Ajmer District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Rajasthan) - Census 2011

Ajmer district of Rajasthan has total population of 2,583,052 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,324,085 are males while 1,258,967 are females. In 2011 there were total 494,832 families residing in Ajmer district. The Average Sex Ratio of Ajmer district is 951.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 40.1% people lives in Urban areas while 59.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.9% while that in the rural areas is 59.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Ajmer district is 936 while that of Rural areas is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ajmer district is 381167 which is 15% of the total population. There are 200511 male children and 180656 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ajmer is 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Ajmer district.

The total literacy rate of Ajmer district is 69.33%. The male literacy rate is 69.96% and the female literacy rate is 47.69% in Ajmer district.

Population
2,583,052
Families
494,832
Literacy
69.33%
Sex Ratio
951

To facilitate the administration, Ajmer district is further divided into 9 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Ajmer Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ajmer district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 381,167 200,511 180,656
Literacy 69.33% 69.96% 47.69%
Scheduled Caste 478,027 243,750 234,277
Scheduled Tribe 63,482 32,408 31,074
Illiterate 1,056,379 397,817 658,562

Caste-wise Population - Ajmer district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Ajmer district of Rajasthan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 478,027 243,750 234,277
Schedule Tribe 63,482 32,408 31,074

Religion-wise Population - Ajmer district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,201,663 (85.23%) 1,128,355 1,073,308
Muslim 314,159 (12.16%) 161,472 152,687
Christian 10,605 (0.41%) 5,095 5,510
Sikh 6,799 (0.26%) 3,682 3,117
Buddhist 417 (0.02%) 213 204
Jain 45,614 (1.77%) 23,231 22,383
Other Religion 184 (0.01%) 101 83
No Religion Specified 3,611 (0.14%) 1,936 1,675

Literacy Rate - Ajmer district

The total literacy rate of Ajmer district was 69.33% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 1,526,673 literates, males were 926,268 while females were 600,405. Also the male literacy rate was 82.44% and the female literacy rate was 55.68% in Ajmer district.

  Ajmer district Rajasthan
Female 55.68% 52.12%
Male 82.44% 79.19%
Total 69.33% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Ajmer district

The Sex Ratio of Ajmer district is 951 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 951 females in Ajmer district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Ajmer district.

Population Density - Ajmer district

The total area of Ajmer district is 8,481 km2. Thus the density of Ajmer district is 305 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 390 sq. km. area is under urban region while 8,091 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Ajmer district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Ajmer, 40.08% people lived in urban regions while 59.92% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 1,035,410 out of which 534,688 were males while remaining 500,722 were females. In rural areas of Ajmer, male population was 789,397 while female population was 758,245.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Ajmer was 936 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Ajmer was 890 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Ajmer were 127,405 which is 12.3% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Ajmer was 961 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Ajmer was 907 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Ajmer for urban regions was 83.88 percent in which males were 90.85% literate while female literacy stood at 76.5%. The total literate population of Ajmer was 1,526,673. Similarly in rural areas of Ajmer, the average literacy rate was 59.13 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 76.45% and 41.29% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Ajmer were 765,022.

Rural Urban
Population % 59.92% 40.08%
Total population 1,547,642 1,035,410
Male population 789,397 534,688
Female population 758,245 500,722
Sex ratio 961 936
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 907 890
Child population 253,762 127,405
Literates 765,022 761,651
Average literacy 59.13% 83.88%
Male literacy 76.45% 90.85%
Female literacy 41.29% 76.5%

Child Population - Ajmer district

According to Census 2011, there were 381,167 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ajmer district. Out of which 200,511 were male while 180,656 were female.

Working Population - Ajmer district

In Ajmer district out of total population, 1,053,722 were engaged in work activities. 78.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,053,722 workers engaged in Main Work, 246,431 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77,796 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 827,181 601,564 225,617
Cultivators 246,431 143,636 102,795
Agriculture Labourer 77,796 38,010 39,786
Household Industries 27,762 19,023 8,739
Other Workers 475,192 400,895 74,297
Marginal Workers 226,541 84,585 141,956
Non Working 1,529,330 637,936 891,394

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