Jhunjhunun District Population, Rajasthan - Census India 2011

Jhunjhunun is one of district of Rajasthan in India. There are 6 Tehsils, 927 villages and 18 towns in Jhunjhunun district.

As per the Census India 2011, Jhunjhunun district has 384197 households, population of 2137045 of which 1095896 are males and 1041149 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 288470 which is 13.5% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Jhunjhunun district is around 950 compared to 928 which is average of Rajasthan state. The literacy rate of Jhunjhunun district is 64.12% out of which 74.44% males are literate and 53.26% females are literate. The total area of Jhunjhunun is 5928 sq.km with population density of 361 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 77.11% of population lives in Urban area and 22.89% lives in Rural area. There are 16.88% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.95% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Jhunjhunun district.

Jhunjhunun Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2137045100%
Hindu190568289.17%
Muslim22817810.68%
Religion not stated12170.06%
Christian10040.05%
Jain5480.03%
Sikh2750.01%
Other religions and persuasions850%
Buddhist560%

Jhunjhunun Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)269.265658.74
Number of households83396300801
Total Population4890791647966
Population (%)51.77%48.86%
Male Population253178842718
Female Population235901805248
Sex Ratio932956
Literacy (%)66.21%63.51%

List of Tehsils in Jhunjhunun

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Jhunjhunun district, Rajasthan
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Jhunjhunun5381741618.91332981
Chirawa4760871307.25364942
Nawalgarh326663690.39473959
Udaipurwati294770850.44347952
Khetri277946812.54342914
Buhana223405648.46345924

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Jhunjhunun Population Facts

Number of Households384197
Population2137045
Male Population1095896 (51.28%)
Female Population1041149 (48.72%)
Children Population288470
Area5928 km2
Population density/km2361
Sex-ratio950
Literacy64.12%
Male Literacy74.44%
Female Literacy53.26%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %1.95%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %16.88%

Map of Jhunjhunun, Rajasthan