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District of Rajasthan

Banswara District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 22.61 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

22,61,000 2.26 million 1 March 2026

Banswara district's population is estimated at ≈22.61 lakh (22,61,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 17,97,485.

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

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Banswara district

Census 2011
17,97,485
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 22.61 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,27,621

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
16,69,864

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 22.61 lakh 22,61,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
17.97 lakh 17,97,485 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
397per km² 2011
Sex ratio
980 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)
934 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate
56.3% Male 69.5% · Female 43.1%
Urban share
7.1% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11
+26.5% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area
4,522km² Census 2011
Households
3.68 lakh 4.9 people per household
Villages
1,513 Census 2011
Towns
4 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Banswara: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
25 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19513,41,692
19614,52,712
19716,23,413
19818,41,808
199110,95,962
200114,20,601
201117,97,485
2016 *19,67,000
2021 *21,22,000
2026 *22,61,000
2031 *23,81,000
2036 *24,97,000

* Estimate

How Banswara'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 Banswara's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Banswara4,58,58725.5%97261.6%22.0%
2 Kushalgarh3,79,23221.1%98647.3%2.8%
3 Bagidora3,73,82520.8%97654.4%0.0%
4 Garhi2,98,74016.6%97863.8%5.3%
5 Ghatol2,87,10116.0%99253.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Banswara (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Banswara (Census 2011)
  1. Banswara 1,01,017
  2. Partapur CT 10,758
  3. Kushalgarh 10,666
  4. Garhi CT 5,180

How people in Banswara worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

59.6%

Agricultural labourers

21.8%

Household industry

2.2%

Other work

16.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 51.0%.

Age structure of Banswara

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Banswara
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-41,16,8861,09,467
5-91,21,4111,14,038
10-141,15,9401,08,877
15-1989,54592,795
20-2478,51176,044
25-2965,12364,392
30-3459,08358,816
35-3956,17656,226
40-4449,58746,850
45-4940,25339,223
50-5430,78326,853
55-5920,83422,198
60-6419,54821,622
65-6913,93316,733
70-7410,30711,811
75-794,0875,516
80+5,1907,139
Children (0–14)
38.7%
Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59)
54.8%
Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+)
6.5%
Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age
20.6years
Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio
75.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Banswara

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 30 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Banswara
  1. Bhili/Bhilodi 89.9%
  2. Hindi 5.1%
  3. Punjabi 3.9%
  4. Urdu 0.6%
  5. Gujarati 0.2%
  6. Gondi 0.1%
  7. Sindhi 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Wagdi87.7%
  2. Hindi4.3%
  3. Bagri3.9%
  4. Bhili/Bhilodi2.2%
  5. Urdu0.6%
  6. Gujarati0.2%
  7. Lamani/Lambadi0.2%
  8. Mewari0.1%

Housing and amenities in Banswara

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 32.9%

    Rajasthan 67.1%

  • Tap water 10.4%

    Rajasthan 40.7%

  • Water source within premises 15.5%

    Rajasthan 35.2%

  • Toilet within premises 12.4%

    Rajasthan 35.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 87.1%

    Rajasthan 64.2%

  • Bathing area within premises 19.7%

    Rajasthan 55.7%

  • Closed drainage 4.9%

    Rajasthan 10.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 9.3%

    Rajasthan 22.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 88.9%

    Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 28.9%

    Rajasthan 68.2%

  • Television 13.3%

    Rajasthan 37.7%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 12.5%

    Rajasthan 24.2%

  • Computer or laptop 4.1%

    Rajasthan 7.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.4%

    Rajasthan 4.7%

  • Use banking services 71.3%

    Rajasthan 68.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 61.1%

    Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.3%

    Rajasthan 93.2%

  • Rent their home 2.8%

    Rajasthan 5.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 27.2%

    Rajasthan 71.5%

  • House in good condition 26.1%

    Rajasthan 51.0%

  • Concrete roof 7.3%

    Rajasthan 11.2%

  • Cement or tiled floor 11.0%

    Rajasthan 44.5%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 70.7%

    Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

  • Banswara district held 2.6% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 14th of 41 districts.
  • Literacy is 56.3%, 9.8 points below the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 69.5% of men but only 43.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 980 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 928.
  • 7.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Rajasthan as a whole (24.9%).
  • The population grew 26.5% in 2001–11, faster than Rajasthan's 21.3%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈22.61 lakh, implies growth of about 26% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
  • Its largest town, Banswara, had 1.01 lakh people in 2011, 5.6% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Rajasthan →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

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

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

Population by religion in Banswara (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Banswara (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareRajasthan
Hindu 17,01,234 94.6% 88.5%
Muslim 48,834 2.7% 9.1%
Christian 22,250 1.2% 0.1%
Sikh 427 0.0% 1.3%
Buddhist 138 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 22,613 1.3% 0.9%
Other religions and persuasions 109 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,880 0.1% 0.1%
Total17,97,485100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Banswara district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈22,61,000 (22.61 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Banswara's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 17,97,485.

What was the population of Banswara district in Census 2011?
17,97,485: 9,07,754 males and 8,89,731 females, of whom 1,27,621 lived in towns and 16,69,864 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Banswara?
Literacy was 56.3% in 2011 (men 69.5%, women 43.1%). The sex ratio was 980 females per 1,000 males, and 934 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Banswara district?
Banswara, with 1,01,017 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Banswara district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,513 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Rajasthan district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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