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- LGD code
- 86300
- Pincode
- 345026
- Post office
- Sankra (Jaisalmer)
- Population
- 287
- Households
- 67
- Literacy rate
- 46%
- Sex ratio
- 979 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 168
Census 2011 · in context
How Mehtabgarh compares
By population, Mehtabgarh ranks #133 of 176 villages in Pokaran mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.0%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Mehtabgarh
- 46.0%
- Pokaran mandal
- 43.9%
- Jaisalmer district
- 46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
979
+105 vs mandal average
- Mehtabgarh
- 979
- Pokaran mandal
- 874
Household size
people per home
4.3
−1.6 vs mandal average
- Mehtabgarh
- 4.3
- Pokaran mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mehtabgarh at a glance
Mehtabgarh is a village of 287 people in 67 households (Census 2011) in Pokaran tehsil, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, the 133rd-largest of 176 villages in Pokaran tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 44% and the sex ratio is 979 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 345026, served by Sankra (Jaisalmer) post office; the LGD village code is 86300. The village votes in Lohawat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gajendra Singh. The population is estimated at 338 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehtabgarh · this village | 287 | 46% | — |
| Ujla · Pokaran | 2,351 | 52% | — |
| Shahid Railipur · Pokaran | 416 | 30% | — |
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Key facts — Mehtabgarh
- LGD code
- 86300
- Pincode
- 345026
- Post office
- Sankra (Jaisalmer)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 287
- Population (projected 2026)
- 338
- Households
- 67
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 979
- Literacy rate
- 46.0%
- 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)