Dedha observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.
By population, Dedha ranks #11 of 165 villages in Sum mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dedha is a village of 1,189 people in 226 households (Census 2011) in Sum tehsil, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, the 11th-largest of 165 villages in Sum tehsil. Literacy is 34%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 35% and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. It lies 124 km from the Jaisalmer district centre, 24 km from Jaisalmer railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 345001, served by Gandhi Colony Jaisalmer post office; the LGD village code is 86077. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dream Hospital, 22 km away. The village votes in Jaisalmer assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhotu Singh. The population is estimated at 1,402 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dedha →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedha · this village | 1,189 | 34% | — |
| Khabhiya · Sum | 422 | 48% | 2.7 km SW |
| Khabha · Sum | 385 | 49% | 4 km W |
| Megwalon Ki Dhani · Sum | 441 | 41% | 6.9 km N |
| Megwalon Ki Dhani · Gida | 1,472 | 49% | 6.9 km N |
| Megwalon Ki Dhani · Barmer | 422 | 44% | 6.9 km N |
| Megwalon Ki Dhani · Lohawat | 538 | 51% | 6.9 km N |
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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