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

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Heergarh

Heergarh is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345026**. The 2011 Census counted **398 people in 80 households**, the 223rd largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 398people (2011)
- 80households
- 63.3%literacy
- 345026PIN code

## Heergarh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code345026
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086366

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

## How far is Heergarh from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)115 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)54 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 Heergarh?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Loonakhurd
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saankra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pokaran
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pokaran
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Heergarh known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and mung**. About 76% of the 794 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 Heergarh

Of every 100 households in Heergarh in 2011, 29 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Heergarh · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**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 ****72%**

**70%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**24%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Heergarh?

■ Heergarh · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****785**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****659**

**882

Working population ****50.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 43.9% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (5%) · **■** Other work 50 (25%) · **■** Marginal 84 (42%)

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

- Parbatsar410 people
- Shakti Fauzdarsar410 people
- Malasar402 people
- Sanga Bera401 people
- Pratappura397 people
- Sarnayat397 people
- Jhalora Hemawas394 people
- Abhaynagar389 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Heergarh?345026
- How far is Heergarh from Jaisalmer?115 km by road
- What is the population of Heergarh?398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heergarh in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Heergarh?63.3% (Census 2011)