Himatsar | |
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Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 4,290 ha (10,600 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,243 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 334802[1] |
Village code | 00553600 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-07 |
Website | bikaner |
Himatsar is a small village of 4290 hectares in Nokha Tehsil in Bikaner district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Himatsar depends on NOKHA, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include One tap, One Well supply, One tank, One tubewell, and Two handpumps. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Himatsar is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Tubewell. Himatsar's pin code is 334802[4], and village code is 00553600. The area of Himatsar is segregated as 10 hectares irrigated area, 3947 hectares unirrigated, the 126.22 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 207 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Himatsar has One post office (Himatsar S.O) and Eighty Five public telephones. The village is connected with a single bus service. Himatsar has One bank and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Himatsar is a census village in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 6243 and has total administration over 980 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 3570 people are literate in Himatsar out of which 2111 are males and 1459 are females.
Himatsar has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 2361 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 1632 male, 729 female with 1457 (61.71%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 1387 males and 70 females. 515 males and 18 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 135 male and 24 female agricultural labor. 904 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of NOKHA and Bikaner to sell agricultural produce and make their living.