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

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Village · Sheo, Barmer 

# Poshma

Poshma is a village in Sheo sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344011**. The 2011 Census counted **400 people in 61 households**, the 230th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 400people (2011)
- 61households
- 72.6%literacy
- 344011PIN code

## Poshma PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code344011
- Community development blockSheo
- Census village code086720

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

## How far is Poshma from nearby towns?

- Sheo (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)75 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)75 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 Poshma?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Poshma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Fogero
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baleba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sheo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Poshma known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and mung**. About 75% of the 1,202 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 Poshma

Of every 100 households in Poshma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poshma · ■ Sheo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**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 ****100%**

**60%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Poshma?

■ Poshma · ■ Sheo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**869

Working population ****63.0%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 54.0% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 180 (71%) · **■** Marginal 72 (29%)

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

- Khacharkhari417 people
- Chahariyali414 people
- Saroop Nagar413 people
- Panchla401 people
- Tirmohi400 people
- Bapunagar384 people
- Gapan Talai381 people
- Shahmeer Ka Par381 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poshma?344011
- How far is Poshma from Barmer?75 km by road
- What is the population of Poshma?400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poshma in?Barmer district (Sheo sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Poshma?72.6% (Census 2011)