# Dholkiya Village, Sheo, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sheo, Barmer 

# Dholkiya

Dholkiya is a village in Sheo sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344011**. The 2011 Census counted **1,102 people in 152 households**, the 56th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 1,102people (2011)
- 152households
- 48.9%literacy
- 344011PIN code

## Dholkiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dholkiya is 344011.** Dholkiya falls in Sheo sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344011
- Community development blockSheo
- Census village code086779

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

## How far is Dholkiya from nearby towns?

- Sheo (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)50 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)50 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 Dholkiya?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sheo
- ○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 watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Dholkiya known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and jeera**. About 78% of the 1,942 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dholkiya

Of every 100 households in Dholkiya in 2011, 5 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dholkiya · ■ Sheo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****87%**

**60%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**29%

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 Dholkiya?

■ Dholkiya · ■ Sheo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**869

Working population ****51.3%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 30.8% for women. 50% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 504 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 46 (8%)

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 Sheo

- Ambabari1,138 people
- Ratri1,138 people
- Gordiya1,135 people
- Motinara1,104 people
- Jaisindhar Station1,090 people
- Deoron Ki Basti1,075 people
- Rawatsar1,071 people
- Mandaliya1,063 people

[All 299 villages in Sheo](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/sheo/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dholkiya?344011
- How far is Dholkiya from Barmer?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dholkiya?1,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dholkiya in?Barmer district (Sheo sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Dholkiya?48.9% (Census 2011)