District of Rajasthan

Barmer District Population 2026

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

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈18,09,000 (18.09 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Barmer's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 13,89,069.

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

13,89,069: 7,34,926 males and 6,54,143 females, of whom 1,00,828 lived in towns and 12,88,241 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 18.09 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

18,09,000 1.81 million 1 March 2026

Barmer district's population is estimated at ≈18.09 lakh (18,09,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 13,89,069 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Barmer district

Census 2011: 13,89,069
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 18.09 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 1,00,828

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 12,88,241

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 18.09 lakh 18,09,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 13.89 lakh 13,89,069 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 92per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 890 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6): 902 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate: 55.1% Male 69.2% · Female 39.2%
Urban share: 7.3% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11: +32.5% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area: ≈ 15,099km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 2.42 lakh 5.7 people per household
Villages: 1,451 Census 2011
Towns: 2 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

20 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	7,65,673
2001	10,48,215
2011	13,89,069
2016 *	15,38,000
2021 *	16,78,000
2026 *	18,09,000
2031 *	19,27,000
2036 *	20,44,000

* Estimate

How Barmer'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 Barmer's 2011 population was spread
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1	Chohtan	4,85,344	34.9%	900	46.3%	0.0%
2	Barmer	3,70,721	26.7%	879	64.5%	27.2%
3	Sheo	2,37,080	17.1%	863	55.9%	0.0%
4	Baytoo(part)	1,25,645	9.0%	911	61.4%	0.0%
5	Ramsar	1,08,001	7.8%	904	50.7%	0.0%
6	Gudha Malani(part)	62,278	4.5%	916	57.3%	0.0%

Largest towns in Barmer (Census 2011)

Barmer 96,225
Utarlai CT 4,603

How people in Barmer worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

66.9%

Agricultural labourers

10.1%

Household industry

2.4%

Other work

20.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.0%.

Age structure of Barmer

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	96,232	87,691
5-9	1,03,287	92,526
10-14	1,00,114	89,863
15-19	75,358	59,766
20-24	64,629	53,142
25-29	52,948	47,975
30-34	45,759	42,164
35-39	39,352	35,758
40-44	32,543	29,881
45-49	28,463	27,564
50-54	25,350	21,277
55-59	17,045	17,246
60-64	16,430	15,592
65-69	10,508	11,624
70-74	9,217	10,133
75-79	3,695	4,844
80+	4,349	6,862

Children (0–14): 41.3%; Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59): 51.9%; Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+): 6.8%; Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age: 19.4years; Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio: 84.3; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Barmer

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 33 languages recorded. 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 →

Hindi 92.4%
Sindhi 7.1%
Gujarati 0.2%
Urdu 0.1%
Marathi 0.0%
Others 0.0%
Bengali 0.0%
Punjabi 0.0%
All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

Marwari61.7%
Rajasthani33.5%
Hindi2.2%
Sindhi1.6%
Gujarati0.1%
Marathi0.0%
Urdu0.0%
Bengali0.0%

Housing and amenities in Barmer

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 24.1%

Rajasthan 67.1%
Tap water 19.9%

Rajasthan 40.7%
Water source within premises 10.8%

Rajasthan 35.2%
Toilet within premises 15.1%

Rajasthan 35.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 84.5%

Rajasthan 64.2%
Bathing area within premises 55.6%

Rajasthan 55.7%
Closed drainage 2.5%

Rajasthan 10.8%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.1%

Rajasthan 22.9%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 91.0%

Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

Mobile phone 63.0%

Rajasthan 68.2%
Television 10.9%

Rajasthan 37.7%
Scooter or motorcycle 7.9%

Rajasthan 24.2%
Computer or laptop 8.3%

Rajasthan 7.0%
Car, jeep or van 5.2%

Rajasthan 4.7%
Use banking services 61.8%

Rajasthan 68.0%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 30.8%

Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

Own their home 98.0%

Rajasthan 93.2%
Rent their home 1.4%

Rajasthan 5.4%
Permanent (pucca) house 37.0%

Rajasthan 71.5%
House in good condition 38.4%

Rajasthan 51.0%
Concrete roof 2.7%

Rajasthan 11.2%
Cement or tiled floor 31.3%

Rajasthan 44.5%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 22.7%

Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

Barmer district held 2.0% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 25th of 41 districts.
Literacy is 55.1%, 11.0 points below the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 69.2% of men but only 39.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 890 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 928.
7.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Rajasthan as a whole (24.9%).
The population grew 32.5% in 2001–11, faster than Rajasthan's 21.3% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈18.09 lakh, implies growth of about 30% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
Its largest town, Barmer, had 96.2 thousand people in 2011, 6.9% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

Barmer (2011) 100.0% of this district
53.3% 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 Barmer, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Barmer (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Barmer (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Rajasthan
Hindu	≈ 11,28,400	81.2%	88.5%
Muslim	≈ 2,42,600	17.5%	9.1%
Christian	≈ 700	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	≈ 300	0.0%	1.3%
Buddhist	≈ 100	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	≈ 15,800	1.1%	0.9%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 0	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 1,100	0.1%	0.1%
Total	13,89,069	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Barmer district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈18,09,000 (18.09 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Barmer's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 13,89,069.

What was the population of Barmer district in Census 2011?

13,89,069: 7,34,926 males and 6,54,143 females, of whom 1,00,828 lived in towns and 12,88,241 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 Barmer?

Literacy was 55.1% in 2011 (men 69.2%, women 39.2%). The sex ratio was 890 females per 1,000 males, and 902 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Barmer district?

Barmer, with 96,225 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Barmer district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 1,451 Census 2011 villages and 2 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction