Bikaner

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

Quick facts

11,019,301
Population
1,784,747
Households
905
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
53.13%
Approx. literacy

Bikaner has an aggregated population of 11,019,301. Approximately 42.91% live in rural areas (4,727,874) and 14.53% live in urban areas (1,600,768).

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 4,727,874 3
Bikaner 2,096,242 128
Chhatargarh 247,464 68
Khajuwala 254,359 60
Kolayat 773,400 235
Lunkaransar 640,881 142
Nokha 1,247,929 148
Poogal 201,489 61
Sridungargarh 829,663 101

Population summary

Bikaner has a population of 11,019,301 (5,784,638 males and 5,234,663 females). The sex ratio is about 905 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population11,019,301
Male5,784,638
Female5,234,663
Rural population4,727,874 (42.91%)
Urban population1,600,768 (14.53%)
Households1,784,747

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 53.13%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,854,408
Total illiterates5,164,893

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,372,365 (21.53%). ST: 34,898 (0.32%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,372,36521.53%
ST34,8980.32%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,894,348 (17.19%). Workers: 4,676,887 (42.44%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,894,34817.19%
Total workers4,676,88742.44%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Bikaner 2,363,937
Bikaner 1,563,553
Bikaner 919,706
Bikaner 800,384
Bikaner 662,876
Nokha 436,876
Nokha 374,177
Sridungargarh 294,319
Kolayat 261,028
Bikaner 256,830