478 (92%) · **■** Non-farm use 40 (8%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

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**■** Tube wells / wells 427 (89%) · **■** Canals 51 (11%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms6 h summer · 8 h winter
- Power for shops10 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## How Pona ranks

- Population in Jagraon tehsil60th of 139
- Population in Ludhiana district333rd of 885
- Literacy in Jagraon tehsil38th of 139
- Women's literacy in Jagraon tehsil35th of 139

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Pona and best time to visit

The most comfortable months are **October to March**, when average temperatures are 12–27 °C and rain is light. May and June are very hot; most rain falls in July and August.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Villages near Pona

- Sidhwan Kalan · 1.8 km · 4,132 people
- Chimna · 2.3 km · 2,109 people
- Malak · 2.7 km · 4,722 people
- Sidhwan Khurd · 3.1 km · 1,657 people
- Gagra · 3.8 km · 1,280 people
- Bodalwala · 4.0 km · 1,500 people

[All 139 villages in Jagraon tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/jagraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pona?142024
- Which district is Pona in?Ludhiana district (Jagraon tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Pona?Chaukiman (CKM), about 4.9 km away
- How far is Pona from Ludhiana?35 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Pona?Goyal Hospital; Advanced Trauma, Joint Replacement and Club Foot Centre, about 3.3 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Pona?1,555 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Pona?wheat, paddy and potato