Jodhpur District : Census 2011 data

Jodhpur District Overview

An official Census 2011 detail of Jodhpur, a district of Rajasthan has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Rajasthan. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan.

Jodhpur District Population 2011

In 2011, Jodhpur had population of 3,685,681 of which male and female were 1,924,326 and 1,761,355 respectively. In 2001 census, Jodhpur had a population of 2,886,505 of which males were 1,513,890 and remaining 1,372,615 were females. Jodhpur District population constituted 5.37 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Jodhpur District was at 5.11 percent of Maharashtra population.

Jodhpur District Population Growth Rate

There was change of 27.69 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Jodhpur District recorded increase of 27.59 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Jodhpur District Density 2011

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Jodhpur district for 2011 is 161 people per sq. km. In 2001, Jodhpur district density was at 126 people per sq. km. Jodhpur district administers 22,901 square kilometers of areas.

Jodhpur Literacy Rate 2011

Average literacy rate of Jodhpur in 2011 were 67.09 compared to 56.67 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 80.46 and 52.57 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 72.96 and 38.64 in Jodhpur District. Total literate in Jodhpur District were 2,075,029 of which male and female were 1,295,900 and 779,129 respectively. In 2001, Jodhpur District had 1,319,879 in its district.

Jodhpur Sex Ratio 2011

With regards to Sex Ratio in Jodhpur, it stood at 915 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 907. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 890 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 920 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Jodhpur Child Population 2011

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Jodhpur. There were total 592,959 children under age of 0-6 against 557,374 of 2001 census. Of total 592,959 male and female were 313,704 and 279,255 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 890 compared to 920 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 16.09 percent of Jodhpur District compared to 19.31 percent of 2001. There was net change of -3.22 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Jodhpur District Urban Population 2011

Out of the total Jodhpur population for 2011 census, 34.30 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 1,264,060 people lives in urban areas of which males are 664,120 and females are 599,940. Sex Ratio in urban region of Jodhpur district is 903 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Jodhpur district was 895 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 158,351 of which males and females were 83,579 and 74,772. This child population figure of Jodhpur district is 12.58 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Jodhpur district as per census 2011 is 80.23 % of which males and females are 87.81 % and 71.85 % literates respectively. In actual number 887,087 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 509,778 and 377,309 respectively.

Jodhpur District Rural Population 2011

As per 2011 census, 65.70 % population of Jodhpur districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Jodhpur district population living in rural areas is 2,421,621 of which males and females are 1,260,206 and 1,161,415 respectively. In rural areas of Jodhpur district, sex ratio is 922 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Jodhpur district is considered, figure is 889 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 434,608 in rural areas of which males were 230,125 and females were 204,483. The child population comprises 18.26 % of total rural population of Jodhpur district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Jodhpur district is 59.79 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 76.32 and 41.99 percent respectively. In total, 1,187,942 people were literate of which males and females were 786,122 and 401,820 respectively.
All details regarding Jodhpur District have been processed by us after receiving from Govt. of India. We are not responsible for errors to population census details of Jodhpur District.