# Prithviraj Nagar Village, Shergarh, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

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Village · Shergarh, Jodhpur 

# Prithviraj Nagar

Prithviraj Nagar is a village in Shergarh sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **342023**. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 82 households**, the 277th largest of 507 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 573people (2011)
- 82households
- 60.0%literacy
- 342023PIN code

## Prithviraj Nagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Prithviraj Nagar is 342023.** Prithviraj Nagar falls in Shergarh sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code342023
- Community development blockBalesar
- Census village code085481

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

## How far is Prithviraj Nagar from nearby towns?

- Shergarh (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Jodhpur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jodhpur (nearest town)70 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 Prithviraj Nagar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balesar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shergarh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balesar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Prithviraj Nagar known for?

The main crops are **bajara, moth and guar**. About 15% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Prithviraj Nagar

Of every 100 households in Prithviraj Nagar in 2011, 76 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Prithviraj Nagar · ■ Shergarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****16%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**92%

Use banking services ****88%**

**58%

Television ****22%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Prithviraj Nagar?

■ Prithviraj Nagar · ■ Shergarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**903

Working population ****46.1%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 43.2% for women. 46% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 123 (47%) · **■** Marginal 137 (52%)

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

- Madasar579 people
- Sohansingh Nagar579 people
- Ranjit Garh576 people
- Lichman Nagar574 people
- Bhalusher Nagar570 people
- Ramchandrani Nagar568 people
- Chauthgarh554 people
- Banon Ka Bas552 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Prithviraj Nagar?342023
- How far is Prithviraj Nagar from Jodhpur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Prithviraj Nagar?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prithviraj Nagar in?Jodhpur district (Shergarh sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Prithviraj Nagar?60.0% (Census 2011)
