RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Jhalawar: 14.1 lakh people, one story

People
14,11,129
Area
6,219 km²
Literacy
61.50%
Sex ratio
946
Top 3 in RajasthanHomes with electricity (2011): 60.8 % of households. Rank 2 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in RajasthanWorkers in farming: 78.5 % of workers. Rank 3 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Big number14.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 227 to every km².See the numbers →

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JhalawarRajasthan

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

Jhalawar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population14.1 lakh#24/33 in Rajasthan
Area6,219 km²#20/33 in Rajasthan
Population density227 per km²#17/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 200
Sex ratio946 females per 1000 males#15/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)912 girls per 1000 boys#7/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate61.50%#25/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 66.11
Female literacy46.53%#24/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 52.12
Urban population16.2%#24/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 24.9

People & society

61.5% can read. 946 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.879.2
Female literacy
46.552.1
Scheduled Castes
17.317.8
Scheduled Tribes
12.913.5
Living in towns
16.224.9

Gender literacy gap: 29.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.1%
  • Muslim 6.8%
  • Jain 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    79 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.9 lakh workers, 48.6% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 47.9%
    • Farm labourers 30.6%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 61% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      60.846.6
      Latrine at home
      13.024.4
      Tap water
      20.828.3
      LPG / PNG
      10.715.9
      Phone
      46.149.2
      Television
      26.626.2
      Bicycle
      22.419.9
      Two-wheeler
      15.516.7

      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.