# Bahla Basti Village, Pokaran, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Bahla Basti

Bahla Basti is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345026**. The 2011 Census counted **473 people in 66 households**, the 197th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 473people (2011)
- 66households
- 47.5%literacy
- 345026PIN code

## Bahla Basti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bahla Basti is 345026.** Bahla Basti falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345026
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086376

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

## How far is Bahla Basti from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)74 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)102 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)74 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 Bahla Basti?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bahla Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Onla
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sankara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pokaran
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pokaran
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Bahla Basti known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and mung**. About 18% of the 1,571 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bahla Basti

Of every 100 households in Bahla Basti in 2011, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bahla Basti · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**70%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bahla Basti?

■ Bahla Basti · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**882

Working population ****59.6%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 22.2% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 228 (81%) · **■** Other work 24 (9%) · **■** Marginal 30 (11%)

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

- Bhinajpura480 people
- Bhurajgarh476 people
- Suganpura475 people
- Naseerpura474 people
- Satasar471 people
- Balasar463 people
- Naya Loonakalan454 people
- Pratapgarh452 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bahla Basti?345026
- How far is Bahla Basti from Jaisalmer?102 km by road
- What is the population of Bahla Basti?473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahla Basti in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Bahla Basti?47.5% (Census 2011)