# Ajmer District, Rajasthan – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/ District · Rajasthan # Ajmer district Ajmer is a district of Rajasthan, 8th of 33 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,583,052 people** in 9 sub-districts, 11 towns and 1,111 villages; 40% lived in towns. The largest town is [Ajmer](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/ajmer/ajmer/) (542,321). - 2,583,052people (2011) - 9sub-districts - 11towns - 69.3%literacy ## Who lives in Ajmer? Ajmer had **2,583,052 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.8% of Rajasthan's population and 8th of 33 districts of Rajasthan by population. There were 951 women for every 1,000 men (above the Rajasthan figure of 928; 11th of 33 districts of Rajasthan). Among children under 7 the ratio was 901 girls per 1,000 boys (the Rajasthan figure is 888). An average household had 5.2 people, against 5.4 across Rajasthan. ## How literate is Ajmer? 69.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Rajasthan's 66.1%), 8th of 33 districts of Rajasthan. Men were at 82.4% and women at 55.7% — a gap of 26.8 points (it is 27.1 points across Rajasthan). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Ajmer](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/ajmer/) (80.4%) and lowest in [Sarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/sarwar/) (52.6%). 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 Ajmer do for a living? 40.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 29.2%). Of all workers, 23% farmed their own land, 7% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 45% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 21% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 31% of workers here, against 40% across Rajasthan. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/sarwar/) (61% of workers in farming) and the least is [Ajmer](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/ajmer/) (10% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 45 (45%) · **■** Marginal 21 (21%) 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 Ajmer 40.1% of people lived in towns and cities (above Rajasthan's 24.9%), 3rd of 33 districts of Rajasthan. The Census counted 11 towns: 8 statutory towns with a municipality and 3 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 3 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Ajmer](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/ajmer/ajmer/) with 542,321 people, home to 52% 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 Ajmer Ajmer had 1,111 census villages, 1,099 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,408 people; 30 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Peesangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/peesangan/peesangan/) (15,471), [Roopangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/kishangarh/roopangarh/) (12,505), [Sawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/kekri/sawar/) (10,705), [Masooda](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/masuda/masooda/) (10,653) and [Somalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/ajmer/somalpur/) (9,455). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Ajmer compared with Rajasthan ■ Ajmer · ■ Rajasthan Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **66.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **888 Working population ****40.8%** **43.6% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ajmer Of every 100 households in Ajmer in 2011, 81 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Ajmer · ■ Electricity for lighting ****81%** Toilet within the home ****42%** No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** Tap water ****51%** Drinking water within premises ****40%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** Use banking services ****76%** Television ****52%** Mobile phone ****72%** Computer with internet ****3%** Two-wheeler ****36%** Car / jeep / van ****5%** None of these assets ****14%** Own their home ****90%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Ajmer Sub-district People Villages Towns [Kishangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/kishangarh/) 418,231 175 1 [Ajmer](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/ajmer/) 798,454 85 4 [Peesangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/peesangan/) 127,803 64 0 [Beawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/beawar/) 342,935 223 1 [Masuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/masuda/) 224,181 161 2 [Nasirabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/nasirabad/) 187,486 90 1 [Bhinay](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/bhinay/) 126,466 95 0 [Sarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/sarwar/) 154,738 114 1 [Kekri](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/ajmer/kekri/) 202,758 104 1 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 in Ajmer - Ajmer · 542,321 - Kishangarh · 154,886 - Beawar · 151,152 - Nasirabad · 50,804 - Kekri · 41,890 - Vijainagar · 32,124 - Pushkar · 21,626 - Sarwar · 20,372 - Boraj-Kazipura · 8,780 - Baral · 6,344 - Badlya · 5,111 ## Largest villages in Ajmer - Peesangan · 15,471 - Roopangarh · 12,505 - Sawar · 10,705 - Masooda · 10,653 - Somalpur · 9,455 - Bhinay · 9,283 - Srinagar · 9,022 - Saradhana · 8,584 - Ramsar · 8,019 - Baghera · 7,940 - Daurai · 7,823 - Bandanwara · 7,610 - Arain · 7,353 - Jaliya II · 7,304 - Karkeri · 7,055 - Govindgarh · 7,023 - Kadera · 6,973 - Sursura · 6,484 - Jethana · 6,291 - Ghooghra · 6,062 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Ajmer?9: Kishangarh, Ajmer, Peesangan, Beawar, Masuda, Nasirabad, Bhinay, Sarwar, Kekri - What is the population of Ajmer district?2,583,052 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Ajmer?Ajmer