Jaisalmer
District in Rajasthan
Population
6.7 Lakh
State: 6.9 Crore
Area
35,835 km²
Literacy Rate
46.1%
State: 55.8%
Sex Ratio
852
State: 928
Density
19 /km²
State: 208 /km²
Jaisalmer is a district in Rajasthan with a population of 6.7 Lakh spread across 35,835 sq km. Its literacy rate of 46.1% is below the state average of 55.8% and below the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 852 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 928.
Demographics
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Population Density
19 /km²
▼
208 /km²
379 /km²
Sex Ratio
852
▼
928
943
Literacy Rate
46.1%
▼
55.8%
63.0%
SC Population
14.8%
▼
17.8%
16.6%
ST Population
6.3%
▼
13.5%
8.7%
Worker Participation
43.1%
▼
43.6%
39.8%
Health & Development
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Stunting
25.5%
▼
31.9%
33.2%
Child Wasting
25.0%
▲
17.3%
18.4%
Underweight Children
31.7%
▲
27.9%
29.1%
Child Anaemia
58.6%
▼
71.8%
65.2%
Women Anaemia
44.4%
▼
54.8%
55.3%
Full Vaccination
72.0%
▼
80.2%
77.4%
Institutional Delivery
90.0%
▼
95.0%
88.5%
Improved Sanitation
75.7%
▲
69.4%
72.4%
Clean Cooking Fuel
30.9%
▼
39.0%
54.6%
Health Insurance
93.7%
▲
88.4%
41.3%
Safe Drinking Water
95.2%
▼
96.0%
93.6%
Electricity Access
97.3%
▼
98.0%
97.0%
Women & Gender
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Marriage
28.9%
▲
26.3%
20.6%
Teen Pregnancy
1.0%
▼
3.8%
6.6%
Female Literacy Gap
26.3%
▲
22.9%
14.1%
Female Work Gap
16.0%
▲
15.5%
23.9%
Economy & Infrastructure
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
MSME Density
39.0 per 1k pop
▲
38.4 per 1k pop
42.6 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs
26.1k
▼
77k
61.7k
Manufacturing Share
29.5%
▲
27.3%
24.9%
Governance
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Pending Cases
1809 per lakh
▼
3293 per lakh
3585 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)
53.6%
▲
53.1%
35.5%
Monthly Disposal Ratio
0.79
▲
0.74
0.81
Safety & Crime
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
SC/ST Atrocities
8.0 per lakh
▲
4.6 per lakh
17.4 per lakh
Domestic Violence
0.0 per lakh
▼
1.7 per lakh
12.6 per lakh
Child Abuse (POCSO)
19.0 per lakh
▼
117.9 per lakh
89.0 per lakh
Cyber Crime
1.0 per lakh
▼
32.0 per lakh
55.7 per lakh
Climate Vulnerability
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Climate Vulnerability Index
0.59
▲
0.53
0.56
All Indicators
| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3.6 L | 8.7 L | 8 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Households | 1.2 L | 3.1 L | 3.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Literacy | 2.1 L | 5.8 L | 5.6 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Children | 69,610 | 1.4 L | 1.1 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Castes | 52,776 | 1.6 L | 1.4 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Tribes | 22,497 | 1.2 L | 73,030.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Worker Participation | 1.8 L | 4.5 L | 4.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Cultivators | 54,047 | 1.6 L | 94,025.601 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Agricultural Laborers | 10,254 | 31,244.854 | 71,160.644 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Other Workers | 70,012 | 1.8 L | 1.7 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Sex Ratio | 852.099 | 928.144 | 949.448 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 874.199 | 890.298 | 925.852 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Literacy Gap | 26.3 | 22.9 | 14.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Work Gap | 16.0 | 15.5 | 23.9 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Hospitals & Health Centres | 10 | 39.2 | 26.8 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Schools | 160 | 698.902 | 448.822 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Banking | 14 | 63.2 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Stunting | 25.5% | 31.9% | 33.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Wasting | 25.0% | 17.3% | 18.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Underweight | 31.7% | 27.9% | 29.1% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Anaemia | 58.6% | 71.8% | 65.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Anaemia | 44.4% | 54.8% | 55.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Full Vaccination | 72.0% | 80.2% | 77.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Institutional Births | 90.0% | 95.0% | 88.5% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Improved Sanitation | 75.7% | 69.4% | 72.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Clean Cooking Fuel | 30.9% | 39.0% | 54.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Health Insurance | 93.7% | 88.4% | 41.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Drinking Water | 95.2% | 96.0% | 93.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Electricity Access | 97.3% | 98.0% | 97.