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District of Rajasthan

Jaipur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 75.92 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

75,92,000 7.59 million 1 March 2026

Jaipur district's population is estimated at ≈75.92 lakh (75,92,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 60,47,655 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

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

City

Jaipur (municipal limits)

Census 2011
30,46,163
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 40.3 lakh

District

Jaipur district

Census 2011
60,47,655
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 75.92 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 75.92 lakh 75,92,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
60.48 lakh 60,47,655 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 647per km² 2011
Sex ratio
911 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)
862 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate
76.0% Male 86.3% · Female 64.9%
Urban share
56.3% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11
+26.2% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area
≈ 9,346km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
10.8 lakh 5.6 people per household
Villages
1,936 Census 2011
Towns
17 Census 2011

Where it ranks

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.

Jaipur: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
84 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199135,48,448
200147,92,607
201160,47,655
2016 *66,13,000
2021 *71,29,000
2026 *75,92,000
2031 *79,88,000
2036 *83,73,000

* Estimate

How Jaipur'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 Jaipur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Jaipur22,98,78238.0%90582.7%94.4%
2 Sanganer9,69,69616.0%90081.8%82.0%
3 Amber4,52,0057.5%91171.5%29.3%
4 Phulera (Hq.Sambhar)4,44,1057.3%93070.8%20.0%
5 Chomu3,95,0096.5%92173.0%18.3%
6 Jamwa Ramgarh3,03,2365.0%91464.5%2.5%
7 Bassi2,83,5944.7%92468.1%17.1%
8 Shahpura2,72,6324.5%90170.3%19.9%
9 Chaksu2,23,6343.7%92564.2%14.9%
10 Mauzamabad2,13,0163.5%93761.3%0.0%
11 Phagi1,91,1263.2%92661.7%0.0%
12 Viratnagar(part)8200.0%92567.0%0.0%

Largest towns in Jaipur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Jaipur (Census 2011)
  1. Jaipur 30,46,163
  2. Chomu 64,417
  3. Shahpura 33,895
  4. Chaksu 33,432
  5. Bagru 31,229
  6. Kishangarh Renwal 29,201
  7. Phulera 26,091
  8. Bassi CT 26,029
  9. Sambhar 22,327
  10. Manoharpur CT 20,287

How people in Jaipur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

27.8%

Agricultural labourers

4.7%

Household industry

3.9%

Other work

63.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 36.9%.

Age structure of Jaipur

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 →

Age structure of Jaipur
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
0-43,11,6762,69,865
5-93,49,8913,03,045
10-143,73,4333,30,198
15-193,57,7403,11,477
20-243,17,1382,87,114
25-292,68,8822,53,496
30-342,31,5962,24,094
35-392,13,7602,01,586
40-441,82,2281,65,172
45-491,48,8651,35,427
50-541,19,7591,03,664
55-5985,36382,692
60-6474,89672,127
65-6949,23352,301
70-7438,84940,903
75-7918,67320,578
80+21,46526,368
Children (0–14)
32.1%
Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59)
61.1%
Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+)
6.9%
Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age
23.4years
Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio
57.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Jaipur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 69 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 →

Languages spoken in Jaipur
  1. Hindi 94.3%
  2. Urdu 3.0%
  3. Sindhi 1.3%
  4. Punjabi 0.5%
  5. Bengali 0.5%
  6. Malayalam 0.1%
  7. Gujarati 0.1%
  8. Maithili 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.2%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi41.7%
  2. Rajasthani36.8%
  3. Dhundhari12.4%
  4. Urdu3.0%
  5. Marwari2.8%
  6. Sindhi1.3%
  7. Punjabi0.5%
  8. Bengali0.4%

Housing and amenities in Jaipur

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 88.0%

    Rajasthan 67.1%

  • Tap water 54.6%

    Rajasthan 40.7%

  • Water source within premises 55.2%

    Rajasthan 35.2%

  • Toilet within premises 64.6%

    Rajasthan 35.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 35.0%

    Rajasthan 64.2%

  • Bathing area within premises 74.3%

    Rajasthan 55.7%

  • Closed drainage 39.7%

    Rajasthan 10.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 52.5%

    Rajasthan 22.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 45.4%

    Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 83.8%

    Rajasthan 68.2%

  • Television 69.9%

    Rajasthan 37.7%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 51.0%

    Rajasthan 24.2%

  • Computer or laptop 18.8%

    Rajasthan 7.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 14.7%

    Rajasthan 4.7%

  • Use banking services 72.9%

    Rajasthan 68.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 7.0%

    Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 85.5%

    Rajasthan 93.2%

  • Rent their home 13.0%

    Rajasthan 5.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 91.1%

    Rajasthan 71.5%

  • House in good condition 66.3%

    Rajasthan 51.0%

  • Concrete roof 48.1%

    Rajasthan 11.2%

  • Cement or tiled floor 70.8%

    Rajasthan 44.5%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 24.0%

    Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

  • Jaipur district held 8.8% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 1st of 41 districts.
  • Literacy is 76.0%, 9.9 points above the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 86.3% of men but only 64.9% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 911 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 928.
  • The child sex ratio was just 862 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 56.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Rajasthan as a whole (24.9%).
  • The population grew 26.2% in 2001–11, faster than Rajasthan's 21.3% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈75.92 lakh, implies growth of about 26% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
  • Its largest town, Jaipur, had 30.46 lakh people in 2011, 50.4% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Jaipur (2011) 100.0% of this district
    91.3% of the 2011 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 Jaipur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Jaipur (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 Jaipur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareRajasthan
Hindu ≈ 52,52,000 86.8% 88.5%
Muslim ≈ 6,77,800 11.2% 9.1%
Christian ≈ 12,500 0.2% 0.1%
Sikh ≈ 18,600 0.3% 1.3%
Buddhist ≈ 1,000 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 80,700 1.3% 0.9%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 300 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 4,700 0.1% 0.1%
Total60,47,655100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Jaipur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈75,92,000 (75.92 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Jaipur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 60,47,655.

What was the population of Jaipur district in Census 2011?
60,47,655: 31,64,100 males and 28,83,555 females, of whom 34,02,077 lived in towns and 26,45,578 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 Jaipur?
Literacy was 76.0% in 2011 (men 86.3%, women 64.9%). The sex ratio was 911 females per 1,000 males, and 862 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Jaipur district?
Jaipur, with 30,46,163 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Jaipur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,936 Census 2011 villages and 17 towns.

⤓ Download Rajasthan district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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