# Chanani Meghasar Village, Pokaran, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaisalmer/pokaran/chanani-meghasar/ Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer # Chanani Meghasar Chanani Meghasar is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345025**. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 143 households**, the 112th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%. - 847people (2011) - 143households - 30.9%literacy - 345025PIN code ## Chanani Meghasar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chanani Meghasar is 345025.** Chanani Meghasar falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan. - PIN code345025 - Community development blockSankra - Census village code086459 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chanani Meghasar from nearby towns? - Pokaran (sub-district HQ)74 km by road - Jaisalmer (district HQ)154 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 Chanani Meghasar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chanani Meghasar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Phalsoond - ○Degree college10+ km · Pokaran - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pokaran - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand 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 Chanani Meghasar known for? The main crops are **bajara, guar and mung**. About 72% of the 919 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 Chanani Meghasar Of every 100 households in Chanani Meghasar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chanani Meghasar · ■ Pokaran rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **29% Toilet within the home ****6%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****4%** **70% Television ****0%** **9% Mobile phone ****61%** **71% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****34%** **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 Chanani Meghasar? ■ Chanani Meghasar · ■ Pokaran rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****30.9%** **53.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **882 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **882 Working population ****43.3%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 41.0% for men and 20.6% for women. 44% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 56 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 29 (8%) · **■** Marginal 269 (73%) 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 - Goraliya854 people - Kerawa852 people - Abhasar850 people - Rampura850 people - Loona Khurd845 people - Jeeyasar844 people - Guddi839 people - Garhi Champawat835 people [All 303 villages in Pokaran](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaisalmer/pokaran/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chanani Meghasar?345025 - How far is Chanani Meghasar from Jaisalmer?154 km by road - What is the population of Chanani Meghasar?847 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chanani Meghasar in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Chanani Meghasar?30.9% (Census 2011)