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About Poonchhri Village

Poonchhri is a mid sized village in Deeg tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 378 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poonchhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poonchhri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Deeg
Pincode 321203
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 378
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poonchhri compares

By the 2011 count Poonchhri is the 82nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,465 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Poonchhri

Poonchhri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Poonchhri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poonchhri from other places

Poonchhri lies about 40 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Bedham, about 2.7 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 Poonchhri
Nearest railway station Bedham 2.7 km
Nearest town Nagar 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Deeg 14 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 40 km

Villages closest to Poonchhri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deeg 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 Poonchhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Poonchhri village had a population of 692. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,465 residents.

Poonchhri village has 378 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonchhri has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Poonchhri is 321203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonchhri covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poonchhri falls under Deeg tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Poonchhri is Bedham, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Poonchhri.

Poonchhri is about 40 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poonchhri is in Deeg tehsil of Bharatpur district. Bedham is about 2.7 km away. Nagar is about 8.7 km away. Deeg is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakra (2.1 km), Dabhara (2.8 km) and Parla (3.0 km).

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

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