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District of Rajasthan

Bikaner District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 29.34 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

29,34,000 2.93 million 1 March 2026

Bikaner district's population is estimated at ≈29.34 lakh (29,34,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 23,63,937.

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

Bikaner (municipal limits)

Census 2011
6,44,406
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.9 lakh

District

Bikaner district

Census 2011
23,63,937
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 29.34 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 29.34 lakh 29,34,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
23.64 lakh 23,63,937 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
78per km² 2011
Sex ratio
905 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)
908 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate
65.1% Male 75.9% · Female 53.2%
Urban share
33.9% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11
+24.3% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area
30,239km² Census 2011
Households
3.85 lakh 6.1 people per household
Villages
919 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Bikaner: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
32 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19513,95,462
19615,11,317
19716,65,439
19819,73,800
199113,81,201
200119,02,110
201123,63,937
2016 *25,75,000
2021 *27,65,000
2026 *29,34,000
2031 *30,75,000
2036 *32,11,000

* Estimate

How Bikaner'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 Bikaner's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Bikaner9,19,70638.9%90374.1%72.1%
2 Nokha4,36,87618.5%90760.6%14.4%
3 Sridungargarh2,94,31912.5%92159.8%18.1%
4 Kolayat2,61,02811.0%89056.6%3.7%
5 Lunkaransar2,13,6279.0%91861.3%0.0%
6 Khajuwala88,7303.8%89164.5%13.3%
7 Chhatargarh82,4883.5%90652.4%0.0%
8 Poogal67,1632.8%88850.5%0.0%

Largest towns in Bikaner (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Bikaner (Census 2011)
  1. Bikaner 6,44,406
  2. Nokha 62,699
  3. Dungargarh 53,294
  4. Deshnoke 18,470
  5. Beriyawali CT 11,831
  6. Kolayat CT 9,684

How people in Bikaner worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

50.6%

Agricultural labourers

10.5%

Household industry

2.7%

Other work

36.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 41.7%.

Age structure of Bikaner

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 Bikaner
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
0-41,43,4831,30,193
5-91,58,4771,44,707
10-141,60,6091,44,395
15-191,33,0731,10,387
20-241,20,3841,04,991
25-291,01,46691,702
30-3484,01477,447
35-3972,66067,524
40-4461,39655,121
45-4951,03848,071
50-5443,92136,645
55-5929,72228,781
60-6427,19825,762
65-6917,08417,897
70-7413,87514,549
75-796,9787,964
80+7,78210,007
Children (0–14)
37.5%
Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59)
56.1%
Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+)
6.3%
Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age
21.1years
Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio
71.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Bikaner

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 47 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Bikaner
  1. Hindi 95.9%
  2. Punjabi 1.6%
  3. Sindhi 1.0%
  4. Urdu 0.6%
  5. Lahnda 0.4%
  6. Bengali 0.1%
  7. Marathi 0.1%
  8. Gujarati 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Rajasthani83.1%
  2. Hindi6.8%
  3. Marwari5.9%
  4. Punjabi1.3%
  5. Sindhi0.9%
  6. Urdu0.6%
  7. Bagri0.3%
  8. Bengali0.1%

Housing and amenities in Bikaner

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 58.7%

    Rajasthan 67.1%

  • Tap water 59.7%

    Rajasthan 40.7%

  • Water source within premises 51.8%

    Rajasthan 35.2%

  • Toilet within premises 51.9%

    Rajasthan 35.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 47.8%

    Rajasthan 64.2%

  • Bathing area within premises 80.1%

    Rajasthan 55.7%

  • Closed drainage 11.2%

    Rajasthan 10.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 28.9%

    Rajasthan 22.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 69.5%

    Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 73.9%

    Rajasthan 68.2%

  • Television 36.8%

    Rajasthan 37.7%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 18.2%

    Rajasthan 24.2%

  • Computer or laptop 7.8%

    Rajasthan 7.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 4.6%

    Rajasthan 4.7%

  • Use banking services 74.0%

    Rajasthan 68.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 16.7%

    Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 93.0%

    Rajasthan 93.2%

  • Rent their home 4.5%

    Rajasthan 5.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 65.0%

    Rajasthan 71.5%

  • House in good condition 53.9%

    Rajasthan 51.0%

  • Concrete roof 2.8%

    Rajasthan 11.2%

  • Cement or tiled floor 55.5%

    Rajasthan 44.5%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 21.6%

    Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

  • Bikaner district held 3.4% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 5th of 41 districts.
  • Literacy is 65.1%, 1.0 points below the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 75.9% of men but only 53.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 905 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 928.
  • 33.9% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Rajasthan as a whole (24.9%).
  • The population grew 24.3% in 2001–11, faster than Rajasthan's 21.3%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈29.34 lakh, implies growth of about 24% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
  • Its largest town, Bikaner, had 6.44 lakh people in 2011, 27.3% 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 Bikaner, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Bikaner (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 Bikaner (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareRajasthan
Hindu 20,73,356 87.7% 88.5%
Muslim 2,35,741 10.0% 9.1%
Christian 1,901 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh 20,072 0.8% 1.3%
Buddhist 285 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 30,850 1.3% 0.9%
Other religions and persuasions 79 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,653 0.1% 0.1%
Total23,63,937100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Bikaner district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈29,34,000 (29.34 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bikaner's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 23,63,937.

What was the population of Bikaner district in Census 2011?
23,63,937: 12,40,801 males and 11,23,136 females, of whom 8,00,384 lived in towns and 15,63,553 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Bikaner?
Literacy was 65.1% in 2011 (men 75.9%, women 53.2%). The sex ratio was 905 females per 1,000 males, and 908 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Bikaner district?
Bikaner, with 6,44,406 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Bikaner district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 919 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Rajasthan district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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