City in Rajasthan
Jaipur Population 2026
City and district figures
City · 1 March 2026
≈ 40.3 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
40,30,000 4.03 million 1 March 2026
Jaipur is estimated at ≈40.3 lakh within its 2011 municipal limits on 1 March 2026. Census 2011 counted 30,46,163.
Estimates: method M1 on 2011 boundaries, not official figures. Census: ORGI.
Which number do you mean?
Three areas share the name. Quoting the district figure as the “city population” is the most common mistake.
City
Jaipur (municipal limits)
- Census 2011
- 30,46,163
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 40.3 lakh
District
- Census 2011
- 60,47,655
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 75.92 lakh
Key figures
- City 2026
- ≈ 40.3 lakh 40,30,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- City · Census 2011
- 30.46 lakh 30,46,163 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
- Sex ratio
- 900 Rajasthan: 928
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 855 Rajasthan: 888
- Literacy rate
- 83.3% Male 89.4% · Female 76.7%
- Households
- 6 lakh 5.1 people per household
- Area
- 484.6km² Census 2011 (A-4)
- Density
- 6,285per km² 2011
- Growth 2001–11
- +31.2% City
- Work participation
- 32.4% 2011
- Children 0–6
- 3.87 lakh 0–6 · 2011
- Children 0–6
- 3.87 lakh 0–6 · 2011
Where it ranks
Population over time
Census counts within the limits of each year, then our estimates on 2011 boundaries.
- Census
- Estimate
› Show the numbers as a table
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 3,04,380 |
| 1961 | 4,10,376 |
| 1971 | 6,36,768 |
| 1981 | 10,15,160 |
| 1991 | 15,18,235 |
| 2001 | 23,22,575 |
| 2011 | 30,46,163 |
| 2016 * | 34,10,000 |
| 2021 * | 37,40,000 |
| 2026 * | 40,30,000 |
| 2031 * | 42,70,000 |
| 2036 * | 45,00,000 |
* Estimate
What the numbers say
- The city accounts for 50.4% of the population of the district it lies in.
- Within comparable limits, the city grew 31.2% between 2001 and 2011.
- Literacy in the city was 83.3% in 2011, against 66.1% for Rajasthan.
- There were 900 females per 1,000 males, fewer than in the state (928), typical of cities that draw male migrants for work.
- By 2011 population it ranks 10th among the 150+ cities on this site and 1st in Rajasthan.
- Our 2026 estimate for the city is ≈40.3 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.
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Census 2027 status
Results pending-
Phase I: houselisting
Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 2026)
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Phase II: counting people
February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
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Results
Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.
When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Jaipur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →