Sindhu
Sindhu | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Bikaner |
| Tehsil | Nokha |
| Gram panchayat | Morkhana |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.47 km2 (9.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,247 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census village code | 069601 |
Sindhu is a village in Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The 2011 Census of India records Sindhu under village location code 069601.[1]
According to the 2011 Census, the village had a population of 2,247 living in 339 households. Sindhu covers a geographical area of approximately 2,447 hectares (24.47 km²).[2]
Sindhu is associated administratively with the Morkhana Gram Panchayat. A watershed-development report of the Government of Rajasthan lists Sindhu among the villages covered under Morkhana Gram Panchayat.[3]
Geography and administration
Sindhu lies within Nokha tehsil in Bikaner district. The Census records place the village about 25 km from the sub-district headquarters at Nokha and about 50 km from Bikaner, the district headquarters.[4]
The village forms part of the rural local-government system administered through the Panchayati Raj institutions. Government records have listed Sindhu under Morkhana Gram Panchayat.[3]
Demographics
At the 2011 Census of India, Sindhu had a total population of 2,247, comprising 1,206 males and 1,041 females. There were 339 households in the village.[2]
The Census recorded 427 children in the 0–6 age group. A total of 908 residents were recorded as literate, including 601 males and 307 females.[2]
The Scheduled Caste population was 330 and the Scheduled Tribe population was 10 in the 2011 Census.[2]
Land use and infrastructure
The village has a total geographical area of about 2,447 hectares. Census-era village-directory data recorded approximately 1,785 hectares as net area sown.[4]
The 2011 village records listed a government primary school and a government middle school within Sindhu. They also recorded all-weather and paved-road connectivity, an Anganwadi centre and access to the Public Distribution System.[4]
People associated with the village
Local biographical sources identify social worker and writer Arjun Panchariya Sindhu as being from the Sindhu–Morkhana area of Bikaner district.[5]
Separate news reports in 2024 reported the appointment of Panchariya as the Bikaner district president of the youth wing of the Rashtriya Parshuram Sena Sangh.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ District Census Handbook: Bikaner, Part XII-A (Report). Directorate of Census Operations, Rajasthan, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 District Census Handbook: Bikaner, Part XII-B (Report). Directorate of Census Operations, Rajasthan, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Detailed Project Report, Bikaner-XIII, Integrated Watershed Management Programme (Report). Rajasthan: Watershed Development and Soil Conservation Department, Government of Rajasthan. 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Sindhu Village Code 069601, Nokha Tehsil, Rajasthan". Rajasthan Village Codes. Missing or empty
|url=(help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Arjun Sharma (29 November 2024). "Biography of Arjun Panchariya Sindhu". ILN (in हिन्दी). Missing or empty
|url=(help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Sarjit Singh (4 November 2024). "पंचारिया सिंधू बने राष्ट्रीय परशुराम सेना युवा मोर्चा जिलाध्यक्ष". Maru Sangram (in हिन्दी).
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Bikaner: सिंधू बने राष्ट्रीय परशुराम सेना युवा मोर्चा के जिलाध्यक्ष". thinQ360 (in हिन्दी). 14 November 2024.
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