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About Jodhpur District

Jodhpur is a district in Rajasthan , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Jodhpur was 3,687,165 with a growth rate of 27.74%. Jodhpur covers 22,850 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Jodhpur's population is 916 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 891 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Jodhpur, Urban/Rural population of Jodhpur, Literacy data of Jodhpur and Religion wise data of Jodhpur. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Jodhpur,Rajasthan, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Jodhpur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 3,687,165 Growth (%) 27.74
Male Population 1,923,928 Sex Ratio 916
Female Population 1,763,237 Child Sex Ratio 891
Area ( In Km. Square ) 22,850

Jodhpur has a total population of 3,687,165 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 1,923,928 while the female population 1,763,237. The state area is 22,850 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Jodhpur has sex ratio of 916 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 891 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Jodhpur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 1,264,614 Rural Population 2,422,551
Urban Population (%) 34.30 Rural Population (%) 65.70
Urban male Population 663,600 Rural Male Population 1,260,328
Urban Female Population 601,014 Rural Female Population 1,162,223
Urban Sex Ratio 906 Rural Sex Ratio 922

Jodhpur urban population is 1,264,614 (34.30% of the total), while the rural population is 2,422,551 (65.70% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 27.74% overall.

Among the urban population 663,600 are males, and 601,014 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 906 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 1,260,328 are males and 1,162,223 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 922 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Jodhpur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 2,031,532 Literacy (%) 65.94
Male Literate 1,265,753 Male Literacy (%) 78.95
Female Literate 765,779 Female Literacy (%) 51.83
Urban Literate 873,192 Rural Literate 1,158,340
Urban Male Literates 500,054 Urban Male Literacy (%) 86.75
Rural Male Literates 765,699 Rural Male Literacy (%) 74.57
Urban Female Literates 373,138 Urban Female Literacy (%) 71.26
Rural Female Literates 392,641 Rural Female Literacy (%) 41.16

The literacy data of Jodhpur highlights a total literacy rate stands at 65.94% with 2,031,532 literate individuals. Male literacy is 78.95% while female literacy is lower at 51.83% among them, 1,265,753 males and 765,779 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 873,192 people being literate, with men at 86.75% and female at 71.26%, compared to rural areas whereas 1,158,340 people are literate, with male at 74.57% and female at 41.16%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Jodhpur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 3,224,399 Hindu (%) 87.45
Muslim 411,558 Muslim (%) 11.16
Sikh 4,123 Sikh (%) 0.11
Christian 6,035 Christian (%) 0.16
Jain 36,697 Jain (%) 1
Buddhist 514 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 80 Other (%) 0
Not Avaiable 3,759 Not Avaiable (%) 0.10

Jodhpur population is mostly hindu (87.45%) with a total 3,224,399 people. Muslim(11.16%) with a total 411,558 people. Sikh are (0.11%) with a total 4,123 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.16% with 6,035 people). Jain (1.00% with 36,697 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 514 people) and Other (0.00% with 80 people). Around (0.10% with 3,759 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Jodhpur.

List of Tehsils in Jodhpur

7

Bhopalgarh

Area: 2,492 Km2

Population

320,952

Male

165,645%

Females

155,307

Bilara

Area: 1,666 Km2

Population

284,059

Male

145,022%

Females

139,037

Jodhpur

Area: 1,968 Km2

Population

1,378,224

Male

723,242%

Females

654,982

Luni

Area: 1,617 Km2

Population

221,979

Male

114,403%

Females

107,576

Osian

Area: 3,543 Km2

Population

465,257

Male

242,164%

Females

223,093

Phalodi

Area: 7,697 Km2

Population

564,560

Male

296,367%

Females

268,193

Shergarh

Area: 3,867 Km2

Population

452,134

Male

237,085%

Females

215,049

Common questions about Jodhpur

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Jodhpur district had a population of 3,687,165. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Jodhpur is divided into 7 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Jodhpur is 916 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Jodhpur is 891 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Jodhpur is 65.94 per cent. That works out to 2,031,532 literate people.

Jodhpur covers an area of 22,850 square kilometres.

2,422,551 people in Jodhpur live in rural areas and 1,264,614 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Jodhpur grew by 27.74 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Jodhpur is a district of Rajasthan. You can open Rajasthan from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.