# Geraja Village, Fatehgarh, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Fatehgarh, Jaisalmer 

# Geraja

Geraja is a village in Fatehgarh sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345001**. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 46 households**, the 99th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 283people (2011)
- 46households
- 57.8%literacy
- 345001PIN code

## Geraja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Geraja is 345001.** Geraja falls in Fatehgarh sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345001
- Community development blockSam
- Census village code086535

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

## How far is Geraja from nearby towns?

- Fatehgarh (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)52 km by road
- Jaisalmer (nearest town)52 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 Geraja?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Adwala
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaisalmer
- ○Degree college10+ km · Fatehgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Fatehgarh
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Geraja known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and mung**. About 16% of the 2,201 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 Geraja

Of every 100 households in Geraja in 2011, 16 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Geraja · ■ Fatehgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**3%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****89%**

**56%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

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 Geraja?

■ Geraja · ■ Fatehgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**836

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**826

Working population ****57.2%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 39.8% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 67 (41%) · **■** Other work 83 (51%) · **■** Marginal 12 (7%)

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 Fatehgarh

- Lordisar318 people
- Lakhaniyon Ki Dhani309 people
- Basra292 people
- Sangana287 people
- Nagana281 people
- Chanangarh262 people
- Bhopa259 people
- Hapa258 people

[All 121 villages in Fatehgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaisalmer/fatehgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Geraja?345001
- How far is Geraja from Jaisalmer?52 km by road
- What is the population of Geraja?283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Geraja in?Jaisalmer district (Fatehgarh sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Geraja?57.8% (Census 2011)