# Kekar Village, Chohtan, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/kekar/ Village · Chohtan, Barmer # Kekar Kekar is a village in Chohtan sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344704**. The 2011 Census counted **899 people in 150 households**, the 193rd largest of 426 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.3%. - 899people (2011) - 150households - 56.4%literacy - 344704PIN code ## Kekar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kekar is 344704.** Kekar falls in Chohtan sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan. - PIN code344704 - Community development blockDhorimanna - Census village code088970 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kekar from nearby towns? - Chohtan (sub-district HQ)70 km by road - Barmer (district HQ)100 km by road - Barmer (nearest town)100 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 Kekar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kekar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhorimana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chohtan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kekar known for? The main crops are **bajara, guar and isabgol**. About 74% of the 587 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Kekar Of every 100 households in Kekar in 2011, 22 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kekar · ■ Chohtan rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **11% Toilet within the home ****11%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **95% Tap water ****11%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****14%** **45% Television ****8%** **4% Mobile phone ****58%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****40%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Kekar? ■ Kekar · ■ Chohtan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%** **46.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814** **920 Working population ****51.2%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 42.9% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 268 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 177 (38%) 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 Chohtan - Rangwali924 people - Sanwlor921 people - Ranisar920 people - Rajgarh904 people - Pingalpura887 people - Suhagi883 people - Venrdi883 people - Aginshah Ki Dhani878 people [All 427 villages in Chohtan](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kekar?344704 - How far is Kekar from Barmer?100 km by road - What is the population of Kekar?899 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kekar in?Barmer district (Chohtan sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Kekar?56.4% (Census 2011)