# Rajasthan – Districts List, Cities, Population & Literacy (Census 2011) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ State · India # Rajasthan Rajasthan is a state of India with its capital at Jaipur. At the 2011 Census it was home to **68,548,437 people** — 5.7% of India and 7th of 36 states and union territories — in 33 districts, 297 towns and 44,672 villages. 25% lived in towns, and literacy was 66.1% (below the national 73.0%). - 68,548,437people (2011) - 33districts (2011) - 297towns - 66.1%literacy ## Who lives in Rajasthan? Rajasthan had **68,548,437 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.7% of India's population and 7th of 36 states and union territories by population. There were 928 women for every 1,000 men (below the India figure of 943; 24th of 36 states and union territories). Among children under 7 the ratio was 888 girls per 1,000 boys (the India figure is 918). An average household had 5.4 people, against 4.9 across India. ## How literate is Rajasthan? 66.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below India's 73.0%), 34th of 36 states and union territories. Men were at 79.2% and women at 52.1% — a gap of 27.1 points (it is 16.2 points across India). Among its districts, literacy is highest in [Kota](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/kota/) (76.6%) and lowest in [Jalor](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jalor/) (54.9%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Rajasthan do for a living? 43.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 35.1%). Of all workers, 33% farmed their own land, 7% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 28% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 30% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 40% of workers here, against 38% across India. The most farm-dependent of its districts is [Chittaurgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/chittaurgarh/) (58% of workers in farming) and the least is [Dungarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/dungarpur/) (20% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (28%) · **■** Marginal 30 (30%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Rajasthan 24.9% of people lived in towns and cities (below India's 31.1%), 26th of 36 states and union territories. The Census counted 297 towns: 189 statutory towns with a municipality and 108 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 29 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 3 passed 10 lakh: [Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaipur/jaipur/jaipur/), [Jodhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/jodhpur/jodhpur/) and [Kota](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/kota/ladpura/kota/). The largest is [Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaipur/jaipur/jaipur/) with 3,046,163 people, home to 18% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Rajasthan Rajasthan had 44,672 census villages, 43,264 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,190 people; 952 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Itawa](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/kota/pipalda/itawa/) (26,741), [Siwana](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/siwana/siwana/) (24,387), [Lunkaransar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bikaner/lunkaransar/lunkaransar/) (22,931), [Napasar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bikaner/bikaner/napasar/) (22,893) and [Bhopalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/bhopalgarh/bhopalgarh/) (19,322). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Where is Rajasthan, and what is it like? The capital is [Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaipur/jaipur/jaipur/). It covers 342,269 km², so in 2011 there were about 200 people per km². It borders [Gujarat](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/), [Haryana](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/), [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/), [Punjab](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/) and [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). Official language: Hindi. Source: [Wikidata (CC0) — capital, area, languages, neighbours; retrieved 2026-10-29](https://www.wikidata.org/). ### Weather and best time to visit At Jaipur, the hottest month is Jun (average 35 °C), the coldest Jan (15 °C), and the wettest Aug (172 mm of rain). The most comfortable months are **October to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Rajputana (today's Rajasthan) in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Rajputana (today's Rajasthan) as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > RAJPUTANA, a collection of native states in India, under the political charge of an agent to the governor-general, who resides at Abu in the Aravalli Hills. It lies between 23° and 30° N. and between 69° 30′ and 75° 15′ E., and includes 18 states and 2 estates or chiefships. For political purposes these are subdivided into eight subordinate groups, consisting of three residencies and five agencies. These are as follow: (1) Mewar residency, with headquarters at Udaipur, comprising the states of Udaipur (Mewar), Dungarpur, Partabgarh and Banswara; (2) Jaipur residency, with headquarters at Jaipur, comprising the states of Jaipur and Kishangarh, with the estate of Lawa; (3) Western Rajputana states residency, with headquarters at Jodhpur, comprising the states of jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Sirohi; (4) Bikanir agency, with headquarters at Bikanir; (5) Alwar agency, with headquarters at Alwar; (6) Eastern Rajputana states agency, with headquarters at Bharatpur, comprising the states of Bharatpur, Dholpur, and Karauli; (7) Haraoti-Tonk agency, with headquarters at Deoli, comprising the states of Tonk and Bundi, with the estate of Shahpura; (8) Kotah-jhalawar agency, with headquarters at Kotah, comprising the states of Kotah and Jhalawar. All of these states are under Rajput rulers, except Tonk, which is Mahommedan, and Bharatpur and Dholpur, which are Jat. The small British province of Ajmere-Merwara is also included within the geographical area of Rajputana. Population.