Sanchore
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Sanchore साँचौर Satyapur |
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 Sanchore
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| Coordinates: 24°36′N 72°00′E / 24.6°N 72°ECoordinates: 24°36′N 72°00′E / 24.6°N 72°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jalor |
| Government | |
| • Member of lok-sabha (Member of Parliament BJP) | Devji M Patel |
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 32,875 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 343041 |
| Website | sanchore.org |
Sanchore is a town in the Jalore district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the headquarters of the Sanchore tehsil located on National Highway 15. The historical town is situated 163.2 kilometres (101.4 mi) from the city of Jalore and was once known as Satyapur. Nearby villages include Pratappura (4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) away), Chimrawas (55 kilometres (34 mi) away) and Dhamana (6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) away).
There is a prominent Jain temple in the town, and it hosts a cattle fair Baba Raghunathpuri Pashu Mela every year in the month of April and May.
As of 2012[update] many infrastructure projects were in progress in Sanchor. Oil exploration company Cairn Energy, discovered 480,000,000 tonnes (1.06×1012 lb) 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 458 kilometres (285 mi) in Gujarat.
Pathmeda village near Sanchore has Gopal Govardhan Gaushala, the largest Gaushala in India. Spread over 200 acres (0.81 km2), the gaushala takes care of more than 18,000 cattle.
As of 2001[update], 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.
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