# Chhayan-I Village, Pokaran, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Chhayan-I

Chhayan-I is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345023**. The 2011 Census counted **1,087 people in 157 households**, the 87th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 1,087people (2011)
- 157households
- 63.4%literacy
- 345023PIN code

## Chhayan-I PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhayan-I is 345023.** Chhayan-I falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345023
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086261

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

## How far is Chhayan-I from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)160 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)48 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 Chhayan-I?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Chhayan-I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 · Ramdeora
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Chhayan-I known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and wheat**. About 64% of the 8,811 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 Chhayan-I

Of every 100 households in Chhayan-I in 2011, 36 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chhayan-I · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****6%**

**13%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**70%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Chhayan-I?

■ Chhayan-I · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**882

Working population ****43.1%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 45.2% for women. 47% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (22%) · **■** Marginal 185 (39%)

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

- Barsani1,123 people
- Naya Sanawara1,102 people
- Fatehnagar1,094 people
- Bheekhorai Nai1,087 people
- Barath Ka Gaon1,083 people
- Jamesar1,074 people
- Padampura1,066 people
- Phusasar1,037 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhayan-I?345023
- How far is Chhayan-I from Jaisalmer?160 km by road
- What is the population of Chhayan-I?1,087 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan-I in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan-I?63.4% (Census 2011)