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Oonchawara

Sheo mandal
Pincode 344701
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LGD code
86880
Pincode
344701
Post office
Shiv
Population
1,281
Households
194
Literacy rate
52.5%
Sex ratio
959 ♀/1000♂
Workers
596
Census 2011 · in context

How Oonchawara compares

By population, Oonchawara ranks #17 of 160 villages in Sheo mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.5%
+7.1% vs mandal average
Oonchawara
52.5%
Sheo mandal
45.4%
Barmer district
45.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
+79 vs mandal average
Oonchawara
959
Sheo mandal
880
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.5 vs mandal average
Oonchawara
6.6
Sheo mandal
6.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Oonchawara at a glance

Oonchawara is a village of 1,281 people in 194 households (Census 2011) in Sheo tehsil, Barmer district, Rajasthan, the 17th-largest of 160 villages in Sheo tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 45% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 344701, served by Shiv post office; the LGD village code is 86880. The village votes in Baytoo assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 1,510 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Oonchawara

LGD code
86880
Pincode
344701
Post office
Shiv
Population (Census 2011)
1,281
Population (projected 2026)
1,510
Households
194
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
959
Literacy rate
52.5%
Lok Sabha constituency
Barmer
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Baytoo
Member of Parliament
Ummeda Ram Beniwal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Harish Chaudhary
Block / Mandal
Sheo
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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