About Mehtabgarh Village

Mehtabgarh is a small village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 145 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 816 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehtabgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehtabgarh village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345021
Area (hectares)	816 hectares
Population	287
Male Population	145
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehtabgarh compares

By the 2011 count Mehtabgarh is the 247th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 816 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Mehtabgarh

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

Mehtabgarh lies about 101 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ashapura Gomat, about 14 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 Mehtabgarh
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ashapura Gomat	14 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	101 km

Villages closest to Mehtabgarh

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 Mehtabgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehtabgarh village had a population of 287. That makes it the 247th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Mehtabgarh village has 145 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehtabgarh has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

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

Mehtabgarh covers 816 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.

Mehtabgarh falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mehtabgarh is Ashapura Gomat, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Mehtabgarh.

Mehtabgarh is about 101 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehtabgarh is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Pokaran is about 11 km away. Ashapura Gomat is about 14 km away. Jaisalmer is about 101 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.