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About Loongiya Village

Loongiya is a small village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 182 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loongiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loongiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341513
Area (hectares) 389.56 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 182
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Loongiya compares

By the 2011 count Loongiya is the 164th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 389.56 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Loongiya

Loongiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Loongiya 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 Loongiya from other places

Loongiya lies about 94 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Ras, about 24 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 Loongiya
Nearest railway station Ras 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 28 km
District headquarters Nagaur 94 km

Villages closest to Loongiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loongiya village had a population of 373. That makes it the 164th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Loongiya village has 182 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loongiya has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Loongiya is 341513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loongiya covers 389.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Loongiya falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Loongiya is Ras, about 24 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 Loongiya.

Loongiya is about 94 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loongiya is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Ras is about 24 km away. Merta is about 28 km away. Nagaur is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasawas (2.1 km), Akhawas (2.3 km) and Beejathal (3.9 km).

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

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