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- LGD code
- 86316
- Pincode
- 345026
- Post office
- Sankra (Jaisalmer)
- Population
- 269
- Households
- 47
- Literacy rate
- 44.2%
- Sex ratio
- 921 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 128
Census 2011 · in context
How Mehar Nagar compares
By population, Mehar Nagar ranks #140 of 176 villages in Pokaran mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.2%
+0.3% vs mandal average
- Mehar Nagar
- 44.2%
- Pokaran mandal
- 43.9%
- Jaisalmer district
- 46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
+47 vs mandal average
- Mehar Nagar
- 921
- Pokaran mandal
- 874
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Mehar Nagar
- 5.7
- Pokaran mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mehar Nagar at a glance
Mehar Nagar is a village of 269 people in 47 households (Census 2011) in Pokaran tehsil, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, the 140th-largest of 176 villages in Pokaran tehsil. Literacy is 44%, about the same as the tehsil average of 44% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 345026, served by Sankra (Jaisalmer) post office; the LGD village code is 86316. The village votes in Lohawat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gajendra Singh. The population is estimated at 317 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sanawara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehar Nagar · this village | 269 | 44% | — |
| Sanawara · Pokaran | 1,947 | 37% | — |
| Naya Sanawara · Pokaran | 1,102 | 40% | — |
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Key facts — Mehar Nagar
- LGD code
- 86316
- Pincode
- 345026
- Post office
- Sankra (Jaisalmer)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 269
- Population (projected 2026)
- 317
- Households
- 47
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 921
- Literacy rate
- 44.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jodhpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lohawat
- Member of Parliament
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gajendra Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Pokaran
- Nearest railway station
- Dhelana (19.7 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)