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

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Balwantgarh

Balwantgarh is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345026**. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 29 households**, the 279th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 201people (2011)
- 29households
- 37.2%literacy
- 345026PIN code

## Balwantgarh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code345026
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086372

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

## How far is Balwantgarh from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)90 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 Balwantgarh?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Balwantgarh known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and moth**. About 31% of the 388 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 Balwantgarh

Of every 100 households in Balwantgarh in 2011, 41 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balwantgarh · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****97%**

**70%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Balwantgarh?

■ Balwantgarh · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.2%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****779**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**882

Working population ****32.8%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.5% for men and 18.7% for women. 58% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 58 (88%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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

- Rampuraiya219 people
- Gosarsool Nagar214 people
- Gaji Raheempura210 people
- Bharamsar202 people
- Dadoorewala171 people
- Malkot171 people
- Major Shaitansingh Nagar157 people
- Alipura155 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balwantgarh?345026
- How far is Balwantgarh from Jaisalmer?90 km by road
- What is the population of Balwantgarh?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwantgarh in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Balwantgarh?37.2% (Census 2011)