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Iodized Salt | 93.0% | 93.9% | 95.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Literacy | 62.2% | 63.5% | 73.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 18.7% | 31.9% | 40.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Marriage | 28.9% | 26.3% | 20.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Teen Pregnancy | 1.0% | 3.8% | 6.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 82.8% | 82.6% | 78.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| 4+ Antenatal Visits | 47.6% | 55.4% | 60.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| C-Section Rate | 9.3% | 10.0% | 23.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | 63.2% | 71.0% | 66.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| ORS for Diarrhoea | 61.7% | 63.8% | 61.8% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Hypertension | 15.8% | 17.8% | 25.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Diabetes | 8.8% | 8.9% | 14.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 44.9% | 43.1% | 40.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Pending Cases per Lakh | 1,809.472 | 3,292.887 | 3,585.273 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases Delayed in Disposal | 53.6% | 53.1% | 35.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr) | 25.5% | 23.6% | 19.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Monthly Disposal Ratio | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Case Density | 12,122 | 71,577.333 | 64,978.341 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Women's Court Cases | 2.9% | 7.2% | 9.4% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases at Evidence Stage | 55.5% | 45.2% | 39.0% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Climate Vulnerability Index | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 75.8 | 57.0 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Food Grain Yield Variability | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021) | 56 | 63.6 | 56.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Average Holding Size | 7.9 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 3.5% | 39.7% | 59.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Agricultural Intensity | 24.1% | 57.4% | 49.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Fallow Ratio | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| SC/ST Land Equity Gap | -8.0 | 4.0 | 11.3 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Holdings per 1,000 People | 188.524 | 133.995 | 157.705 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Cultivated Land per Capita | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Leased Area Share | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Land Gini Coefficient | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Sowing Efficiency | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Uncultivated Ratio | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MSME Density | 39.0 | 38.4 | 42.6 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Total MSMEs | 26,131 | 77,009.195 | 61,725.66 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Manufacturing Share | 29.5% | 27.3% | 24.9% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Small Enterprise Share | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| POCSO Cases | 19 | 117.878 | 89.0 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| SC/ST Atrocities | 8 | 4.6 | 17.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Domestic Violence | — | 1.7 | 12.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Dowry Crimes | — | 2.8 | 51.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Drug Crimes (NDPS) | 18 | 56.0 | 147.763 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Cybercrime | 1 | 32.0 | 55.7 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Environmental Crimes | — | 20.3 | 10.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Safety-Relevant Crime Rate | 23 | 137.976 | 93.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Blood Banks per Lakh | 4 | 5.3 | 4.1 | eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024) |
| Biogas Plants per Lakh | — | 1.1 | 1.3 | GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Jaisalmer district?
Jaisalmer has a population of 6.7 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 19 people per sq km across 35,835 sq km.
What is the literacy rate of Jaisalmer?
Jaisalmer has a literacy rate of 46.1%, which is below the Rajasthan average of 55.8% and below the national average of 63.0%.
How does Jaisalmer compare to Rajasthan?
Jaisalmer has a sex ratio of 852 (below state average of 928) and a literacy rate of 46.1% (below state average of 55.8%).
What data sources are used for Jaisalmer?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Census 2011
NFHS-5 (2019–21)
NJDG (2024)
CVI (2021)
Ag Census 2015–16
Udyam/MSME (2026)
NCRB SLL (2022)
eRaktKosh (2024)
GOBARdhan (2026)
Town Amenities (2011)
RBI BSR (2026)