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Ponali

Jalali mandal
Pincode 263656
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
INDER SINGH RAUTELA
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LGD code
52735
Pincode
263656
Post office
Ganai
Population
40
Households
11
Literacy rate
70%
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000♂
Workers
24
Distance to district centre
26 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
125 km
Distance to Delhi
236 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 50 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Matela Almora · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ponali compares

By population, Ponali ranks #62 of 77 villages in Jalali mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.0%
+1.4% vs mandal average
Ponali
70.0%
Jalali mandal
68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
−324 vs mandal average
Ponali
1,000
Jalali mandal
1,324
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
Ponali
3.6
Jalali mandal
4.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ponali at a glance

Ponali is a village of 40 people in 11 households (Census 2011) in Jalali tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 62nd-largest of 77 villages in Jalali tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Almora district centre, 17 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 50 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263656, served by Ganai post office; the LGD village code is 52735. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Matela Almora, 3 km away. The sarpanch is INDER SINGH RAUTELA , and the village votes in Salt assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahesh Jeena. The population is estimated at 47 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ponali · this village4070%
Pali · Jalali14677%0 km N
Gwali · Syalde35268%0 km N
Ganoli · Jalali43762%0 km N
Bhuwali · Jalali4377%0 km N
Jaspur · Syalde94571%0.5 km S
Bhaisora · Syalde12271%0.8 km NW

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Key facts — Ponali

LGD code
52735
Pincode
263656
Post office
Ganai
Population (Census 2011)
40
Population (projected 2026)
47
Households
11
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1000
Literacy rate
70.0%
Coordinates
29.83335°N, 79.19962°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Salt
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Mahesh Jeena
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
INDER SINGH RAUTELA
Block / Mandal
Jalali
Getting there

How to reach Ponali

Mandal centre
Jalali · ≈ 2.0 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 26 km
≈ 52 min by car · 1 h 2 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun125 kmcapital
  • Delhi236 km
  • Kolkata1219 km
  • Mumbai1356 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar50 km
  • Bus stopRatkot19 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Matela Almora3 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila11 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil30 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry32 km
  • Police stationKotwali Ramnagar49 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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