| Poonian | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
| Coordinates: | 31.1738°N 75.9873°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar |
| Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
| Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 942[1] |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Note: | Sex ratio 492/450 ♂/♀ |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 144505 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Iso Code: | IN-PB |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Post office |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Banga (S.O)[2] |
Poonian is a rural village that in the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab, India. The village is represented through a sarpanch (a representative that is elected by the village people).[3]
The village is from Nawanshahr and from Chandigarh.
As of the 2011 census, Poonian has a total of 206 houses and a population of 942, of whom 492 are males. The literacy rate of Poonian is 75.30%. Of the total population, 11.89% are children under the age of 6 years. The child sex ratio is approximately 0.836 female/male, as compared to Punjab state average of 0.846 female/male.[4]
17.2% of Poonian residents belong to a scheduled caste, while 82.8% belong to a scheduled tribe.
314 people (278 males and 36 females) were engaged in work activities. 89.49% workers describe their work as main work and 10.51% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.[5]
The village is away from Chandigarh University, away from Indian Institute of Technology, away from Lovely Professional University, and from Industrial Training Institute Nawanshahr.
Nearby schools include:
The nearest train station is in Banga. Garhshankar junction railway station is away from the village. Sahnewal Airport is the nearest domestic airport, and is from Poonian. The nearest international airport is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, at away.[6]