# Kerawa Village, Pokaran, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Kerawa

Kerawa is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345021**. The 2011 Census counted **852 people in 131 households**, the 109th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 852people (2011)
- 131households
- 47.3%literacy
- 345021PIN code

## Kerawa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code345021
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086293

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

## How far is Kerawa from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)122 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)12 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 Kerawa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pokaran
- ○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

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kerawa known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and mung**. About 7% of the 2,042 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 Kerawa

Of every 100 households in Kerawa in 2011, 20 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kerawa · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**70%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****95%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kerawa?

■ Kerawa · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**882

Working population ****29.9%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 34.6% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 155 (61%) · **■** Marginal 57 (22%)

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

- Khumsingh Nagar875 people
- Ghantiyali872 people
- Pokaran860 people
- Goraliya854 people
- Abhasar850 people
- Rampura850 people
- Chanani Meghasar847 people
- Loona Khurd845 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerawa?345021
- How far is Kerawa from Jaisalmer?122 km by road
- What is the population of Kerawa?852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerawa in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Kerawa?47.3% (Census 2011)