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

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Village · Pokaran, Jaisalmer 

# Merwa

Merwa is a village in Pokaran sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345021**. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 63 households**, the 189th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 498people (2011)
- 63households
- 55.1%literacy
- 345021PIN code

## Merwa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code345021
- Community development blockSankra
- Census village code086338

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

## How far is Merwa from nearby towns?

- Pokaran (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)138 km by road
- Pokaran (nearest town)28 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 Merwa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Merwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ratadiya
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kapano
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Merwa known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and mung**. About 29% of the 421 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 Merwa

Of every 100 households in Merwa in 2011, 38 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merwa · ■ Pokaran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**70%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Merwa?

■ Merwa · ■ Pokaran rural average

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

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**882

Working population ****41.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 35.2% for women. 45% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 124 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (28%) · **■** Marginal 20 (10%)

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

- Panuvanada515 people
- Dhakalwala Gaon512 people
- Nai Rajmathai508 people
- Bhomsinghpura501 people
- Raisinghpura497 people
- Khetasar492 people
- Bhagwanpura481 people
- Bhinajpura480 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merwa?345021
- How far is Merwa from Jaisalmer?138 km by road
- What is the population of Merwa?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merwa in?Jaisalmer district (Pokaran sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Merwa?55.1% (Census 2011)