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Pooth Kalan is a village located, near Sector 20, Rohini in North West district in the Union Territory of Delhi, India. It is basically a Solanki gotra Village inhabited by members of the Jat Community. The word, "kalan" in Persian means big . In this village Haryanvi is the mother tongue. Some of the popular shops include : Shiv Dairy,and Ziyaka .

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Pooth Kalan
Village
Nickname:  Baddi Pooth(बड्डी पूँठ)
Pooth Kalan Location in India
Coordinates: 28.7117°N 77.07796°E / 28.7117; 77.07796
Country	India
Union Territory	Delhi
District	North West
Government
• Type	municipal corporation
• Body	north delhi municipal corporation
Population  (2001)
• Total	50,587
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
• Mother Tongue	Haryanvi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	110086

The boys living in the village are excellent in almost every sport such as weightlifting, powerlifting, bodybuilding, kabaddi, racing, karate , etc .

Some of the boys who won gold medals and had the opportunity to represent India include : Kamal Solanki ( MR north india ) in Bodybuilding,Nitin Solanki ( best physique ) Ankit Solankiand many more.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,[1] Pooth Kalan had a population of 50,587.Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Pooth Kalan has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 56%. In Pooth Kalan, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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