Kanodia Purohitan

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{{refimprove|date=June 2009}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kanodia Purohitan
| other_name = Kanodiya Purohitan
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jodhpur district|Jodhpur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tahsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Balesar tehsil|Balesar]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 25
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| population_total = 3862
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = Sex ratio
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| demographics1_title2 = Literacy
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 2928
| registration_plate = RJ-19
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Climatic regions of India#subtropical desert|Dry]] [[Köppen climate classification#GROUP B: Dry (arid and semiarid) climates|(Köppen: BSh)]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = Temperature
| blank3_info_sec1 = Summer: 50°C (122°F) Winter: 0°C (32°F)
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jodhpur]]
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] [[Constituency]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Shergarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shergarh]]
| website = {{URL|www.kanodiapurohitan.com}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|RJ-IN]]
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'''Kanodia Purohitan''' is a [[panchayat village]]<ref>2011 Village Panchayat Code for Kanodiya Purohitan = 35605, {{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Balesar, Jodhpur, Rajasthan|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=721&parenttype=B&ptype=V|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514200850/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=721&parenttype=B&ptype=V|archivedate=2013-05-14}}</ref> in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="censusindia">2001 Census Village code for Kanodiya Purohitan = 01973800, {{Cite web|title=2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Rajasthan|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|page=392|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/PLCN/DIR-08r.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113194734/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/PLCN/DIR-08r.pdf|archivedate=13 November 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Panchayat-Dir-2011">2011 Census Village code for Kanodiya Purohitan = 085111, {{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Kanodiya Purohitan Gram Panchayat, Balesar, Jodhpur, Rajasthan|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=35605&rlbtype=V|access-date=16 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516034552/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=35605&rlbtype=V|archive-date=16 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is situated on [[Jaisalmer]] [[Highway]] ([[National Highway 125 (India)|NH-125]]), 120 km from [[Jodhpur]].

== History ==
It is one of the oldest villages of the [[Rajpurohit]]s. Historically, it was awarded to Dharayatji Rajpurohit. Prior to 2009, Kanodia was part of [[ILRC]] Balesar within [[Shergarh tehsil]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India |page=359|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Jodh-Admin-2002">{{Cite web|title=Administrative Setup|publisher=Jodhpur District|year=2002|url=http://www.jodhpur.nic.in/as.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021225084134/http://www.jodhpur.nic.in/as.htm|archivedate=25 December 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Newer villages include Chatar Singh nagar and Tikam Singh nagar[[Hastinapur]] (named for late Hasti singh Rajpurohit) and Shree Ratneshwar Nagar (named for Jhunjaar Shree Dadosa Ratan Singh Ji).

== Economy ==
It is a three-crop village. Half of the [[population]] is engaged in [[agriculture]], and the rest are either in the [[armed forces]] or in [[business]].

== Geography ==
It is surrounded by [[sand dunes]] with much [[Foliage|greenery]].

Kanodia is divided into three parts, one each for Dedaji, Raghoji and Netoji.

== Religion ==
Dadoji Ratan Singhji Jhunjharji temple is owned by the whole village and is worshiped by [[Castes|all castes]]. Major decisions are made there, and on every [[Holi]] and [[Diwali]], the whole village gathers.

A society named Bothiya Nagar is nearby.

== Demographics ==
In the 2001 [[census]], the village of Kanodiya Purohitan had 3,862 [[inhabitants]], with 2,028 males (52.5%) and 1,834 females (47.5%), for a sex ratio of 904 females per thousand males.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census 2001 Population Finder: Rajasthan: Jodhpur: Shergarh: Kanodiya Purohitan|publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=876631&category=VILLAGE|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516055951/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=876631&category=VILLAGE|archivedate=16 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

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