Bikaner District Population, Rajasthan - Census India 2011

Bikaner is one of district of Rajasthan in India. There are 8 Tehsils, 919 villages and 6 towns in Bikaner district.

As per the Census India 2011, Bikaner district has 384944 households, population of 2363937 of which 1240801 are males and 1123136 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 400554 which is 16.94% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Bikaner district is around 905 compared to 928 which is average of Rajasthan state. The literacy rate of Bikaner district is 54.1% out of which 63.06% males are literate and 44.2% females are literate. The total area of Bikaner is 30239 sq.km with population density of 78 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 66.14% of population lives in Urban area and 33.86% lives in Rural area. There are 20.88% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.33% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bikaner district.

Bikaner Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2363937100%
Hindu207335687.71%
Muslim2357419.97%
Jain308501.31%
Sikh200720.85%
Christian19010.08%
Religion not stated16530.07%
Buddhist2850.01%
Other religions and persuasions790%

Bikaner Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)210.1930028.81
Number of households139973244971
Total Population8003841563553
Population (%)52.4%47.46%
Male Population419367821434
Female Population381017742119
Sex Ratio909903
Literacy (%)67.42%47.28%

List of Tehsils in Bikaner

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Bikaner district, Rajasthan
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Bikaner9197063698.62249903
Nokha4368763790.57115907
Sridungargarh2943192984.2599921
Kolayat261028807232890
Lunkaransar2136275099.1542918
Khajuwala887302036.4544891
Chhatargarh82488214638906
Poogal67163241228888

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Bikaner Population Facts

Number of Households384944
Population2363937
Male Population1240801 (52.49%)
Female Population1123136 (47.51%)
Children Population400554
Area30239 km2
Population density/km278
Sex-ratio905
Literacy54.1%
Male Literacy63.06%
Female Literacy44.2%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.33%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %20.88%

Map of Bikaner, Rajasthan