Village · Gharsana, Ganganagar
# 8 Sm

8 Sm is a village in Gharsana sub-district of Ganganagar district, Rajasthan, PIN code 335711. The 2011 Census counted 101 people in 18 households, the 315th largest of 426 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.
- 101 people (2011)
- 18 households
- 51.1% literacy
- 335711 PIN code

## 8 Sm PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of 8 Sm is 335711. 8 Sm falls in Gharsana sub-district, Ganganagar district, Rajasthan.
- PIN code 335711
- Community development block Gharsana
- Census village code 066311

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is 8 Sm from nearby towns?
- Gharsana (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Ganganagar (district HQ) 170 km by road
- Anupgarh (nearest town) 57 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in 8 Sm?

1 services counted by the Census are inside 8 Sm; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · 9 Sm
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gharsana
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gharsana
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gharsana
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is 8 Sm known for?

The main crops are wheat, jau and sarson. About 30% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in 8 Sm

Of every 100 households in 8 Sm in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ 8 Sm · ■ Gharsana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 47%
- Toilet within the home 0% 82%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 18%
- Tap water 0% 50%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 100% 89%
- Television 0% 27%
- Mobile phone 100% 75%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 0% 16%
- Own their home 100% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of 8 Sm?

■ 8 Sm · ■ Gharsana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.1% 64.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 836 893
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1750 863
- Working population 30.7% 50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 38.5% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 29 (94%) · ■ Other work 1 (3%) · ■ Marginal 1 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gharsana
- 4 Mgm 101 people
- 5 Gd-A 101 people
- 5 Knd 101 people
- 8 Dol-B 101 people
- 10 Kwm 100 people
- 2 Skm-B 98 people
- 1 Rsm 96 people
- 18 Kd-B 96 people

All 432 villages in Gharsana

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of 8 Sm? 335711
- How far is 8 Sm from Ganganagar? 170 km by road
- What is the population of 8 Sm? 101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is 8 Sm in? Ganganagar district (Gharsana sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of 8 Sm? 51.1% (Census 2011)

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