# Garhi Champawat Village, Pokaran, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Garhi Champawat

Garhi Champawat is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345021**. The 2011 Census counted **835 people in 133 households**, the 116th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 835people (2011)
- 133households
- 69.2%literacy
- 345021PIN code

## Garhi Champawat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garhi Champawat is 345021.** Garhi Champawat falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345021
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086412

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

## How far is Garhi Champawat from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)63 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)173 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)63 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 Garhi Champawat?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Garhi Champawat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhniyana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pokaran
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pokaran
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Garhi Champawat known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and jowar**. About 61% of the 1,703 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 Garhi Champawat

Of every 100 households in Garhi Champawat in 2011, 77 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Garhi Champawat · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**80%

Tap water ****100%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**70%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Garhi Champawat?

■ Garhi Champawat · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**882

Working population ****40.7%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 45.3% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 140 (41%) · **■** Marginal 113 (33%)

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

- Chanani Meghasar847 people
- Loona Khurd845 people
- Jeeyasar844 people
- Guddi839 people
- Mawa835 people
- Jeevrajgarh824 people
- Kishanpura819 people
- Parasar814 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garhi Champawat?345021
- How far is Garhi Champawat from Jaisalmer?173 km by road
- What is the population of Garhi Champawat?835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhi Champawat in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Garhi Champawat?69.2% (Census 2011)