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

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Khara

Khara is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345028**. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 105 households**, the 172nd largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 572people (2011)
- 105households
- 57.4%literacy
- 345028PIN code

## Khara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khara is 345028.** Khara falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345028
- Community development blockJaisalmer
- Census village code086202

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

## How far is Khara from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)160 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)170 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)160 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 Khara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nachna
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds

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 Khara known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and chana**. About 11% of the 8,313 hectares of village land is sown, and 793 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khara

Of every 100 households in Khara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khara · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****79%**

**70%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****72%**

**24%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Khara?

■ Khara · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**882

Working population ****48.4%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 37.4% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 105 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 170 (61%)

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

- Khanpura596 people
- Hariyar595 people
- Khelana588 people
- Naiguddi588 people
- Mukansar563 people
- Jhubarkha559 people
- Peerasar554 people
- Chandsar551 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khara?345028
- How far is Khara from Jaisalmer?170 km by road
- What is the population of Khara?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khara in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Khara?57.4% (Census 2011)