About Kerawa Village

Kerawa is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 446 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2042 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerawa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345021
Area (hectares)	2042 hectares
Population	852
Male Population	446
Female Population	406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerawa compares

By the 2011 count Kerawa is the 107th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 2042 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Kerawa

Kerawa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kerawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kerawa from other places

Kerawa lies about 108 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ashapura Gomat, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kerawa
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Ashapura Gomat	11 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	108 km

Villages closest to Kerawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokaran tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kerawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerawa village had a population of 852. That makes it the 107th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Kerawa village has 446 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerawa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Kerawa is 345021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerawa covers 2042 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerawa falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kerawa is Ashapura Gomat, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kerawa.

Kerawa is about 108 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerawa is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Pokaran is about 7.9 km away. Ashapura Gomat is about 11 km away. Jaisalmer is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.