# Poondraka Village, Kishangarh Bas, Alwar (Rajasthan)

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Village · Kishangarh Bas, Alwar 

# Poondraka

Poondraka is a village in Kishangarh Bas sub-district of Alwar district, Rajasthan, PIN code **301405**. The 2011 Census counted **661 people in 125 households**, the 74th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 661people (2011)
- 125households
- 68.6%literacy
- 301405PIN code

## Poondraka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poondraka is 301405.** Poondraka falls in Kishangarh Bas sub-district, Alwar district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code301405
- Community development blockKishangarh Bas
- Census village code072419

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Poondraka from nearby towns?

- Kishangarh Bas (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Alwar (district HQ)41 km by road
- Alwar (nearest town)41 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Poondraka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Poondraka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kishangarh Bas
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kishangarh Bas
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kishangarh Bas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Poondraka known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sarson and bajara**. About 68% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Poondraka

Of every 100 households in Poondraka in 2011, 69 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poondraka · ■ Kishangarh Bas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****24%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Poondraka?

■ Poondraka · ■ Kishangarh Bas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**910

Working population ****44.6%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 51.9% for women. 42% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 164 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (7%) · **■** Other work 52 (18%) · **■** Marginal 58 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kishangarh Bas

- Dayalpur721 people
- Kherla705 people
- Ranoli688 people
- Nangal Mohammadpur666 people
- Cheet Ghana652 people
- Basai Balan647 people
- Nagliya644 people
- Raipur Mewan637 people

[All 111 villages in Kishangarh Bas](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/kishangarh-bas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poondraka?301405
- How far is Poondraka from Alwar?41 km by road
- What is the population of Poondraka?661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poondraka in?Alwar district (Kishangarh Bas sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Poondraka?68.6% (Census 2011)
