RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Jalor: 18.3 lakh people, one story

People
18,28,730
Area
10,640 km²
Literacy
54.86%
Sex ratio
952
Lowest in RajasthanLiteracy rate: 54.86%. Rank 33 of 33.See the numbers →Lowest in RajasthanFemale literacy: 38.47%. Rank 33 of 33.See the numbers →Big number18.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 172 to every km².See the numbers →

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JalorRajasthan

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

Jalor in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population18.3 lakh#17/33 in Rajasthan
Area10,640 km²#11/33 in Rajasthan
Population density172 per km²#27/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 200
Sex ratio952 females per 1000 males#9/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)895 girls per 1000 boys#18/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate54.86%#33/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 66.11
Female literacy38.47%#33/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 52.12
Urban population8.3%#29/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

54.9% can read. 952 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
70.779.2
Female literacy
38.552.1
Scheduled Castes
19.517.8
Scheduled Tribes
9.813.5
Living in towns
8.324.9

Gender literacy gap: 32.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 94.8%
  • Muslim 4.3%
  • Jain 0.8%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9 lakh workers, 49.0% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 55.0%
    • Farm labourers 17.6%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 24.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 35% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      34.646.6
      Latrine at home
      10.924.4
      Tap water
      29.228.3
      LPG / PNG
      8.515.9
      Phone
      50.849.2
      Television
      11.626.2
      Bicycle
      8.019.9
      Two-wheeler
      7.416.7

      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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