★ Revenue village · Sam tehsil · Jaisalmer ★

Janiya

Sam tehsil
Pincode 345001
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Janiya is a revenue village in Sam tehsil, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan. It had a population of 15 in 3 households (Census 2011).

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Census 2011 Snapshot

15 people. 3 homes.

Sam tehsil, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

15
Population
3
Households
0.0%
Literacy
875
Sex ratio
LGD 86010Source: Census 2011 + LGD

Janiya today

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Janiya is a village in Sam tehsil, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan. At the 2011 Census it had 15 people in 3 households, with a literacy rate of 0.0%. It is administered by the Mandhla gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 345001.

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LGD village code86010
Census 2011 code86010
Gram panchayatMandhla · LGD 295427
Pincode345001
TehsilSam · LGD 7143
DistrictJaisalmer
Male / Female8 / 7 · Census 2011
Lok SabhaBarmer · Ummeda Ram Beniwal (INC)
AssemblyJaisalmer · Chhotusingh (BJP)

Gram panchayat

Janiya is in the Mandhla (मांधला) gram panchayat.

Other villages in Mandhla

Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.

How Janiya compares

By population, Janiya is #129 of 141 inhabited villages in Sam tehsil.

—JaniyaSam tehsilJaisalmer
Literacy rate0.0%44.6%53.7%
Women per 1,000 men875821858
People per household5.05.45.8

Census 2011. Area figures add up inhabited villages only; literacy is literates ÷ people aged 7 and above.

Villages sharing PIN 345001

Post office: Janiya

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Source: LGD village–pincode mapping.

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Schemes worth checking

  • PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi ↗ · Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

    Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.

  • Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.

  • PMAY-Gramin ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.

  • Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗ · National Health Authority

    Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.

  • National Food Security Act (ration) ↗ · Department of Food & Public Distribution

    Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.

  • National Social Assistance Programme (pensions) ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.

  • PM Shram Yogi Maandhan ↗ · Ministry of Labour & Employment

    Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.

  • Jan Suraksha (APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY) ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.

  • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).

  • Stand-Up India ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.

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News near Janiya

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Government jobs near Janiya

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Essential services & places near Janiya

Janiya isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Sam tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.

Banks, ATMs & post offices480 in Jaisalmer district

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Hospitals & clinics49 in Jaisalmer district

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Schools & anganwadis2 in Jaisalmer district

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Revenue & panchayat offices1 in Jaisalmer district

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Government offices1 in Jaisalmer district

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Temples3 in Jaisalmer district

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Other places of worship9 in Jaisalmer district

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Transport46 in Jaisalmer district

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Agriculture services3 in Jaisalmer district

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Community places2 in Jaisalmer district

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Location & surroundings

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Electoral profile

Lok SabhaBarmer · Ummeda Ram Beniwal (INC), elected 2024
AssemblyJaisalmer · Chhotusingh (BJP), MLA since 2023

Estimated: 100% of the 24 mapped villages in the same mandal fall in this constituency. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Rajasthan Assembly 2023 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine).

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Questions about Janiya

Where is Janiya located?
Janiya is a village in Sam tehsil of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, India.
Which district is Janiya in?
Janiya is in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.
Which gram panchayat does Janiya belong to?
Janiya comes under the Mandhla gram panchayat.
What is the pincode of Janiya?
The pincode of Janiya, Sam, Jaisalmer is 345001.
What is the population of Janiya?
As per the 2011 Census, Janiya had a population of 15 (8 males and 7 females).
How many households are there in Janiya?
Janiya had 3 households at the 2011 Census.
What is the literacy rate of Janiya?
The literacy rate of Janiya was 0.0% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
What is the sex ratio of Janiya?
Janiya had 875 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Janiya in?
Janiya is in the Barmer Lok Sabha constituency.
Who is the MP for Janiya?
Ummeda Ram Beniwal (Indian National Congress) won the Barmer Lok Sabha seat, which includes Janiya, in 2024.
Which assembly constituency is Janiya in?
Janiya is in the Jaisalmer assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Who is the MLA for Janiya?
Chhotusingh (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Jaisalmer assembly seat, which includes Janiya, in 2023.
What is the LGD code of Janiya?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Janiya is 86010 and its Census 2011 village code is 86010.
Which villages are near Janiya?
Other villages in Sam tehsil include Adkiya, Akanwali, Asoda, Asooda, Babuwali.

Answers are generated from LGD and Census 2011 records, not written by hand.

Villages in Sam tehsil

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Climate & El Niño

Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory

There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.

Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.

Long-term district average for October: 3.1 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)

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Mandi prices · Jaisalmer

Latest reports up to 23 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Moath Dal · Moath (W)Mohangarh APMC8,6009,0008,80023 Oct 2026
Onion · OnionJaisalmer APMC2,8003,6003,20023 Oct 2026
Potato · PotatoJaisalmer APMC8001,2001,00022 Oct 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →