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

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Meerpura

Meerpura is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345028**. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 17 households**, the 291st largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 92people (2011)
- 17households
- 33.8%literacy
- 345028PIN code

## Meerpura PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code345028
- Community development blockJaisalmer
- Census village code086204

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

## How far is Meerpura from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)135 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)225 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)135 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 Meerpura?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Meerpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Khara
- ○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 watertanks / 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 Meerpura known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and chana**. About 45% of the 924 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 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 Meerpura

Of every 100 households in Meerpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meerpura · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**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 ****60%**

**70%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Meerpura?

■ Meerpura · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.8%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**882

Working population ****56.5%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 16.7% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 44 (85%) · **■** Marginal 8 (15%)

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

- Meerapura135 people
- Kartar Nagar134 people
- Soniya Nagar116 people
- Kalron Ki Dhani97 people
- Udawat Nagar81 people
- Barsalnagar71 people
- Rayad57 people
- Bhawalnagar56 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meerpura?345028
- How far is Meerpura from Jaisalmer?225 km by road
- What is the population of Meerpura?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meerpura in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Meerpura?33.8% (Census 2011)