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About Poonian Village

Poonian is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 492 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poonian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poonian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144504
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 492
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Poonian compares

By the 2011 count Poonian is the 150th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Poonian

Poonian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Poonian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poonian from other places

Poonian lies about 8.9 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Banga, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Poonian
Nearest railway station Banga under 2 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 13 km

Villages closest to Poonian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Poonian

As per the Census of India 2011, Poonian village had a population of 942. That makes it the 150th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Poonian village has 492 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonian has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Poonian is 144504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonian covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poonian falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Poonian is Banga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Poonian.

Poonian is about 8.9 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poonian is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Banga is about under 2 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 8.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamirowal (under 2 km), Sotran (under 2 km) and Banga (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Poonian today is likely to be higher.

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