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

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Shaktinagar

Shaktinagar is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345028**. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 120 households**, the 131st largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 766people (2011)
- 120households
- 49.6%literacy
- 345028PIN code

## Shaktinagar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code345028
- Community development blockJaisalmer
- Census village code086239

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

## How far is Shaktinagar from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)160 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)180 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 Shaktinagar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shaktinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Shaktinagar known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and chana**. About 53% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Shaktinagar

Of every 100 households in Shaktinagar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shaktinagar · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**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 ****81%**

**70%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Shaktinagar?

■ Shaktinagar · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**882

Working population ****49.6%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 30.4% for women. 45% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 148 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 203 (53%)

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

- Khejarli775 people
- Mehrangarh775 people
- Tawariwala774 people
- Veeramdeora771 people
- Baloosingh Ki Dhani760 people
- Karada756 people
- Talriya753 people
- Chok748 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shaktinagar?345028
- How far is Shaktinagar from Jaisalmer?180 km by road
- What is the population of Shaktinagar?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaktinagar in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Shaktinagar?49.6% (Census 2011)