# Balesar Durgawatan Village, Shergarh, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/shergarh/balesar-durgawatan/ Village · Shergarh, Jodhpur # Balesar Durgawatan Balesar Durgawatan is a village in Shergarh sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **342023**. The 2011 Census counted **4,939 people in 811 households**, the 5th largest of 507 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 4,939people (2011) - 811households - 65.5%literacy - 342023PIN code ## Balesar Durgawatan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balesar Durgawatan is 342023.** Balesar Durgawatan falls in Shergarh sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan. - PIN code342023 - Community development blockBalesar - Census village code085379 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balesar Durgawatan from nearby towns? - Shergarh (sub-district HQ)37 km by road - Jodhpur (district HQ)72 km by road - Jodhpur (nearest town)72 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 Balesar Durgawatan? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Balesar Durgawatan; 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 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balisar Sata - ○Degree college10+ km · Shergarh - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuai Indara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Balesar Durgawatan known for? The main crops are **bajara, wheat and groundnut**. About 45% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Balesar Durgawatan Of every 100 households in Balesar Durgawatan in 2011, 79 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Balesar Durgawatan · ■ Shergarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **43% Toilet within the home ****39%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **88% Tap water ****96%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **92% Use banking services ****38%** **58% Television ****26%** **12% Mobile phone ****82%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****16%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Balesar Durgawatan? ■ Balesar Durgawatan · ■ Shergarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **903 Working population ****45.9%** **42.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 49.4% for women. 51% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 570 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (12%) · **■** Household industry 184 (8%) · **■** Other work 588 (26%) · **■** Marginal 663 (29%) 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 Shergarh - Balesar Satan10,936 people - Dechoo6,121 people - Shergarh6,016 people - Tena5,570 people - Khudiyala4,906 people - Bhandoo Jati4,347 people - Belwa4,346 people - Chaba4,136 people [All 507 villages in Shergarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/shergarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balesar Durgawatan?342023 - How far is Balesar Durgawatan from Jodhpur?72 km by road - What is the population of Balesar Durgawatan?4,939 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balesar Durgawatan in?Jodhpur district (Shergarh sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Balesar Durgawatan?65.5% (Census 2011)