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District of Rajasthan

Dausa District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 20.19 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

20,19,000 2.02 million 1 March 2026

Dausa district's population is estimated at ≈20.19 lakh (20,19,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 16,34,409.

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

Dausa district

Census 2011
16,34,409
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 20.19 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,01,793

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
14,32,616

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 20.19 lakh 20,19,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
16.34 lakh 16,34,409 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
476per km² 2011
Sex ratio
905 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)
865 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate
68.2% Male 83.0% · Female 51.9%
Urban share
12.4% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11
+23.5% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area
3,432km² Census 2011
Households
2.93 lakh 5.6 people per household
Villages
1,109 Census 2011
Towns
5 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Dausa: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
22 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,03,207
19614,73,905
19715,88,702
19817,63,706
19919,99,227
200113,23,002
201116,34,409
2016 *17,78,000
2021 *19,06,000
2026 *20,19,000
2031 *21,14,000
2036 *22,04,000

* Estimate

How Dausa'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 Dausa's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Dausa4,20,93725.8%91068.6%20.4%
2 Lalsot3,49,44321.4%91566.8%9.8%
3 Baswa3,38,87820.7%90370.1%13.2%
4 Mahwa2,64,66716.2%88868.6%13.9%
5 Sikrai2,60,48415.9%90666.2%0.0%

Largest towns in Dausa (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Dausa (Census 2011)
  1. Dausa 85,960
  2. Bandikui 44,664
  3. Lalsot 34,363
  4. Mahwa CT 24,846
  5. Mandawar CT 11,960

How people in Dausa worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

57.1%

Agricultural labourers

11.1%

Household industry

2.5%

Other work

29.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 41.9%.

Age structure of Dausa

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 Dausa
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
0-494,47781,600
5-91,05,92193,038
10-141,12,23999,783
15-1999,06586,687
20-2481,01171,118
25-2964,47057,727
30-3454,01653,329
35-3951,39448,688
40-4443,58240,185
45-4935,30132,223
50-5428,48724,398
55-5920,49021,130
60-6421,04819,826
65-6913,65715,386
70-7412,10711,276
75-794,7765,133
80+6,1766,227
Children (0–14)
36.3%
Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59)
56.5%
Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+)
7.2%
Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age
21.2years
Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio
69.4
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Dausa

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 23 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Dausa
  1. Hindi 99.9%
  2. Urdu 0.1%
  3. Punjabi 0.0%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Malayalam 0.0%
  6. Sindhi 0.0%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Sanskrit 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi86.8%
  2. Dhundhari6.6%
  3. Rajasthani6.4%
  4. Marwari0.0%
  5. Urdu0.0%
  6. Punjabi0.0%
  7. Bengali0.0%
  8. Brajbhasha0.0%

Housing and amenities in Dausa

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 67.1%

    Rajasthan 67.1%

  • Tap water 18.6%

    Rajasthan 40.7%

  • Water source within premises 20.6%

    Rajasthan 35.2%

  • Toilet within premises 17.4%

    Rajasthan 35.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 82.2%

    Rajasthan 64.2%

  • Bathing area within premises 29.4%

    Rajasthan 55.7%

  • Closed drainage 2.6%

    Rajasthan 10.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 12.2%

    Rajasthan 22.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 87.3%

    Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 68.0%

    Rajasthan 68.2%

  • Television 28.2%

    Rajasthan 37.7%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 21.4%

    Rajasthan 24.2%

  • Computer or laptop 5.0%

    Rajasthan 7.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.3%

    Rajasthan 4.7%

  • Use banking services 75.2%

    Rajasthan 68.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 21.7%

    Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 97.8%

    Rajasthan 93.2%

  • Rent their home 1.5%

    Rajasthan 5.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 83.3%

    Rajasthan 71.5%

  • House in good condition 50.5%

    Rajasthan 51.0%

  • Concrete roof 15.0%

    Rajasthan 11.2%

  • Cement or tiled floor 66.4%

    Rajasthan 44.5%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 40.9%

    Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

  • Dausa district held 2.4% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 17th of 41 districts.
  • Literacy is 68.2%, 2.0 points above the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 83.0% of men but only 51.9% 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.
  • The child sex ratio was just 865 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 12.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Rajasthan as a whole (24.9%).
  • The population grew 23.5% in 2001–11, faster than Rajasthan's 21.3%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈20.19 lakh, implies growth of about 24% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
  • Its largest town, Dausa, had 86 thousand people in 2011, 5.3% 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 Dausa, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Dausa (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 Dausa (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareRajasthan
Hindu 15,82,335 96.8% 88.5%
Muslim 45,488 2.8% 9.1%
Christian 439 0.0% 0.1%
Sikh 296 0.0% 1.3%
Buddhist 94 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 3,737 0.2% 0.9%
Other religions and persuasions 115 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,905 0.1% 0.1%
Total16,34,409100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Dausa district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈20,19,000 (20.19 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Dausa's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 16,34,409.

What was the population of Dausa district in Census 2011?
16,34,409: 8,57,787 males and 7,76,622 females, of whom 2,01,793 lived in towns and 14,32,616 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Dausa?
Literacy was 68.2% in 2011 (men 83.0%, women 51.9%). The sex ratio was 905 females per 1,000 males, and 865 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Dausa district?
Dausa, with 85,960 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Dausa district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,109 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Rajasthan district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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