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

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Village · Sheo, Barmer 

# Poshal

Poshal is a village in Sheo sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344701**. The 2011 Census counted **693 people in 104 households**, the 135th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 693people (2011)
- 104households
- 49.6%literacy
- 344701PIN code

## Poshal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code344701
- Community development blockSheo
- Census village code086900

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

## How far is Poshal from nearby towns?

- Sheo (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)57 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)57 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 Poshal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Poshal; 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
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhiyad
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Poshal known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and jeera**. About 75% of the 1,763 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 Poshal

Of every 100 households in Poshal in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Poshal · ■ Sheo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**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 ****100%**

**60%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Poshal?

■ Poshal · ■ Sheo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**869

Working population ****49.4%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 32.6% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 199 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 139 (41%)

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

- Ratreri Khurd704 people
- Sawaisingh Ki Basti703 people
- Jalila697 people
- Swami Ka Gaon695 people
- Bisoo Khurd677 people
- Beejawal675 people
- Boi673 people
- Neembasar671 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poshal?344701
- How far is Poshal from Barmer?57 km by road
- What is the population of Poshal?693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poshal in?Barmer district (Sheo sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Poshal?49.6% (Census 2011)