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district · Census 2011 · code 119

Ajmer 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.
Population2,583,052people
Households494,832PCA households
Literacy rate69.33%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.79%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,583,0521,547,6421,035,410
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds494,832293,744201,088
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6381,167253,762127,405
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.76%16.4%12.3%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males951961936
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6901907890
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,526,673765,022761,651
Literacy rate%69.33%59.13%83.88%
Male literacy rate%82.44%76.45%90.85%
Female literacy rate%55.68%41.29%76.5%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople478,027256,646221,381
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople63,48248,56414,918
Total workersCensus workers1,053,722713,459340,263
Work participation rate%40.79%46.1%32.86%
Main workersworked at least 6 months827,181516,038311,143
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months226,541197,42129,120
Non-workerspeople1,529,330834,183695,147

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 383, 384, 385; 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 494,832 households and 2,583,052 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 40.08% of this area’s population, compared with 59.92% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.76% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 82.44% and female literacy was 55.68%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,053,722 Census workers, 78.5% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators246,43152,425
Agricultural labourers77,79667,727
Household industry workers27,7627,840
Other workers475,19298,549

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 800570

Ajmer

542,321 people within this district · Municipal corporation

Census code 800568

Kishangarh

154,886 people within this district · Town

Census code 800571

Beawar

151,152 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800573

Nasirabad

50,804 people within this district · Town

Census code 800575

Kekri

41,890 people within this district · Town

Census code 800572

Vijainagar

32,124 people within this district · Town

Census code 800569

Pushkar

21,626 people within this district · Town

Census code 800574

Sarwar

20,372 people within this district · Town

Census code 091641

Boraj-Kazipura

8,780 people within this district · Census town

Census code 092091

Baral

6,344 people within this district · Census town

Census code 091642

Badlya

5,111 people within this district · Census town