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

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Mehrangarh

Mehrangarh is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345025**. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 131 households**, the 128th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 775people (2011)
- 131households
- 35.6%literacy
- 345025PIN code

## Mehrangarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehrangarh is 345025.** Mehrangarh falls in Pokaran sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345025
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086425

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

## How far is Mehrangarh from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)102 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)60 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 Mehrangarh?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mehrangarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajmathai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pokaran
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pokaran
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Mehrangarh known for?

The main crops are **bajara, mung and moth**. About 51% of the 1,356 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Mehrangarh

Of every 100 households in Mehrangarh in 2011, 21 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Mehrangarh · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**80%

Tap water ****15%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****47%**

**70%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Mehrangarh?

■ Mehrangarh · ■ Pokaran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.6%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**882

Working population ****53.9%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.0% for men and 16.3% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 418 (100%)

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

- Bardana786 people
- Gadeli Kuwan782 people
- Naya Khara776 people
- Khejarli775 people
- Tawariwala774 people
- Veeramdeora771 people
- Shaktinagar766 people
- Baloosingh Ki Dhani760 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mehrangarh?345025
- How far is Mehrangarh from Jaisalmer?102 km by road
- What is the population of Mehrangarh?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehrangarh in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Mehrangarh?35.6% (Census 2011)