RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Jaipur: 66.3 lakh people, one story

People
66,26,178
Area
11,143 km²
Literacy
75.51%
Sex ratio
910
#1 in RajasthanPopulation density: 595 per km². Rank 1 of 33 districts.See the numbers →#1 in RajasthanHousehold industry workers: 3.7 % of workers. Rank 1 of 33 districts.See the numbers →#1 in RajasthanPopulation: 66,26,178. Rank 1 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in RajasthanLiteracy rate: 75.51%. Rank 2 of 33 districts.See the numbers →

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JaipurRajasthan

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

Jaipur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population66.3 lakh#1/33 in Rajasthan
Area11,143 km²#9/33 in Rajasthan
Population density595 per km²#1/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 200
Sex ratio910 females per 1000 males#22/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)861 girls per 1000 boys#28/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 888
Literacy rate75.51%#2/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 66.11
Female literacy64.02%#2/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 52.12
Urban population52.4%#2/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 24.9

People & society

75.5% can read. 910 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
86.179.2
Female literacy
64.052.1
Scheduled Castes
15.117.8
Scheduled Tribes
8.013.5
Living in towns
52.424.9

Gender literacy gap: 22.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.8%
  • Muslim 10.4%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Jain 1.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    36 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    24.6 lakh workers, 37.2% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 30.2%
    • Farm labourers 5.3%
    • Household industry 3.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 60.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 57% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.146.6
      Latrine at home
      40.124.4
      Tap water
      38.228.3
      LPG / PNG
      33.015.9
      Phone
      56.249.2
      Television
      44.126.2
      Bicycle
      22.719.9
      Two-wheeler
      30.216.7

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.