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About Sadan Village

Sadan is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 612 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2414 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345023
Area (hectares) 2414 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 612
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sadan compares

By the 2011 count Sadan is the 75th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 2414 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 a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Sadan

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

Sadan lies about 108 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ramdevra, about 19 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 Sadan
Nearest railway station Ramdevra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokaran 29 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 108 km

Villages closest to Sadan

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.

Common questions about Sadan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadan village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 75th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Sadan village has 612 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadan has about 904 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 Sadan is 345023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sadan covers 2414 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.

Sadan falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sadan is Ramdevra, about 19 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 Sadan.

Sadan 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.

Sadan is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Ramdevra is about 19 km away. Pokaran is about 29 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.

The closest recorded villages are Naya Malka (6.1 km), Naya Tawariwala (6.1 km) and Rathora (9.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sadan today is likely to be higher.

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