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About Poondloo Village

Poondloo is one of the larger villages in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,827, made up of 3,572 males and 3,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4147.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poondloo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poondloo village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341510
Area (hectares) 4147.01 hectares
Population 6,827
Male Population 3,572
Female Population 3,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poondloo compares

By the 2011 count Poondloo is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 4147.01 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Poondloo

Poondloo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poondloo 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poondloo from other places

Poondloo lies about 73 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Gotan, about 14 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 Poondloo
Nearest railway station Gotan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 25 km
District headquarters Nagaur 73 km

Villages closest to Poondloo

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 Poondloo

As per the Census of India 2011, Poondloo village had a population of 6,827. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Poondloo village has 3,572 males and 3,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poondloo has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Poondloo is 341510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poondloo covers 4147.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poondloo falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Poondloo is Gotan, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Poondloo.

Poondloo is about 73 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poondloo is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Gotan is about 14 km away. Merta is about 25 km away. Nagaur is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bayad (5.1 km), Beetan (5.5 km) and Gagrana (5.5 km).

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

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