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district · Census 2011 · code 113

Jodhpur population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Rajasthan, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population3,687,165people
Households649,013PCA households
Literacy rate65.94%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.4%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,687,1652,422,5511,264,614
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds649,013414,223234,790
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6606,490441,955164,535
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.45%18.24%13.01%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males916922906
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6891892888
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,031,5321,158,340873,192
Literacy rate%65.94%58.48%79.38%
Male literacy rate%78.95%74.57%86.75%
Female literacy rate%51.83%41.16%71.26%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople608,024447,037160,987
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople118,92490,82528,099
Total workersCensus workers1,489,7411,079,534410,207
Work participation rate%40.4%44.56%32.44%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,056,479690,911365,568
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months433,262388,62344,639
Non-workerspeople2,197,4241,343,017854,407

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 365, 366, 367; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 649,013 households and 3,687,165 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 34.3% of this area’s population, compared with 65.7% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 16.45% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 78.95% and female literacy was 51.83%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,489,741 Census workers, 70.92% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators398,287194,083
Agricultural labourers103,001139,016
Household industry workers32,5509,862
Other workers522,64190,301

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 800544

Jodhpur

1,056,191 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800543

Phalodi

49,914 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800546

Bilara

39,590 people within this district · Town

Census code 085022

Kuri Bhagtasani

38,429 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800545

Pipar City

36,810 people within this district · Town

Census code 085021

Sangariya

22,853 people within this district · Census town

Census code 085020

Nandri

20,827 people within this district · Census town