Rajasthan

Rajasthan is a state located in the northern region of India. It was established on 26-Jan-1950. The capital of the state is Jaipur. The official language is Hindi. An additional official language is English. Major rivers of Rajasthan include Chambal, Luni, Banas, Mahi.

As per Census 2011, Rajasthan has a total geographical area of 342,239 square kilometres, including 335,606 square kilometres of rural area and 6,633 square kilometres of urban area.

The state has a unicameral legislature with 25 Lok Sabha seats, 10 Rajya Sabha seats, 200 Vidhan Sabha seats. Judicial matters are handled by the Rajasthan High Court. Rajasthan shares borders with Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab, and has an international border with Pakistan.

List of Districts in Rajasthan

Rajasthan is divided into 41 districts for administrative purposes. The following table provides the complete list of districts in Rajasthan along with their headquarters and the number of tehsils in each.

Sl. No.DistrictHeadquartersTehsils
1AjmerAjmer12
2AlwarAlwar12
3BalotraBalotra9
4BanswaraBanswara12
5BaranBaran8
6BarmerBarmer11
7BeawarBeawar7
8BharatpurBharatpur8
9BhilwaraBhilwara17
10BikanerBikaner11
11BundiBundi7
12ChittorgarhChittorgarh12
13ChuruChuru10
14DausaDausa18
15DeegDeeg9
16DholpurDholpur8
17Didwana-KuchamanDidwana8
18DungarpurDungarpur13
19GanganagarSri Ganganagar11
20HanumangarhHanumangarh8
21JaipurJaipur21
22JaisalmerJaisalmer7
23JaloreJalore10
24JhalawarJhalawar12
25JhunjhunuJhunjhunu12
26JodhpurJodhpur14
27KarauliKarauli10
28Khairthal-TijaraKhairthal7
29KotaKota7
30Kotputli-BehrorKotputli8
31NagaurNagaur9
32PaliPali8
33PhalodiPhalodi8
34PratapgarhPratapgarh7
35RajsamandRajsamand12
36SalumbarSalumbar5
37Sawai MadhopurSawai Madhopur11
38SikarSikar13
39SirohiSirohi6
40TonkTonk10
41UdaipurUdaipur17

Population of Rajasthan

According to the 2011 Census, Rajasthan had a total population of 6,85,48,437 people. The state had a sex ratio of 928 females per 1,000 males, a population density of 200 people per km², and an overall literacy rate of 66.11%. The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population6,85,48,4375,15,00,3521,70,48,085
Male Population3,55,50,9972,66,41,74789,09,250
Female Population3,29,97,4402,48,58,60581,38,835
Households1,27,11,14694,94,90332,16,243