Village · Shergarh, Jodhpur
# Kanasar

Kanasar is a village in Shergarh sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code 342023. The 2011 Census counted 455 people in 63 households, the 348th largest of 507 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.
- 455 people (2011)
- 63 households
- 56.0% literacy
- 342023 PIN code

## Kanasar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kanasar is 342023. Kanasar falls in Shergarh sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.
- PIN code 342023
- Community development block Balesar
- Census village code 085366

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kanasar from nearby towns?
- Shergarh (sub-district HQ) 73 km by road
- Jodhpur (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Jodhpur (nearest town) 80 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kanasar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kanasar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Birai
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Belwa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shergarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Balesar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kanasar known for?

The main crops are bajara, moth and guar. About 51% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kanasar

Of every 100 households in Kanasar in 2011, 76 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kanasar · ■ Shergarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 76% 43%
- Toilet within the home 5% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 88%
- Tap water 3% 24%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92%
- Use banking services 36% 58%
- Television 2% 12%
- Mobile phone 84% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 18% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 4%
- None of these assets 11% 24%
- Own their home 98% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kanasar?

■ Kanasar · ■ Shergarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.0% 57.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 907
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 818 903
- Working population 25.7% 42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 38.4% for women. 44% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 75 (64%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 14 (12%) · ■ Marginal 26 (22%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shergarh
- Harisingh Nagar 461 people
- Jakharsar 460 people
- Laxmangarh 458 people
- Khetsingh Nagar 456 people
- Hanuman Sagar 454 people
- Dansingh Nagar 452 people
- Raghunath Pura 451 people
- Bhatner Nagar 445 people

All 507 villages in Shergarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kanasar? 342023
- How far is Kanasar from Jodhpur? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Kanasar? 455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanasar in? Jodhpur district (Shergarh sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Kanasar? 56.0% (Census 2011)

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