# Burkiya Village, Shergarh, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Shergarh, Jodhpur 

# Burkiya

Burkiya is a village in Shergarh sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345021**. The 2011 Census counted **1,047 people in 158 households**, the 116th largest of 507 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 1,047people (2011)
- 158households
- 66.3%literacy
- 345021PIN code

## Burkiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Burkiya is 345021.** Burkiya falls in Shergarh sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345021
- Community development blockShergarh
- Census village code085042

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

## How far is Burkiya from nearby towns?

- Shergarh (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Jodhpur (district HQ)140 km by road
- Jodhpur (nearest town)140 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 Burkiya?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Burkiya; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dechu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shergarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shergarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Burkiya known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and moth**. About 39% of the 1,283 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Burkiya

Of every 100 households in Burkiya in 2011, 38 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Burkiya · ■ Shergarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**58%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Burkiya?

■ Burkiya · ■ Shergarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**903

Working population ****50.9%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 47.7% for women. 48% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 357 (67%)

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

- Rajgarh1,061 people
- Kerala1,059 people
- Khirjan Fatehsingh1,054 people
- Thadiya1,049 people
- Ramnagar1,027 people
- Dhadhaniya Bhayla1,025 people
- Dewaniya1,023 people
- Chanchalwa1,018 people

[All 507 villages in Shergarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/shergarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Burkiya?345021
- How far is Burkiya from Jodhpur?140 km by road
- What is the population of Burkiya?1,047 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burkiya in?Jodhpur district (Shergarh sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Burkiya?66.3% (Census 2011)