RPSC · District of Rajasthan

Jodhpur: 36.9 lakh people, one story

People
36,87,165
Area
22,850 km²
Literacy
65.94%
Sex ratio
916
Top 3 in RajasthanPopulation: 36,87,165. Rank 2 of 33 districts.See the numbers →Big number36.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 161 to every km².See the numbers →

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JodhpurRajasthan

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

Jodhpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population36.9 lakh#2/33 in Rajasthan
Area22,850 km²#4/33 in Rajasthan
Population density161 per km²#29/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 200
Sex ratio916 females per 1000 males#20/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)891 girls per 1000 boys#21/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 888
Literacy rate65.94%#15/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 66.11
Female literacy51.83%#15/33 in Rajasthan▼ state 52.12
Urban population34.3%#4/33 in Rajasthan▲ state 24.9

People & society

65.9% can read. 916 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
79.079.2
Female literacy
51.852.1
Scheduled Castes
16.517.8
Scheduled Tribes
3.213.5
Living in towns
34.324.9

Gender literacy gap: 27.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.4%
  • Muslim 11.2%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Jain 1.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    56 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14.9 lakh workers, 40.4% of all people

    This district
    Rajasthan
    • Cultivators 39.8%
    • Farm labourers 16.2%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 41.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 46% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      45.846.6
      Latrine at home
      27.924.4
      Tap water
      34.228.3
      LPG / PNG
      22.115.9
      Phone
      55.149.2
      Television
      27.626.2
      Bicycle
      21.719.9
      Two-wheeler
      22.116.7

      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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