About Lawan Village

Lawan is a large village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,456, made up of 1,798 males and 1,658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6555.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345021
Area (hectares)	6555.64 hectares
Population	3,456
Male Population	1,798
Female Population	1,658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lawan compares

By the 2011 count Lawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 6555.64 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Lawan

Lawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lawan from other places

Lawan lies about 113 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ashapura Gomat, about 17 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 Lawan
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	13 km
Nearest railway station	Ashapura Gomat	17 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	113 km

Villages closest to Lawan

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 Lawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawan village had a population of 3,456. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Lawan village has 1,798 males and 1,658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

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

Lawan covers 6555.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lawan falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Lawan is Ashapura Gomat, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lawan.

Lawan is about 113 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawan is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Pokaran is about 13 km away. Ashapura Gomat is about 17 km away. Jaisalmer is about 113 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.