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District of Rajasthan

Jaisalmer District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 8.42 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

8,42,000 842,000 1 March 2026

Jaisalmer district's population is estimated at ≈8.42 lakh (8,42,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,49,420 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

Jaisalmer district

Census 2011
6,49,420
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 8.42 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
89,025

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,60,395

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 8.42 lakh 8,42,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6.49 lakh 6,49,420 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 18per km² 2011
Sex ratio
851 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)
873 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate
57.2% Male 72.1% · Female 39.7%
Urban share
13.7% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11
+31.8% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area
≈ 37,046km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.14 lakh 5.7 people per household
Villages
769 Census 2011
Towns
2 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.

Jaisalmer: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
9.5 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19913,33,975
20014,92,695
20116,49,420
2016 *7,18,000
2021 *7,82,000
2026 *8,42,000
2031 *8,96,000
2036 *9,49,000

* Estimate

How Jaisalmer'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 Jaisalmer's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Pokaran(part)2,83,16343.6%87855.6%8.3%
2 Jaisalmer2,65,23740.8%82959.9%24.7%
3 Fatehgarh1,01,02015.6%83654.7%0.0%

Largest towns in Jaisalmer (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Jaisalmer (Census 2011)
  1. Jaisalmer 65,471
  2. Pokaran 23,554

How people in Jaisalmer worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

45.1%

Agricultural labourers

15.3%

Household industry

2.4%

Other work

37.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 43.0%.

Age structure of Jaisalmer

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 Jaisalmer
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
0-446,08540,314
5-949,83043,254
10-1447,08839,341
15-1935,60725,343
20-2431,04025,851
25-2927,81323,665
30-3423,47020,244
35-3919,04516,475
40-4416,51213,885
45-4914,07112,300
50-5411,9379,698
55-597,8857,509
60-647,3706,703
65-694,6344,857
70-744,0214,157
75-791,7242,125
80+2,1372,773
Children (0–14)
41.0%
Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59)
52.8%
Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+)
6.2%
Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age
19.8years
Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio
82.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Jaisalmer

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 55 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 Jaisalmer
  1. Hindi 95.0%
  2. Sindhi 2.6%
  3. Urdu 1.0%
  4. Punjabi 0.4%
  5. Bengali 0.2%
  6. Marathi 0.1%
  7. Telugu 0.1%
  8. Malayalam 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.5%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Rajasthani51.6%
  2. Marwari40.2%
  3. Hindi2.9%
  4. Sindhi2.6%
  5. Urdu1.0%
  6. Punjabi0.4%
  7. Bengali0.2%
  8. Marathi0.1%

Housing and amenities in Jaisalmer

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 39.1%

    Rajasthan 67.1%

  • Tap water 25.5%

    Rajasthan 40.7%

  • Water source within premises 14.5%

    Rajasthan 35.2%

  • Toilet within premises 24.1%

    Rajasthan 35.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 74.7%

    Rajasthan 64.2%

  • Bathing area within premises 69.8%

    Rajasthan 55.7%

  • Closed drainage 3.3%

    Rajasthan 10.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 11.9%

    Rajasthan 22.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 87.2%

    Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 70.3%

    Rajasthan 68.2%

  • Television 18.1%

    Rajasthan 37.7%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 10.5%

    Rajasthan 24.2%

  • Computer or laptop 6.5%

    Rajasthan 7.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 4.7%

    Rajasthan 4.7%

  • Use banking services 68.6%

    Rajasthan 68.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 24.5%

    Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 94.8%

    Rajasthan 93.2%

  • Rent their home 3.2%

    Rajasthan 5.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 50.6%

    Rajasthan 71.5%

  • House in good condition 43.6%

    Rajasthan 51.0%

  • Concrete roof 11.0%

    Rajasthan 11.2%

  • Cement or tiled floor 34.0%

    Rajasthan 44.5%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 30.2%

    Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

  • Jaisalmer district held 0.9% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 40th of 41 districts.
  • Literacy is 57.2%, 8.9 points below the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 72.1% of men but only 39.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 851 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 928.
  • The child sex ratio was just 873 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 13.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Rajasthan as a whole (24.9%).
  • The population grew 31.8% in 2001–11, faster than Rajasthan's 21.3% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈8.42 lakh, implies growth of about 30% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
  • Its largest town, Jaisalmer, had 65.5 thousand people in 2011, 10.1% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Jaisalmer (2011) 100.0% of this district
    96.9% 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 Jaisalmer, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Jaisalmer (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 Jaisalmer (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareRajasthan
Hindu ≈ 4,82,300 74.3% 88.5%
Muslim ≈ 1,62,500 25.0% 9.1%
Christian ≈ 900 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh ≈ 1,700 0.3% 1.3%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 1,500 0.2% 0.9%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 500 0.1% 0.1%
Total6,49,420100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Jaisalmer district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈8,42,000 (8.42 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Jaisalmer's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,49,420.

What was the population of Jaisalmer district in Census 2011?
6,49,420: 3,50,811 males and 2,98,609 females, of whom 89,025 lived in towns and 5,60,395 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 Jaisalmer?
Literacy was 57.2% in 2011 (men 72.1%, women 39.7%). The sex ratio was 851 females per 1,000 males, and 873 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Jaisalmer district?
Jaisalmer, with 65,471 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Jaisalmer district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 769 Census 2011 villages and 2 towns.

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