Sanchore
Sanchore is a City in Jalore district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the headquarters of the Sanchore tehsil located on National Highway 68. The town is situated from the city of Jalore and was once known as Satyapur. Nearby villages include Amli Purohitana ( away), Chitalvana ( away) and Dabhal ( away). Economy. many infrastructure projects were in progress in Sanchor. Oil exploration company Cairn Energy, discovered of crude oil in the Barmer-Sanchore basin in 2010. The Narmada Canal, which begins in Gujarat, enters Rajasthan state near the village Silu in Sachore "tehsil", after passing through in Gujarat . Pathmeda village near Sanchore has Gopal Govardhan Gaushala, the largest Gaushala in India. Spread over , the gaushala takes care of more than 18,000 cattle. Demographics. , Sanchore had a population of 264653 (135761 Males constitute of the population and females 128892. Males constituted 53% of the population. Sanchore has an average literacy rate of 48%, lower than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 62% and female literacy is 32%. Twenty percent of Sanchore's population is under six years of age. Transport. Narmada Canal. The Narmada Canal in Rajasthan is long and has nine major distributaries. The main canal , major and secondary distributaries supply an area of serving 124 villages in the Jalore and Barmer districts. Railways. The stations nearest to Sanchore are Raniwara, on State Highway 11; Dhanera, on MRD No 108; Bhinmal, on State Highway No 11.