# Dhakalwala Gaon Village, Pokaran, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Dhakalwala Gaon

Dhakalwala Gaon is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345028**. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 70 households**, the 186th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 512people (2011)
- 70households
- 42.9%literacy
- 345028PIN code

## Dhakalwala Gaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code345028
- Community development blockJaisalmer
- Census village code086186

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

## How far is Dhakalwala Gaon from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)135 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)225 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)135 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 Dhakalwala Gaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakalwala Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nachna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pokaran
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaisalmer
- ○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 watertreated tap water 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 Dhakalwala Gaon known for?

The main crops are **guar and bajara**. About 58% of the 400 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Dhakalwala Gaon

Of every 100 households in Dhakalwala Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhakalwala Gaon · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**70%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****34%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dhakalwala Gaon?

■ Dhakalwala Gaon · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**882

Working population ****43.9%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.6% for men and 31.6% for women. 47% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 203 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (8%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Bhanu Nagar540 people
- Madasar535 people
- Jetpura518 people
- Panuvanada515 people
- Nai Rajmathai508 people
- Bhomsinghpura501 people
- Merwa498 people
- Raisinghpura497 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhakalwala Gaon?345028
- How far is Dhakalwala Gaon from Jaisalmer?225 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakalwala Gaon?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakalwala Gaon in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakalwala Gaon?42.9% (Census 2011)