| Kanodia Purohitan | |
| Other Name: | Kanodiya Purohitan |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.7244°N 72.3514°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jodhpur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tahsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Balesar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 25 |
| Population Total: | 3862 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Literacy |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 2928 |
| Registration Plate: | RJ-19 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Climate |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Dry (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 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Vidhan Sabha Constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Shergarh |
| Iso Code: | RJ-IN |
Kanodia Purohitan is a panchayat village[1] in the Indian state of Rajasthan.[2] [3] It is situated on Jaisalmer Highway (NH-125), 120 km from Jodhpur.
It is one of the oldest villages of the Rajpurohits. Historically, it was awarded to Dharayatji Rajpurohit. Prior to 2009, Kanodia was part of ILRC Balesar within Shergarh tehsil.[4] [5]
Newer villages include Chatar Singh nagar and Tikam Singh nagarHastinapur (named for late Hasti singh Rajpurohit) and Shree Ratneshwar Nagar (named for Jhunjaar Shree Dadosa Ratan Singh Ji).
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.
It is surrounded by sand dunes with much greenery.
Kanodia is divided into three parts, one each for Dedaji, Raghoji and Netoji.
Dadoji Ratan Singhji Jhunjharji temple is owned by the whole village and is worshiped by all castes. Major decisions are made there, and on every Holi and Diwali, the whole village gathers.
A society named Bothiya Nagar is nearby.
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.[6]