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Jaisalmer population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Rajasthan, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 669,919 people
Households 117,171 PCA households
Literacy rate 57.22% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.13% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 669,919 580,894 89,025 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 117,171 100,427 16,744 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 130,463 117,527 12,936 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 19.47% 20.23% 14.53% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 852 859 807 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 874 873 881 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 308,653 249,289 59,364 Literacy rate% 57.22% 53.8% 78.02% Male literacy rate% 72.04% 69.42% 87.44% Female literacy rate% 39.71% 35.54% 66.17% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 99,134 89,388 9,746 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 42,429 37,273 5,156 Total workersCensus workers 288,903 258,029 30,874 Work participation rate% 43.13% 44.42% 34.68% Main workersworked at least 6 months 175,383 148,023 27,360 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 113,520 110,006 3,514 Non-workerspeople 381,016 322,865 58,151
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 117,171 households and 669,919 residents. Urban residents made up 13.29% of the population. Rural residents made up 86.71%. Children aged 0–6 made up 19.47% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 72.04% for males and 39.71% for females. Of 288,903 workers, 60.71% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 76,728 55,738 Agricultural labourers 14,731 29,141 Household industry workers 4,573 2,262 Other workers 79,351 26,379
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 800547 65,471 people within this district · Town
Census code 800548 23,554 people within this district · Town