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

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Madwa

Madwa is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345024**. The 2011 Census counted **3,423 people in 551 households**, the 9th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 3,423people (2011)
- 551households
- 55.1%literacy
- 345024PIN code

## Madwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Madwa is 345024.** Madwa falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345024
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086330

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

## How far is Madwa from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)134 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)22 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 Madwa?

30 services counted by the Census are inside Madwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Madwa known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and mung**. About 30% of the 8,678 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 Madwa

Of every 100 households in Madwa in 2011, 15 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Madwa · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****78%**

**70%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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 Madwa?

■ Madwa · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**882

Working population ****45.8%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 37.4% for women. 49% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (14%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 557 (36%) · **■** Marginal 651 (42%)

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

- Gomat4,355 people
- Sankra3,945 people
- Lathi3,587 people
- Lawan3,456 people
- Chhayan-Ii3,174 people
- Chinnoo2,567 people
- Ratariya2,557 people
- Loharki2,549 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madwa?345024
- How far is Madwa from Jaisalmer?134 km by road
- What is the population of Madwa?3,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madwa in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Madwa?55.1% (Census 2011)
