# Jodhpur District, Rajasthan – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Rajasthan 

# Jodhpur district

Jodhpur is a district of Rajasthan, 2nd of 33 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,687,165 people** in 7 sub-districts, 7 towns and 1,838 villages; 34% lived in towns. The largest town is [Jodhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/jodhpur/jodhpur/) (1,056,191).

- 3,687,165people (2011)
- 7sub-districts
- 7towns
- 65.9%literacy

## Who lives in Jodhpur?

Jodhpur had **3,687,165 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.4% of Rajasthan's population and 2nd of 33 districts of Rajasthan by population. There were 916 women for every 1,000 men (below the Rajasthan figure of 928; 20th of 33 districts of Rajasthan). Among children under 7 the ratio was 891 girls per 1,000 boys (the Rajasthan figure is 888). An average household had 5.7 people, against 5.4 across Rajasthan.

## How literate is Jodhpur?

65.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Rajasthan's 66.1%), 15th of 33 districts of Rajasthan. Men were at 79.0% and women at 51.8% — a gap of 27.1 points (it is 27.1 points across Rajasthan). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Jodhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/jodhpur/) (77.2%) and lowest in [Bhopalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/bhopalgarh/) (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).

## What do people in Jodhpur do for a living?

40.4% of people worked in 2011 (women: 29.8%). Of all workers, 27% farmed their own land, 7% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 35% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 29% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 34% of workers here, against 40% across Rajasthan. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Osian](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/osian/) (57% of workers in farming) and the least is [Jodhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/jodhpur/) (8% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 27 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (35%) · **■** Marginal 29 (29%)

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 Jodhpur

34.3% of people lived in towns and cities (above Rajasthan's 24.9%), 4th of 33 districts of Rajasthan. The Census counted 7 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 3 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Jodhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/jodhpur/jodhpur/). The largest is [Jodhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/jodhpur/jodhpur/) with 1,056,191 people, home to 84% 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 Jodhpur

Jodhpur had 1,838 census villages, 1,836 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,319 people; 51 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Bhopalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/bhopalgarh/bhopalgarh/) (19,322), [Tiwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/osian/tiwari/) (18,267), [Boroonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/bilara/boroonda/) (15,480), [Jhalamand](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/jodhpur/jhalamand/) (15,127) and [Mathaniya](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/osian/mathaniya/) (14,939).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Jodhpur district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Jodhpur district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> JODHPUR, or Marwar, a native state of India, in the Rajputana agency. Pop. (1901), 1,935,565, showing a decrease of 23% in the decade, due to the results of famine. Estimated revenue, £373,600; tribute, £14,000. The general aspect of the country is that of a sandy plain, divided into two unequal parts by the river Lūni, and dotted with picturesque conical hills, attaining in places an elevation of 3000 ft. The river Lūni is the principal feature in the physical aspects of Jodhpur. One of its head-streams rises in the sacred lake of Pushkar in Ajmere, and the main river flows through Jodhpur in a south-westerly direction till it is finally lost in the marshy ground at the head of the Runn of Cutch. It is fed by numerous tributaries and occasionally overflows its banks, fine crops of wheat and barley being grown on the saturated soil. Its water is, as a rule, saline or brackish, but comparatively sweet water is obtained from wells sunk at a distance of 20 or 30 yds. from the river bank. The famous salt-lake of Sambhar is situated on the borders of Jodhpur and Jaipur, and two smaller lakes of the same description lie within the limits of the state, from which large quantities of salt are extracted. Marble is mined in the north of the state and along the south-east border.

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 Jodhpur compared with Rajasthan

■ Jodhpur · ■ Rajasthan

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**888

Working population ****40.4%**

**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 Jodhpur

Of every 100 households in Jodhpur in 2011, 65 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Jodhpur · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

Toilet within the home ****40%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

Tap water ****49%**

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

Use banking services ****62%**

Television ****39%**

Mobile phone ****75%**

Computer with internet ****3%**

Two-wheeler ****32%**

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

None of these assets ****15%**

Own their home ****92%**

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 Jodhpur

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Phalodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/phalodi/) 564,560 500 1 

[Osian](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/osian/) 465,257 264 0 

[Bhopalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/bhopalgarh/) 320,952 160 0 

[Jodhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/jodhpur/) 1,378,224 134 4 

[Shergarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/shergarh/) 452,134 507 0 

[Luni](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/luni/) 221,979 170 0 

[Bilara](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/bilara/) 284,059 103 2 

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 Jodhpur

- Jodhpur · 1,056,191
- Phalodi · 49,914
- Bilara · 39,590
- Kuri Bhagtasani · 38,429
- Pipar City · 36,810
- Sangariya · 22,853
- Nandri · 20,827

## Largest villages in Jodhpur

- Bhopalgarh · 19,322
- Tiwari · 18,267
- Boroonda · 15,480
- Jhalamand · 15,127
- Mathaniya · 14,939
- Asop · 12,611
- Osian · 12,548
- Balesar Satan · 10,936
- Baori · 10,697
- Bap · 10,393
- Keroo · 9,523
- Ransi Gaon · 8,418
- Bhavi · 8,099
- Khangata · 7,516
- Khejarla · 7,472
- Birai · 7,400
- Khariya Meethapur · 7,272
- Jaisala · 7,115
- Kheechan · 7,025
- Satheen · 6,924

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 Jodhpur?7: Phalodi, Osian, Bhopalgarh, Jodhpur, Shergarh, Luni, Bilara
- What is the population of Jodhpur district?3,687,165 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Jodhpur?Jodhpur