# Hirken Ka Than Village, Gudha Malani, Barmer (Rajasthan)

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Village · Gudha Malani, Barmer 

# Hirken Ka Than

Hirken Ka Than is a village in Gudha Malani sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,552 people in 259 households**, the 51st largest of 522 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 1,552people (2011)
- 259households
- 59.7%literacy
- 344704PIN code

## Hirken Ka Than PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hirken Ka Than is 344704.** Hirken Ka Than falls in Gudha Malani sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344704
- Community development blockDhorimanna
- Census village code087745

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

## How far is Hirken Ka Than from nearby towns?

- Gudha Malani (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)84 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)84 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 Hirken Ka Than?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Hirken Ka Than; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Koja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gudha Malani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudha Malani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Hirken Ka Than known for?

The main crops are **bajara, jeera and arandi**. About 74% of the 949 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Hirken Ka Than

Of every 100 households in Hirken Ka Than in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hirken Ka Than · ■ Gudha Malani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****23%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****99%**

**72%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**8%

None of these assets ****4%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Hirken Ka Than?

■ Hirken Ka Than · ■ Gudha Malani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**920

Working population ****52.0%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 43.4% for women. 50% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 514 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (19%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 95 (12%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%)

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 Gudha Malani

- Mokhawa Khurd1,609 people
- Ranasar Kalan1,601 people
- Ramdeora1,595 people
- Dhola Nada1,580 people
- Jogasar1,533 people
- Goliya Maheechan1,531 people
- Jeewaniyon Ki Dhani1,529 people
- Loona Kalan1,526 people

[All 522 villages in Gudha Malani](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/gudha-malani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hirken Ka Than?344704
- How far is Hirken Ka Than from Barmer?84 km by road
- What is the population of Hirken Ka Than?1,552 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirken Ka Than in?Barmer district (Gudha Malani sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Hirken Ka Than?59.7% (Census 2011)
