# Jalora Sonpura Village, Pokaran, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Jalora Sonpura

Jalora Sonpura is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345024**. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 39 households**, the 266th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 249people (2011)
- 39households
- 51.0%literacy
- 345024PIN code

## Jalora Sonpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jalora Sonpura is 345024.** Jalora Sonpura falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345024
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086393

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

## How far is Jalora Sonpura from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)133 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)52 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 Jalora Sonpura?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Jalora Sonpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Jalorapokaran
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhaniyana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pokaran
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaisalmer
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Jalora Sonpura known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and mung**. About 35% of the 1,188 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 Jalora Sonpura

Of every 100 households in Jalora Sonpura in 2011, 34 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Jalora Sonpura · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****45%**

**70%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Jalora Sonpura?

■ Jalora Sonpura · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**882

Working population ****48.2%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 22.9% for women. 44% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 54 (45%)

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

- Mehar Nagar269 people
- Jambha Gram258 people
- Hastinapur256 people
- Shivnath Singh Nagar254 people
- Ranjeetpura245 people
- Karnewala241 people
- Tejmalpura239 people
- Naya Sankra236 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jalora Sonpura?345024
- How far is Jalora Sonpura from Jaisalmer?133 km by road
- What is the population of Jalora Sonpura?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalora Sonpura in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Jalora Sonpura?51.0% (Census 2011)