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is there any way to specify indexes in the create table query during the creation of the table or do i have to run a separate query to specify index like create index???
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do i have to run a separate query to specify index like create index???
Basically yes.

If you specify a primary (or unique) key, then PG will automatically create a unique index to enforce that key. Otherwise you'll need to create the index with a separate statement.

See:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-createtable.html
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