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

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Bodana

Bodana is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **342310**. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 230 households**, the 58th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 1,363people (2011)
- 230households
- 49.4%literacy
- 342310PIN code

## Bodana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code342310
- Community development blockJaisalmer
- Census village code086244

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

## How far is Bodana from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)150 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)260 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)150 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 Bodana?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Bodana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nokha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pokaran
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pokaran
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Bodana known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and moth**. About 11% of the 16,540 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 Bodana

Of every 100 households in Bodana in 2011, 18 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bodana · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

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

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**70%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****33%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bodana?

■ Bodana · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****803**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**882

Working population ****52.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 30.6% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 668 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%)

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

- Khuhra1,431 people
- Khumansar1,427 people
- Dhoorsar1,413 people
- Eka1,373 people
- Dalpatpura1,361 people
- Kesoola Ka Pana1,356 people
- Chainpura1,353 people
- Chanani1,352 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bodana?342310
- How far is Bodana from Jaisalmer?260 km by road
- What is the population of Bodana?1,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bodana in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Bodana?49.4% (Census 2011)
