# Askandra Village, Pokaran, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Askandra

Askandra is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **342310**. The 2011 Census counted **2,508 people in 372 households**, the 14th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 2,508people (2011)
- 372households
- 50.9%literacy
- 342310PIN code

## Askandra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Askandra is 342310.** Askandra falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code342310
- Community development blockJaisalmer
- Census village code086250

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

## How far is Askandra from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)170 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)60 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 Askandra?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Askandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nachna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pokaran
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pokaran
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Askandra known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and wheat**. About 4% of the 12,656 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 Askandra

Of every 100 households in Askandra in 2011, 24 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Askandra · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****3%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**70%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Askandra?

■ Askandra · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**882

Working population ****45.7%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 30.6% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 476 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 107 (9%) · **■** Marginal 435 (38%)

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 Pokaran

- Chhayan-Ii3,174 people
- Chinnoo2,567 people
- Ratariya2,557 people
- Loharki2,549 people
- Bharewala2,490 people
- Dholiya2,463 people
- Ujla2,351 people
- Rajmathai2,302 people

[All 303 villages in Pokaran](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaisalmer/pokaran/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Askandra?342310
- How far is Askandra from Jaisalmer?170 km by road
- What is the population of Askandra?2,508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Askandra in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Askandra?50.9% (Census 2011)