# Maheshon Ki Dhani Village, Pokaran, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaisalmer/pokaran/maheshon-ki-dhani/ Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer # Maheshon Ki Dhani Maheshon Ki Dhani is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345031**. The 2011 Census counted **705 people in 121 households**, the 147th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%. - 705people (2011) - 121households - 45.7%literacy - 345031PIN code ## Maheshon Ki Dhani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maheshon Ki Dhani is 345031.** Maheshon Ki Dhani falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan. - PIN code345031 - Community development blockSankra - Census village code086284 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maheshon Ki Dhani from nearby towns? - Pokaran (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Jaisalmer (district HQ)100 km by road - Pokaran (nearest town)40 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 Maheshon Ki Dhani? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshon Ki Dhani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khetolai - ○Degree college10+ km · Pokaran - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pokaran - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Maheshon Ki Dhani known for? The main crops are **guar, bajara and jowar**. About 64% of the 3,811 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 Maheshon Ki Dhani Of every 100 households in Maheshon Ki Dhani in 2011, 30 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Maheshon Ki Dhani · ■ Pokaran rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **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 ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****88%** **70% Television ****6%** **9% Mobile phone ****81%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****19%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **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 Maheshon Ki Dhani? ■ Maheshon Ki Dhani · ■ Pokaran rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%** **53.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****785** **882 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688** **882 Working population ****49.5%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.5% for men and 27.5% for women. 44% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 101 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (14%) · **■** Marginal 197 (56%) 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 - Akal Ka Tala719 people - Rathora717 people - Subhashnagar714 people - Govind Singh Pura707 people - Motisar700 people - Dharmasar697 people - Maulana Azadnagar691 people - Jograjgarh677 people [All 303 villages in Pokaran](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaisalmer/pokaran/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maheshon Ki Dhani?345031 - How far is Maheshon Ki Dhani from Jaisalmer?100 km by road - What is the population of Maheshon Ki Dhani?705 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maheshon Ki Dhani in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Maheshon Ki Dhani?45.7% (Census 2011)