# Oonchawara Village, Sheo, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Sheo, Barmer 

# Oonchawara

Oonchawara is a village in Sheo sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344701**. The 2011 Census counted **1,281 people in 194 households**, the 35th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 1,281people (2011)
- 194households
- 65.5%literacy
- 344701PIN code

## Oonchawara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Oonchawara is 344701.** Oonchawara falls in Sheo sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344701
- Community development blockSheo
- Census village code086880

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

## How far is Oonchawara from nearby towns?

- Sheo (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)65 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)65 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 Oonchawara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Oonchawara; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Undoo
- ○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)10 h summer · 10 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 Oonchawara known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and jeera**. About 86% of the 2,324 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 Oonchawara

Of every 100 households in Oonchawara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Oonchawara · ■ Sheo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**60%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Oonchawara?

■ Oonchawara · ■ Sheo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**869

Working population ****46.5%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 53.0% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 260 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 297 (50%)

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

- Khaniyani1,327 people
- Thoombali1,312 people
- Mokhab Khurd1,299 people
- Kashmir1,296 people
- Langon Ki Dhani1,279 people
- Arang1,271 people
- Tibniyar1,269 people
- Rajdal1,264 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Oonchawara?344701
- How far is Oonchawara from Barmer?65 km by road
- What is the population of Oonchawara?1,281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Oonchawara in?Barmer district (Sheo sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Oonchawara?65.5% (Census 2011)