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Dav

दाव
Sum mandal
Pincode 345034
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Dav observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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LGD code
86156
Pincode
345034
Post office
Khoohri
Population
1,353
Households
261
Literacy rate
32.7%
Sex ratio
879 ♀/1000♂
Workers
498
Distance to district centre
154 km
Distance to mandal centre
77 km
Distance to Jaipur
534 km
Distance to Delhi
710 km
Nearest railway station
Jaisalmer · 72 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dav compares

By population, Dav ranks #7 of 165 villages in Sum mandal.

Literacy rate
%
32.7%
−2.5% vs mandal average
Dav
32.7%
Sum mandal
35.2%
Jaisalmer district
46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
879
+52 vs mandal average
Dav
879
Sum mandal
827
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Dav
5.2
Sum mandal
5.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dav at a glance

Dav is a village of 1,353 people in 261 households (Census 2011) in Sum tehsil, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, the 7th-largest of 165 villages in Sum tehsil. Literacy is 33%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 35% and the sex ratio is 879 women per 1,000 men. It lies 154 km from the Jaisalmer district centre, 72 km from Jaisalmer railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 345034, served by Khoohri post office; the LGD village code is 86156. The village votes in Jaisalmer assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhotu Singh. The population is estimated at 1,595 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dav

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dav · this village1,35333%
Phuliya · Fatehgarh78949%8.1 km SE
Hatar · Sum92530%10.3 km NE
Katha · Sum19744%15.4 km E
Satto · Fatehgarh3,32535%19.6 km S
Gunjangarh · Sum37534%18.6 km W
Masooriya · Phalsund1,13732%20.5 km N

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Dav

LGD code
86156
Pincode
345034
Post office
Khoohri
Population (Census 2011)
1,353
Population (projected 2026)
1,595
Households
261
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
879
Literacy rate
32.7%
Coordinates
26.42827°N, 70.44278°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Barmer
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jaisalmer
Member of Parliament
Ummeda Ram Beniwal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chhotu Singh
Block / Mandal
Sum
Getting there

How to reach Dav

Mandal centre
Sum · ≈ 77 km
≈ 2 h 38 min by car · 3 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jaisalmer · ≈ 154 km
≈ 5 h 16 min by car · 6 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Jaipur534 kmcapital
  • Delhi710 km
  • Mumbai855 km
  • Hyderabad1303 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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