# Devawala Gaon Village, Pokaran, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Devawala Gaon

Devawala Gaon is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345028**. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 71 households**, the 241st largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 343people (2011)
- 71households
- 60.7%literacy
- 345028PIN code

## Devawala Gaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Devawala Gaon is 345028.** Devawala Gaon falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345028
- Community development blockJaisalmer
- Census village code086205

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

## How far is Devawala Gaon from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)150 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)200 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)150 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 Devawala Gaon?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Devawala Gaon; 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 school10+ km · Khara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nachna
- ○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) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Devawala Gaon known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and chana**. About 59% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Devawala Gaon

Of every 100 households in Devawala Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Devawala Gaon · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****80%**

**70%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 Devawala Gaon?

■ Devawala Gaon · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****805**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**882

Working population ****57.7%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 42.6% for women. 55% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 134 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (14%) · **■** Marginal 34 (17%)

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

- Loona Kalan351 people
- Raichandwala348 people
- Lohta345 people
- Amdedpura344 people
- Rampura342 people
- Danasar337 people
- Narsinghpura334 people
- Naya Tawariwala334 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Devawala Gaon?345028
- How far is Devawala Gaon from Jaisalmer?200 km by road
- What is the population of Devawala Gaon?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devawala Gaon in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Devawala Gaon?60.7% (Census 2011)