# Shiv Village, Merta, Nagaur (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Merta, Nagaur 

# Shiv

Shiv is a village in Merta sub-district of Nagaur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **342902**. The 2011 Census counted **1,387 people in 270 households**, the 72nd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 1,387people (2011)
- 270households
- 55.7%literacy
- 342902PIN code

## Shiv PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shiv is 342902.** Shiv falls in Merta sub-district, Nagaur district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code342902
- Community development blockMerta
- Census village code083088

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

## How far is Shiv from nearby towns?

- Merta (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Nagaur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Merta City (nearest town)36 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 Shiv?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shiv; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 school5–10 km · Gotan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Merta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Merta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Shiv known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and moth**. About 75% of the 837 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Shiv

Of every 100 households in Shiv in 2011, 50 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Shiv · ■ Merta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****50%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****92%**

**62%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shiv?

■ Shiv · ■ Merta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**875

Working population ****44.2%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 36.7% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 143 (23%) · **■** Marginal 113 (18%)

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 Merta

- Dasawas1,422 people
- Chudiyan1,415 people
- Mugdara1,401 people
- Jaoli1,391 people
- Kanwariyat1,372 people
- Jajasani1,350 people
- Tukliya1,290 people
- Dotolai1,279 people

[All 201 villages in Merta](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/nagaur/merta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shiv?342902
- How far is Shiv from Nagaur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Shiv?1,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiv in?Nagaur district (Merta sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Shiv?55.7% (Census 2011)