Jaisalmer is a district in Rajasthan State of India. It has a total of 3 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 38,401 sq km. There are 2 towns and 799 villages in this district.
As per census Jaisalmer District has a population of 669,919 in 2011 out of which 361,708 are male and 308,211 are female. Population of Jaisalmer District in 2020/2021 is 752,211(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 308,653 out of 210,415 are male and 98,238 are female. People living in Jaisalmer District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 288,903 out of which men are 182,565 and women are 106,338. Total 76,728 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 54,047 are cultivated by men and 22,681 are women. 14,731 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 10,254 and 4,477 are women. Jaisalmer District sex ratio is 852 females per 1000 of males. Next Jaisalmer District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 38,401 sq km., 70 sq km is urban and 38331 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 743,611 in the district, 89,025 are in urban area and 580,894 are in rural area. 16,744 households are in urban, 100,427 are in rural area. 59,364 literate people are in urban, 249,289 are in rural area.
Geography of Jaisalmer
Languages spoken are Rajasthani, Hindi
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaisalmer | 265,237 | 145,011 | 120,226 | 48,686 |
| Pokaran | 303,662 | 161,683 | 141,979 | 50,690 |
| Fatehgarh | 101,020 | 55,014 | 46,006 | 17,795 |