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District of Rajasthan

Phalodi District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 9.61 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

9,61,000 961,000 1 March 2026

Phalodi district's population is estimated at ≈9.61 lakh (9,61,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 7,58,289 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

Phalodi district

Census 2011
7,58,289
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 9.61 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
49,914

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
7,08,375

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 9.61 lakh 9,61,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
7.58 lakh 7,58,289 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 97per km² 2011
Sex ratio
906 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)
896 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate
57.4% Male 72.3% · Female 41.0%
Urban share
6.6% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11
+27.8% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area
≈ 7,843km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.26 lakh 6.0 people per household
Villages
679 Census 2011
Towns
1 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.

Phalodi: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
11 L 2026
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YearPopulation
19914,41,447
20015,93,132
20117,58,289
2016 *8,32,000
2021 *9,00,000
2026 *9,61,000
2031 *10,15,000
2036 *10,67,000

* Estimate

How Phalodi'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 Phalodi's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Phalodi5,64,56074.5%90557.9%8.8%
2 Osian(part)1,02,86513.6%91854.8%0.0%
3 Shergarh(part)70,3659.3%90557.7%0.0%
4 Pokaran(part)20,4992.7%88156.7%0.0%

How people in Phalodi worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

56.5%

Agricultural labourers

21.4%

Household industry

2.1%

Other work

19.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 43.5%.

Age structure of Phalodi

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 Phalodi
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
0-445,36640,484
5-950,11544,925
10-1450,45245,614
15-1942,42835,453
20-2437,02232,643
25-2931,76329,658
30-3427,44525,784
35-3923,99822,371
40-4420,22218,461
45-4917,16316,196
50-5414,54012,624
55-5910,13210,138
60-649,4018,978
65-695,7986,438
70-745,0035,493
75-792,2432,817
80+2,7304,015
Children (0–14)
36.5%
Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59)
56.5%
Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+)
7.0%
Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age
21.7years
Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio
69.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Phalodi

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 35 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 Phalodi
  1. Hindi 99.6%
  2. Urdu 0.2%
  3. Manipuri 0.1%
  4. Punjabi 0.0%
  5. Marathi 0.0%
  6. Bengali 0.0%
  7. Sindhi 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Rajasthani82.3%
  2. Marwari16.2%
  3. Hindi1.1%
  4. Urdu0.2%
  5. Manipuri0.1%
  6. Punjabi0.0%
  7. Haryanvi0.0%
  8. Marathi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Phalodi

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 34.8%

    Rajasthan 67.1%

  • Tap water 17.3%

    Rajasthan 40.7%

  • Water source within premises 12.8%

    Rajasthan 35.2%

  • Toilet within premises 13.3%

    Rajasthan 35.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 86.1%

    Rajasthan 64.2%

  • Bathing area within premises 67.1%

    Rajasthan 55.7%

  • Closed drainage 1.8%

    Rajasthan 10.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 7.8%

    Rajasthan 22.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 91.8%

    Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 72.0%

    Rajasthan 68.2%

  • Television 11.3%

    Rajasthan 37.7%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 9.4%

    Rajasthan 24.2%

  • Computer or laptop 4.2%

    Rajasthan 7.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.8%

    Rajasthan 4.7%

  • Use banking services 58.3%

    Rajasthan 68.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 22.4%

    Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 97.2%

    Rajasthan 93.2%

  • Rent their home 1.4%

    Rajasthan 5.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 58.8%

    Rajasthan 71.5%

  • House in good condition 45.4%

    Rajasthan 51.0%

  • Concrete roof 4.5%

    Rajasthan 11.2%

  • Cement or tiled floor 36.5%

    Rajasthan 44.5%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 27.2%

    Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

  • Phalodi district held 1.1% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 39th of 41 districts.
  • Literacy is 57.4%, 8.7 points below the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 72.3% of men but only 41.0% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 906 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 928.
  • The child sex ratio was just 896 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 6.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Rajasthan as a whole (24.9%).
  • The population grew 27.8% in 2001–11, faster than Rajasthan's 21.3% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈9.61 lakh, implies growth of about 27% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
  • It covers parts of 2 districts as they were in 2011 (Jodhpur, Jaisalmer); its 2011 figures are rebuilt from 679 village and 1 town records.

How this district was formed

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

  • Jodhpur (2011) 97.3% of this district
    20.0% of the 2011 district
  • Jaisalmer (2011) 2.7% of this district
    3.1% 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 Phalodi, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Phalodi (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 Phalodi (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareRajasthan
Hindu ≈ 6,44,100 84.9% 88.5%
Muslim ≈ 1,10,900 14.6% 9.1%
Christian ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Sikh ≈ 300 0.0% 1.3%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 2,400 0.3% 0.9%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Total7,58,289100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Phalodi district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈9,61,000 (9.61 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Phalodi's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 7,58,289.

What was the population of Phalodi district in Census 2011?
7,58,289: 3,97,835 males and 3,60,454 females, of whom 49,914 lived in towns and 7,08,375 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 Phalodi?
Literacy was 57.4% in 2011 (men 72.3%, women 41.0%). The sex ratio was 906 females per 1,000 males, and 896 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Phalodi district?
Phalodi, with 49,914 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Phalodi district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 679 Census 2011 villages and 1 towns.

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