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Jaisalmer population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Rajasthan, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 65,471 people
Households 12,809 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.46% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 65,471 36,432 29,039 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 9,293 4,957 4,336 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 44,075 27,415 16,660 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 78.46% 87.1% 67.44% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 7,118 3,848 3,270 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3,454 1,824 1,630 Total workersCensus workers 22,914 20,374 2,540 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35% 55.92% 8.75% Main workersworked at least 6 months 20,239 18,545 1,694 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,675 1,829 846 Non-workerspeople 42,557 16,058 26,499
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 12,809 households and 65,471 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.19% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.1% for males and 67.44% for females. Of 22,914 workers, 88.33% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 184 126 Agricultural labourers 284 231 Household industry workers 817 212 Other workers 18,954 2,106
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Jaisalmer (M) 114 00574 65,471
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.