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Sindhu
Village
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictBikaner
TehsilNokha
Gram panchayatMorkhana
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj
 • BodyGram panchayat
Area
 • Total
24.47 km2 (9.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,247
 • Density91.83/km2 (237.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census village code069601

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ↑ District Census Handbook: Bikaner, Part XII-A (Report). Directorate of Census Operations, Rajasthan, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 District Census Handbook: Bikaner, Part XII-B (Report). Directorate of Census Operations, Rajasthan, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  3. 1 2 Detailed Project Report, Bikaner-XIII, Integrated Watershed Management Programme (Report). Rajasthan: Watershed Development and Soil Conservation Department, Government of Rajasthan. 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sindhu Village Code 069601, Nokha Tehsil, Rajasthan". Rajasthan Village Codes. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ↑ Arjun Sharma (29 November 2024). "Biography of Arjun Panchariya Sindhu". ILN (in Hindi). {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ↑ Sarjit Singh (4 November 2024). "पंचारिया सिंधू बने राष्ट्रीय परशुराम सेना युवा मोर्चा जिलाध्यक्ष". Maru Sangram (in Hindi). {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ↑ "Bikaner: सिंधू बने राष्ट्रीय परशुराम सेना युवा मोर्चा के जिलाध्यक्ष". thinQ360 (in Hindi). 14 November 2024. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Category:Villages in Bikaner district

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