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

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Balasar

Balasar is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345026**. The 2011 Census counted **463 people in 89 households**, the 199th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 463people (2011)
- 89households
- 38.8%literacy
- 345026PIN code

## Balasar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code345026
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086367

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

## How far is Balasar from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)80 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)70 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 Balasar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balasar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bhainsara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhainsara
- ○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 watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Balasar known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and mung**. About 41% of the 1,248 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 Balasar

Of every 100 households in Balasar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Balasar · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**70%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****32%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balasar?

■ Balasar · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.8%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****678**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****681**

**882

Working population ****76.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.2% for men and 21.9% for women. 75% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 330 (94%)

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

- Suganpura475 people
- Naseerpura474 people
- Bahla Basti473 people
- Satasar471 people
- Naya Loonakalan454 people
- Pratapgarh452 people
- Karni Nagar450 people
- Hardaspura441 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balasar?345026
- How far is Balasar from Jaisalmer?80 km by road
- What is the population of Balasar?463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balasar in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Balasar?38.8% (Census 2011)