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District of Rajasthan

Jalore District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 22.96 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

22,96,000 2.3 million 1 March 2026

Jalore district's population is estimated at ≈22.96 lakh (22,96,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 18,28,730.

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

Jalore district

Census 2011
18,28,730
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 22.96 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,51,755

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
16,76,975

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 22.96 lakh 22,96,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
18.29 lakh 18,28,730 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
172per km² 2011
Sex ratio
952 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)
895 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate
54.9% Male 70.7% · Female 38.5%
Urban share
8.3% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11
+26.2% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area
10,640km² Census 2011
Households
3.26 lakh 5.6 people per household
Villages
801 Census 2011
Towns
4 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Jalore: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
25 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,23,553
19615,47,072
19716,67,950
19819,03,073
199111,42,563
200114,48,940
201118,28,730
2016 *20,00,000
2021 *21,56,000
2026 *22,96,000
2031 *24,16,000
2036 *25,32,000

* Estimate

How Jalore'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 Jalore's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Sanchore4,87,45826.7%91956.2%6.7%
2 Bhinmal3,02,55316.5%97453.6%15.8%
3 Jalor2,64,42314.5%95156.5%20.5%
4 Ahore2,39,64213.1%101460.0%7.0%
5 Raniwara2,06,83111.3%94153.2%0.0%
6 Sayla1,76,6829.7%96050.1%0.0%
7 Bagora1,51,1418.3%93549.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Jalore (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Jalore (Census 2011)
  1. Jalor 54,081
  2. Bhinmal 47,932
  3. Sanchore 32,875
  4. Ahore CT 16,867

How people in Jalore worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

55.0%

Agricultural labourers

17.6%

Household industry

2.4%

Other work

24.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 49.0%.

Age structure of Jalore

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 Jalore
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
0-41,14,0541,02,279
5-91,25,6571,12,909
10-141,31,5921,19,995
15-1998,05490,970
20-2479,24474,076
25-2964,46963,197
30-3457,06558,467
35-3953,08652,140
40-4446,31844,150
45-4939,78539,587
50-5434,64530,102
55-5923,45325,952
60-6424,21523,500
65-6914,80317,749
70-7413,01114,372
75-794,9606,935
80+6,1559,527
Children (0–14)
38.9%
Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59)
53.7%
Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+)
7.4%
Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age
20.4years
Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio
77.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Jalore

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 25 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Jalore
  1. Hindi 99.3%
  2. Gujarati 0.4%
  3. Sindhi 0.3%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Others 0.0%
  6. Malayalam 0.0%
  7. Tamil 0.0%
  8. Urdu 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Marwari62.4%
  2. Rajasthani35.8%
  3. Hindi1.0%
  4. Gujarati0.4%
  5. Sindhi0.3%
  6. Mewari0.0%
  7. Bengali0.0%
  8. Malayalam0.0%

Housing and amenities in Jalore

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 49.1%

    Rajasthan 67.1%

  • Tap water 41.5%

    Rajasthan 40.7%

  • Water source within premises 35.4%

    Rajasthan 35.2%

  • Toilet within premises 15.5%

    Rajasthan 35.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 84.1%

    Rajasthan 64.2%

  • Bathing area within premises 44.0%

    Rajasthan 55.7%

  • Closed drainage 2.9%

    Rajasthan 10.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 12.1%

    Rajasthan 22.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 87.0%

    Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 70.5%

    Rajasthan 68.2%

  • Television 16.5%

    Rajasthan 37.7%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 10.6%

    Rajasthan 24.2%

  • Computer or laptop 3.9%

    Rajasthan 7.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.8%

    Rajasthan 4.7%

  • Use banking services 66.8%

    Rajasthan 68.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 24.1%

    Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.8%

    Rajasthan 93.2%

  • Rent their home 2.9%

    Rajasthan 5.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 55.5%

    Rajasthan 71.5%

  • House in good condition 41.2%

    Rajasthan 51.0%

  • Concrete roof 6.5%

    Rajasthan 11.2%

  • Cement or tiled floor 40.3%

    Rajasthan 44.5%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 53.3%

    Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

  • Jalore district held 2.7% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 13th of 41 districts.
  • Literacy is 54.9%, 11.3 points below the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 70.7% of men but only 38.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 952 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 928.
  • The child sex ratio was just 895 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 8.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Rajasthan as a whole (24.9%).
  • The population grew 26.2% in 2001–11, faster than Rajasthan's 21.3%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈22.96 lakh, implies growth of about 26% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
  • Its largest town, Jalor, had 54.1 thousand people in 2011, 3.0% 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 Jalore, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Jalore (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 Jalore (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareRajasthan
Hindu 17,32,852 94.8% 88.5%
Muslim 78,990 4.3% 9.1%
Christian 730 0.0% 0.1%
Sikh 231 0.0% 1.3%
Buddhist 144 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 14,640 0.8% 0.9%
Other religions and persuasions 82 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,061 0.1% 0.1%
Total18,28,730100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Jalore district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈22,96,000 (22.96 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Jalore's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 18,28,730.

What was the population of Jalore district in Census 2011?
18,28,730: 9,36,634 males and 8,92,096 females, of whom 1,51,755 lived in towns and 16,76,975 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Jalore?
Literacy was 54.9% in 2011 (men 70.7%, women 38.5%). The sex ratio was 952 females per 1,000 males, and 895 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Jalore district?
Jalor, with 54,081 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Jalore district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 801 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Rajasthan district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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