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Sanchore is a city, which is located, about 135 km from Jalore City in Jalore district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as headquarters of Sanchore Tehshil. The town is located on National Highway 68 and also on Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway (NH-754). Sanchore was once known as Satyapur, Muhmdabad.

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Place details

Region
Gujarat
Country
India
Population
32,875
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.governing_body
Municipal Council
Settlement.name
Sanchore
Settlement.other_name
Satyapur
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Sanchore jalore Rajasthan.jpeg
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Rajasthan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Rajasthan, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Rajasthan
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Jalore
Settlement.government_type
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Settlement.leader_title
Member of Legislative Assembly
Settlement.leader_name
Jivaram Choudhary, (Independent)
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
192
Settlement.population_total
32,875

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Located in
Rajasthan
Elevation
52
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Official website
www.sanchore.in
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postal code
343041
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Economy
  • Demographics
  • Transport
  • Narmada Canal
  • Railways
  • References

Sanchore is a city, which is located, about 135 km from Jalore City in Jalore district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as headquarters of Sanchore Tehshil. The town is located on National Highway 68 and also on Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway (NH-754). Sanchore was once known as Satyapur, Muhmdabad.

==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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sanchore” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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