Jaisalmer is one of district of Rajasthan in India. There are 3 Tehsils, 799 villages and 2 towns in Jaisalmer district.
As per the Census India 2011, Jaisalmer district has 117,171 households, population of 669,919 of which 361,708 are males and 308,211 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 130,463 which is 19.47% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Jaisalmer district is around
852 compared to
928 which is average of Rajasthan state. The literacy rate of Jaisalmer district is 46.07% out of which 58.17% males are literate and 31.87% females are literate. The total area of Jaisalmer is 38,401 sq.km with population density of 17 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 86.71% of population lives in Urban area and 13.29% lives in Rural area. There are 14.8% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6.33% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Jaisalmer district.
Jaisalmer Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 669,919 | 100% |
| Hindu | 497,045 | 74.19% |
| Muslim | 168,129 | 25.1% |
| Sikh | 1,723 | 0.26% |
| Jain | 1,521 | 0.23% |
| Christian | 874 | 0.13% |
| Religion not stated | 495 | 0.07% |
| Buddhist | 98 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 34 | 0.01% |
Jaisalmer Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 70 | 38,331 |
| Number of households | 16,744 | 100,427 |
| Total Population | 89,025 | 580,894 |
| Population (%) | 55.33% | 46.21% |
| Male Population | 49,261 | 312,447 |
| Female Population | 39,764 | 268,447 |
| Sex Ratio | 807 | 859 |
| Literacy (%) | 66.68% | 42.91% |
List of Tehsils in Jaisalmer
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