Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer
# Bhinajpura

Bhinajpura is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code 345026. The 2011 Census counted 480 people in 73 households, the 193rd largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.
- 480 people (2011)
- 73 households
- 54.2% literacy
- 345026 PIN code

## Bhinajpura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhinajpura is 345026. Bhinajpura falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.
- PIN code 345026
- Community development block Sankra
- Census village code 086383

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhinajpura from nearby towns?
- Pokaran (sub-district HQ) 65 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ) 85 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town) 65 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhinajpura?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Khelana
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhaisara
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pokaran
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pokaran
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhinajpura known for?

The main crops are bajara, guar and moth. About 37% of the 948 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhinajpura

Of every 100 households in Bhinajpura in 2011, 11 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Bhinajpura · ■ Pokaran rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 29%
- Toilet within the home 7% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 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 42% 70%
- Television 4% 9%
- Mobile phone 65% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 11% 4%
- None of these assets 6% 24%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhinajpura?

■ Bhinajpura · ■ Pokaran rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.2% 53.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 882
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 882
- Working population 50.6% 45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 35.3% for women. 49% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 25 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 210 (86%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pokaran
- Merwa 498 people
- Raisinghpura 497 people
- Khetasar 492 people
- Bhagwanpura 481 people
- Bhurajgarh 476 people
- Suganpura 475 people
- Naseerpura 474 people
- Bahla Basti 473 people

All 303 villages in Pokaran

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhinajpura? 345026
- How far is Bhinajpura from Jaisalmer? 85 km by road
- What is the population of Bhinajpura? 480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhinajpura in? Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Bhinajpura? 54.2% (Census 2011)

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