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 384,197 households, population of 2,137,045 of which 1,095,896 are males and 1,041,149 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 288,470 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 5,928 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
Total2,137,045100%
Hindu1,905,68289.17%
Muslim228,17810.68%
Religion not stated1,2170.06%
Christian1,0040.05%
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)2695,659
Number of households83,396300,801
Total Population489,0791,647,966
Population (%)51.77%48.86%
Male Population253,178842,718
Female Population235,901805,248
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
Jhunjhunun538,1741,619332981
Chirawa476,0871,307364942
Nawalgarh326,663690473959
Udaipurwati294,770850347952
Khetri277,946813342914
Buhana223,405648345924

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Jhunjhunun Population Facts

Number of Households384,197
Population2,137,045
Male Population1,095,896 (51.28%)
Female Population1,041,149 (48.72%)
Children Population288,470
Area5,928 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