# Darash Nagar Village, Pokaran, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Darash Nagar

Darash Nagar is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345031**. The 2011 Census counted **419 people in 52 households**, the 210th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 419people (2011)
- 52households
- 53.7%literacy
- 345031PIN code

## Darash Nagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darash Nagar is 345031.** Darash Nagar falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345031
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086285

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Darash Nagar from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)95 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Darash Nagar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Darash Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mahesho Ki Dhani
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khetolai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pokaran
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pokaran
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Darash Nagar known for?

The main crops are **guar, bajara and jowar**. About 64% of the 924 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Darash Nagar

Of every 100 households in Darash Nagar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Darash Nagar · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****95%**

**70%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Darash Nagar?

■ Darash Nagar · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**882

Working population ****47.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 36.2% for women. 45% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 129 (65%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pokaran

- Tarpura432 people
- Bhurpura422 people
- Aanesa421 people
- Premasar421 people
- Shahid Railipur416 people
- Doodhiya415 people
- Mansar415 people
- Prahaladnagar414 people

[All 303 villages in Pokaran](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaisalmer/pokaran/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darash Nagar?345031
- How far is Darash Nagar from Jaisalmer?95 km by road
- What is the population of Darash Nagar?419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darash Nagar in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Darash Nagar?53.7% (Census 2011)