Jaisalmer

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

Quick facts

3,260,570
Population
569,111
Households
853
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
45.51%
Approx. literacy

Jaisalmer has an aggregated population of 3,260,570. Approximately 41.09% live in rural areas (1,339,838) and 5.46% live in urban areas (178,050).

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 1,339,838 3
Fatehgarh 303,060 124
Jaisalmer 730,240 378
Pokaran 887,432 306

Population summary

Jaisalmer has a population of 3,260,570 (1,759,279 males and 1,501,291 females). The sex ratio is about 853 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population3,260,570
Male1,759,279
Female1,501,291
Rural population1,339,838 (41.09%)
Urban population178,050 (5.46%)
Households569,111

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 45.51%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates1,483,901
Total illiterates1,776,669

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 485,924 (14.9%). ST: 206,989 (6.35%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC485,92414.9%
ST206,9896.35%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 639,379 (19.61%). Workers: 1,413,641 (43.36%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)639,37919.61%
Total workers1,413,64143.36%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Jaisalmer 669,919
Jaisalmer 580,894
Pokaran 303,662
Pokaran 280,108
Jaisalmer 265,237
Jaisalmer 199,766
Fatehgarh 101,020
Fatehgarh 101,020
Jaisalmer 89,025
Jaisalmer 65,471