# Shikarpura Village, Luni, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Luni, Jodhpur 

# Shikarpura

Shikarpura is a village in Luni sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **342802**. The 2011 Census counted **2,871 people in 559 households**, the 18th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 2,871people (2011)
- 559households
- 64.6%literacy
- 342802PIN code

## Shikarpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shikarpura is 342802.** Shikarpura falls in Luni sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code342802
- Community development blockLuni
- Census village code085668

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

## How far is Shikarpura from nearby towns?

- Luni (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jodhpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jodhpur (nearest town)30 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 Shikarpura?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Shikarpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Luni
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Luni
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Luni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Shikarpura known for?

The main crops are **bajara, mung and moth**. About 84% of the 2,222 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Shikarpura

Of every 100 households in Shikarpura in 2011, 66 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shikarpura · ■ Luni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****51%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****47%**

**61%

Television ****36%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shikarpura?

■ Shikarpura · ■ Luni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**885

Working population ****39.8%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 49.2% for women. 51% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 530 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 538 (47%) · **■** Marginal 51 (4%)

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 Luni

- Khara Bera Purohitan3,322 people
- Khejarli Kalan3,197 people
- Khudala2,976 people
- Sar2,902 people
- Tanawara2,844 people
- Peeparli2,824 people
- Gangana2,735 people
- Loonawas Khara2,648 people

[All 170 villages in Luni](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/luni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shikarpura?342802
- How far is Shikarpura from Jodhpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Shikarpura?2,871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpura in?Jodhpur district (Luni sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpura?64.6% (Census 2011)