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District of Rajasthan

Salumbar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 7.5 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

7,50,000 750,000 1 March 2026

Salumbar district's population is estimated at ≈7.5 lakh (7,50,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,06,341 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

Salumbar district

Census 2011
6,06,341
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.5 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
31,776

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,74,565

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 7.5 lakh 7,50,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6.06 lakh 6,06,341 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 221per km² 2011
Sex ratio
965 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)
925 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate
55.2% Male 69.9% · Female 40.1%
Urban share
5.2% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11
+23.7% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area
≈ 2,738km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.25 lakh 4.9 people per household
Villages
601 Census 2011
Towns
5 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.

Salumbar: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
8.2 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19913,85,805
20014,90,302
20116,06,341
2016 *6,60,000
2021 *7,08,000
2026 *7,50,000
2031 *7,85,000
2036 *8,19,000

* Estimate

How Salumbar'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 Salumbar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Salumbar2,48,33741.0%97157.1%6.6%
2 Sarada2,31,20938.1%95960.2%6.6%
3 Lasadiya91,22915.0%96835.5%0.0%
4 Rishabhdeo(part)35,5665.9%95958.1%0.0%

Largest towns in Salumbar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Salumbar (Census 2011)
  1. Salumbar 16,425
  2. Semari CT 4,612
  3. Chawand CT 4,252
  4. Bhalariya CT 3,962
  5. Newa Talai CT 2,525

How people in Salumbar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

44.1%

Agricultural labourers

27.8%

Household industry

2.7%

Other work

25.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.2%.

Age structure of Salumbar

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 Salumbar
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
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-435,87433,304
5-938,41735,427
10-1436,34232,942
15-1930,39128,958
20-2426,58526,028
25-2923,41123,117
30-3421,37121,192
35-3920,18019,958
40-4417,66316,593
45-4914,79514,337
50-5412,25710,617
55-598,5059,052
60-648,3818,408
65-695,9236,624
70-744,8154,764
75-792,0912,437
80+2,4152,839
Children (0–14)
35.0%
Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59)
56.9%
Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+)
8.0%
Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age
23.0years
Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio
67.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Salumbar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 26 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 Salumbar
  1. Hindi 70.3%
  2. Bhili/Bhilodi 26.9%
  3. Punjabi 1.3%
  4. Others 1.1%
  5. Urdu 0.1%
  6. Gujarati 0.1%
  7. Kashmiri 0.0%
  8. Tamil 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Mewari49.7%
  2. Wagdi20.8%
  3. Hindi10.5%
  4. Rajasthani9.7%
  5. Sadan/Sadri5.4%
  6. Bagri0.9%
  7. Malvi0.6%
  8. Urdu0.5%

Housing and amenities in Salumbar

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 50.0%

    Rajasthan 67.1%

  • Tap water 14.8%

    Rajasthan 40.7%

  • Water source within premises 14.6%

    Rajasthan 35.2%

  • Toilet within premises 9.8%

    Rajasthan 35.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 89.7%

    Rajasthan 64.2%

  • Bathing area within premises 20.3%

    Rajasthan 55.7%

  • Closed drainage 2.8%

    Rajasthan 10.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.3%

    Rajasthan 22.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 90.9%

    Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 47.0%

    Rajasthan 68.2%

  • Television 15.3%

    Rajasthan 37.7%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 12.9%

    Rajasthan 24.2%

  • Computer or laptop 4.2%

    Rajasthan 7.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.1%

    Rajasthan 4.7%

  • Use banking services 47.1%

    Rajasthan 68.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 44.1%

    Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.8%

    Rajasthan 93.2%

  • Rent their home 2.5%

    Rajasthan 5.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 46.7%

    Rajasthan 71.5%

  • House in good condition 34.7%

    Rajasthan 51.0%

  • Concrete roof 2.4%

    Rajasthan 11.2%

  • Cement or tiled floor 15.5%

    Rajasthan 44.5%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 69.4%

    Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

  • Salumbar district held 0.9% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 41st of 41 districts.
  • Literacy is 55.2%, 10.9 points below the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 69.9% of men but only 40.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 965 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 928.
  • 5.2% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Rajasthan as a whole (24.9%).
  • The population grew 23.7% in 2001–11, faster than Rajasthan's 21.3% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈7.5 lakh, implies growth of about 24% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.

How this district was formed

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

  • Udaipur (2011) 100.0% of this district
    19.8% 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 Salumbar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Salumbar (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 Salumbar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareRajasthan
Hindu ≈ 5,88,100 97.0% 88.5%
Muslim ≈ 7,300 1.2% 9.1%
Christian ≈ 500 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh ≈ 100 0.0% 1.3%
Buddhist ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 9,800 1.6% 0.9%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 600 0.1% 0.1%
Total6,06,341100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Salumbar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7,50,000 (7.5 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Salumbar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,06,341.

What was the population of Salumbar district in Census 2011?
6,06,341: 3,08,521 males and 2,97,820 females, of whom 31,776 lived in towns and 5,74,565 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 Salumbar?
Literacy was 55.2% in 2011 (men 69.9%, women 40.1%). The sex ratio was 965 females per 1,000 males, and 925 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Salumbar district?
Salumbar, with 16,425 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Salumbar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 601 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Rajasthan district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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