District of Rajasthan

Ajmer District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Ajmer district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈24,15,000 (24.15 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ajmer's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,15,936.

Q: What was the population of Ajmer district in Census 2011?

20,15,936: 10,35,216 males and 9,80,720 females, of whom 8,45,790 lived in towns and 11,70,146 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 24.15 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

24,15,000 2.42 million 1 March 2026

Ajmer district's population is estimated at ≈24.15 lakh (24,15,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 20,15,936 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Rajasthan. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Ajmer (municipal limits)

Census 2011: 5,42,321
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 6 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Ajmer urban agglomeration

Census 2011: 5,51,101
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 6.2 lakh

District

Ajmer district

Census 2011: 20,15,936
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 24.15 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 24.15 lakh 24,15,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 20.16 lakh 20,15,936 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 314per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 947 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6): 901 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate: 69.1% Male 81.7% · Female 56.0%
Urban share: 42.0% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11: +18.6% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area: ≈ 6,412km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 3.82 lakh 5.3 people per household
Villages: 727 Census 2011
Towns: 8 Census 2011

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Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Reconstructed
Estimate

26 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	13,47,466
2001	17,00,163
2011	20,15,936
2016 *	21,70,000
2021 *	23,04,000
2026 *	24,15,000
2031 *	25,02,000
2036 *	25,82,000

* Estimate

How Ajmer's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Ajmer's 2011 population was spread
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1	Ajmer	7,98,454	39.6%	944	80.4%	72.4%
2	Kishangarh	4,18,231	20.7%	944	64.7%	37.0%
3	Kekri	2,02,758	10.1%	970	60.4%	20.7%
4	Nasirabad	1,87,486	9.3%	904	67.8%	27.1%
5	Sarwar	1,54,738	7.7%	965	52.6%	13.2%
6	Peesangan	1,27,803	6.3%	964	61.0%	0.0%
7	Bhinay	1,26,466	6.3%	971	54.8%	0.0%

Largest towns in Ajmer (Census 2011)

Ajmer 5,42,321
Kishangarh 1,54,886
Nasirabad Cantonment 50,804
Kekri 41,890
Pushkar 21,626
Sarwar 20,372
Boraj-Kazipura CT 8,780
Badlya CT 5,111

How people in Ajmer worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

28.7%

Agricultural labourers

13.6%

Household industry

3.3%

Other work

54.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 40.6%.

Age structure of Ajmer

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	1,07,581	96,838
5-9	1,16,255	1,05,627
10-14	1,19,821	1,08,934
15-19	1,08,506	99,370
20-24	98,828	92,384
25-29	85,220	78,975
30-34	72,006	69,914
35-39	66,847	64,605
40-44	58,834	56,893
45-49	51,666	50,879
50-54	44,682	40,951
55-59	32,279	33,022
60-64	27,106	28,362
65-69	16,809	19,920
70-74	12,620	16,021
75-79	5,970	7,895
80+	6,649	10,558

Children (0–14): 32.5%; Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59): 59.9%; Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+): 7.5%; Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age: 23.8years; Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio: 59.6; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Ajmer

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 45 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Hindi 96.1%
Sindhi 2.1%
Urdu 1.0%
Punjabi 0.2%
Bengali 0.1%
Gujarati 0.1%
English 0.1%
Marathi 0.1%
All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

Rajasthani52.7%
Hindi32.7%
Marwari10.5%
Sindhi2.1%
Urdu1.0%
Punjabi0.2%
Bengali0.1%
Gujarati0.1%

Housing and amenities in Ajmer

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 82.0%

Rajasthan 67.1%
Tap water 56.9%

Rajasthan 40.7%
Water source within premises 44.3%

Rajasthan 35.2%
Toilet within premises 45.8%

Rajasthan 35.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 52.8%

Rajasthan 64.2%
Bathing area within premises 66.2%

Rajasthan 55.7%
Closed drainage 15.6%

Rajasthan 10.8%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 39.0%

Rajasthan 22.9%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 59.0%

Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

Mobile phone 74.0%

Rajasthan 68.2%
Television 54.4%

Rajasthan 37.7%
Scooter or motorcycle 38.4%

Rajasthan 24.2%
Computer or laptop 9.4%

Rajasthan 7.0%
Car, jeep or van 5.6%

Rajasthan 4.7%
Use banking services 77.1%

Rajasthan 68.0%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 12.9%

Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

Own their home 90.1%

Rajasthan 93.2%
Rent their home 8.6%

Rajasthan 5.4%
Permanent (pucca) house 84.7%

Rajasthan 71.5%
House in good condition 56.8%

Rajasthan 51.0%
Concrete roof 8.7%

Rajasthan 11.2%
Cement or tiled floor 57.7%

Rajasthan 44.5%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 33.2%

Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

Ajmer district held 2.9% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 9th of 41 districts.
Literacy is 69.1%, 3.0 points above the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 81.7% of men but only 56.0% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 947 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 928.
42.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Rajasthan as a whole (24.9%).
The population grew 18.6% in 2001–11, slower than Rajasthan's 21.3% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈24.15 lakh, implies growth of about 20% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
Its largest town, Ajmer, had 5.42 lakh people in 2011, 26.9% of the district.

How this district was formed

Ajmer covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

Ajmer (2011) 100.0% of this district
78.0% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Rajasthan →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Ajmer, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Ajmer (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Ajmer (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Rajasthan
Hindu	≈ 17,44,100	86.5%	88.5%
Muslim	≈ 2,21,500	11.0%	9.1%
Christian	≈ 9,000	0.4%	0.1%
Sikh	≈ 6,100	0.3%	1.3%
Buddhist	≈ 400	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	≈ 32,100	1.6%	0.9%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 200	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 2,600	0.1%	0.1%
Total	20,15,936	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ajmer district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈24,15,000 (24.15 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ajmer's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,15,936.

What was the population of Ajmer district in Census 2011?

20,15,936: 10,35,216 males and 9,80,720 females, of whom 8,45,790 lived in towns and 11,70,146 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Ajmer?

Literacy was 69.1% in 2011 (men 81.7%, women 56.0%). The sex ratio was 947 females per 1,000 males, and 901 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ajmer district?

Ajmer, with 5,42,321 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ajmer district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 727 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction