RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Jaisalmer: 6.7 lakh people, one story

People
6,69,919
Area
38,401 km²
Literacy
57.22%
Sex ratio
852
#1 in RajasthanArea: 38,401 km². Rank 1 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in RajasthanPopulation density: 17 per km². Rank 33 of 33.See the numbers →Lowest in RajasthanPopulation: 6,69,919. Rank 33 of 33.See the numbers →Lowest in RajasthanSex ratio: 852 females per 1000 males. Rank 32 of 33.See the numbers →

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JaisalmerRajasthan

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

Jaisalmer in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.7 lakh#33/33 in Rajasthan
Area38,401 km²#1/33 in Rajasthan
Population density17 per km²#33/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 200
Sex ratio852 females per 1000 males#32/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)874 girls per 1000 boys#23/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 888
Literacy rate57.22%#28/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 66.11
Female literacy39.71%#32/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 52.12
Urban population13.3%#27/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

57.2% can read. 852 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
72.079.2
Female literacy
39.752.1
Scheduled Castes
14.817.8
Scheduled Tribes
6.313.5
Living in towns
13.324.9

Gender literacy gap: 32.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 74.2%
  • Muslim 25.1%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Jain 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    61 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.9 lakh workers, 43.1% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 45.9%
    • Farm labourers 15.2%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 36.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 23% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      22.746.6
      Latrine at home
      13.924.4
      Tap water
      14.528.3
      LPG / PNG
      6.515.9
      Phone
      42.749.2
      Television
      10.226.2
      Bicycle
      5.919.9
      Two-wheeler
      6.016.7

      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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