RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Ajmer: 25.8 lakh people, one story

People
25,83,052
Area
8,481 km²
Literacy
69.33%
Sex ratio
951
Top 3 in RajasthanHousehold industry workers: 3.4 % of workers. Rank 2 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in RajasthanUrban population: 40.1%. Rank 3 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Big number25.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 305 to every km².See the numbers →

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AjmerRajasthan

The history, places and schemes of Ajmer are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Ajmer in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population25.8 lakh#8/33 in Rajasthan
Area8,481 km²#14/33 in Rajasthan
Population density305 per km²#11/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 200
Sex ratio951 females per 1000 males#11/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)901 girls per 1000 boys#13/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate69.33%#8/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 66.11
Female literacy55.68%#8/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 52.12
Urban population40.1%#3/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 24.9

People & society

69.3% can read. 951 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.479.2
Female literacy
55.752.1
Scheduled Castes
18.517.8
Scheduled Tribes
2.513.5
Living in towns
40.124.9

Gender literacy gap: 26.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 85.2%
  • Muslim 12.2%
  • Christian 0.4%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Jain 1.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    42 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.5 lakh workers, 40.8% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 28.4%
    • Farm labourers 13.8%
    • Household industry 3.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 54.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 58% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.546.6
      Latrine at home
      29.924.4
      Tap water
      36.228.3
      LPG / PNG
      25.115.9
      Phone
      53.149.2
      Television
      36.626.2
      Bicycle
      27.419.9
      Two-wheeler
      25.616.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.