—In 1901 the population was 9,723,301, showing a decrease of 20% in the decade owing to the great famines of 1897–1898 and 1900–1901. The greatest mortality was caused by virulent malarial fever, which raged during the autumn months of 1900 and the early months of 1901. Epidemics of cholera, which occurred during the years of scarcity and famine, also swept away large numbers. The whole number of this race is 620,229, and nowhere do they form a majority of the whole population in a state; but they are Strongest, numerically, in the northern states and in Udaipur. Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## Population of Rajasthan compared with India ■ Rajasthan · ■ India Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **918 Working population ****43.6%** **39.8% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Districts of Rajasthan District People Sub-districts Towns Literacy [Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaipur/) 6,626,178 13 19 75.5% [Jodhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/) 3,687,165 7 7 65.9% [Alwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/) 3,674,179 12 16 70.7% [Nagaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/nagaur/) 3,307,743 10 18 62.8% [Udaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/udaipur/) 3,068,420 11 17 61.8% [Sikar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/sikar/) 2,677,333 6 15 71.9% [Barmer](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/) 2,603,751 8 4 56.5% [Ajmer](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/) 2,583,052 9 11 69.3% [Bharatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bharatpur/) 2,548,462 10 10 70.1% [Bhilwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bhilwara/) 2,408,523 12 9 61.4% [Bikaner](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bikaner/) 2,363,937 8 6 65.1% [Jhunjhunun](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jhunjhunun/) 2,137,045 6 18 74.1% [Churu](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/churu/) 2,039,547 6 10 66.8% [Pali](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/pali/) 2,037,573 9 11 62.4% [Ganganagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ganganagar/) 1,969,168 9 16 69.6% [Kota](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/kota/) 1,951,014 5 11 76.6% [Jalor](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jalor/) 1,828,730 7 4 54.9% [Banswara](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/banswara/) 1,797,485 5 4 56.3% [Hanumangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/hanumangarh/) 1,774,692 7 6 67.1% [Dausa](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/dausa/) 1,634,409 5 5 68.2% [Chittaurgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/chittaurgarh/) 1,544,338 10 7 61.7% [Karauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/karauli/) 1,458,248 6 4 66.2% [Tonk](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/tonk/) 1,421,326 7 8 61.6% [Jhalawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jhalawar/) 1,411,129 7 9 61.5% [Dungarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/dungarpur/) 1,388,552 4 4 59.5% [Sawai Madhopur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/sawai-madhopur/) 1,335,551 7 4 65.4% [Baran](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/baran/) 1,222,755 8 8 66.7% [Dhaulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/dhaulpur/) 1,206,516 5 4 69.1% [Rajsamand](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/rajsamand/) 1,156,597 7 9 63.1% [Bundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bundi/) 1,110,906 5 9 61.5% [Sirohi](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/sirohi/) 1,036,346 5 9 55.3% [Pratapgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/pratapgarh/) 867,848 5 3 56.0% [Jaisalmer](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaisalmer/) 669,919 3 2 57.2% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Boundaries and names as at the 2011 Census; districts created since then are not shown separately. ## Largest cities and towns in Rajasthan - Jaipur · 3,046,163 - Jodhpur · 1,056,191 - Kota · 1,001,694 - Bikaner · 644,406 - Ajmer · 542,321 - Udaipur · 451,100 - Bhilwara · 359,483 - Alwar · 322,568 - Bharatpur · 252,838 - Sikar · 244,497 - Ganganagar · 237,780 - Pali · 230,075 - Tonk · 165,294 - Kishangarh · 154,886 - Beawar · 151,152 - Hanumangarh · 150,958 - Dhaulpur · 133,075 - Sawai Madhopur · 121,106 - Churu · 120,157 - Gangapur City · 119,090 ## Quick answers - What is the capital of Rajasthan?Jaipur - What is the area of Rajasthan?342,269 km² - Which states border Rajasthan?Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh - What language is spoken in Rajasthan?Hindi (official) - When is the best time to visit Rajasthan?October to March - What is the literacy rate of Rajasthan?66.1% (Census 2011) - What is the sex ratio of Rajasthan?928 women per 1,000 men (Census 2011) - How many districts are in Rajasthan?33 (Census 2011) - What is the population of Rajasthan?68,548,437 (Census 2011) - Which is the most populous district of Rajasthan?Jaipur - Which is the largest city in Rajasthan?Jaipur