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About Naya Loonakalan Village

Naya Loonakalan is a small village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 239 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2868.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naya Loonakalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naya Loonakalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345026
Area (hectares) 2868.8 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 239
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naya Loonakalan compares

By the 2011 count Naya Loonakalan is the 194th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 2868.8 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Naya Loonakalan

Naya Loonakalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naya Loonakalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Naya Loonakalan from other places

Naya Loonakalan lies about 92 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ashapura Gomat, about 9.5 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 Naya Loonakalan
Nearest railway station Ashapura Gomat 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokaran 14 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 92 km

Villages closest to Naya Loonakalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokaran 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 Naya Loonakalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Naya Loonakalan village had a population of 454. That makes it the 194th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Naya Loonakalan village has 239 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naya Loonakalan has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Naya Loonakalan is 345026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naya Loonakalan covers 2868.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naya Loonakalan falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Naya Loonakalan is Ashapura Gomat, about 9.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Naya Loonakalan.

Naya Loonakalan is about 92 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naya Loonakalan is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Ashapura Gomat is about 9.5 km away. Pokaran is about 14 km away. Jaisalmer is about 92 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kala (under 2 km), Loona Kalan (under 2 km) and Jhalora Hemawas (7.6 km).

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

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