Barmer

This page provides an overview of Barmer: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

12,836,918
Population
2,225,506
Households
902
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
45.34%
Approx. literacy

Barmer has an aggregated population of 12,836,918. Approximately 40.57% live in rural areas (5,207,502) and 2.83% live in urban areas (363,674).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 5,207,502 3
Barmer 1,011,335 298
Baytoo 760,050 343
Chohtan 1,456,032 430
Gudha Malani 1,355,220 525
Pachpadra 1,193,856 282
Ramsar 324,003 172
Sheo 711,240 302
Siwana 817,680 132

Population summary

Barmer has a population of 12,836,918 (6,749,337 males and 6,087,581 females). The sex ratio is about 902 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population12,836,918
Male6,749,337
Female6,087,581
Rural population5,207,502 (40.57%)
Urban population363,674 (2.83%)
Households2,225,506

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 45.34%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,819,953
Total illiterates7,016,965

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,154,224 (16.78%). ST: 877,213 (6.83%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,154,22416.78%
ST877,2136.83%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,481,306 (19.33%). Workers: 5,957,292 (46.41%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,481,30619.33%
Total workers5,957,29246.41%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Barmer 2,603,751
Barmer 2,421,914
Chohtan 485,344
Chohtan 485,344
Gudha Malani 453,911
Gudha Malani 447,398
Pachpadra 422,784
Barmer 370,721
Pachpadra 348,288
Siwana 272,560