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About Poonjasar Village

Poonjasar is a large village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,717, made up of 1,469 males and 1,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3233.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poonjasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poonjasar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344702
Area (hectares) 3233.68 hectares
Population 2,717
Male Population 1,469
Female Population 1,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poonjasar compares

By the 2011 count Poonjasar is the 31st largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 3233.68 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Poonjasar

Poonjasar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poonjasar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Peeru Ka Tala, Phagliya, Phagloo Ka Tala and Pingalpura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Poonjasar

As per the Census of India 2011, Poonjasar village had a population of 2,717. That makes it the 31st largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Poonjasar village has 1,469 males and 1,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonjasar has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Poonjasar is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonjasar covers 3233.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poonjasar falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Poonjasar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Poonjasar.

Poonjasar is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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