Jodhpur District, Rajasthan

Jodhpur is an administrative district in Rajasthan, India. The district is located about 330 km from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Its administrative headquarters is in Jodhpur. Hindi and Rajasthani are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 22,850 km², including 22,594.18 km² of rural area and 255.82 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Jodhpur District

Jodhpur District is divided into 14 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,539 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Balesar150
2Baori77
3Bhopalgarh792,491.64
4Bilara731,666.22
5Chamu149
6Jhanwar79
7Jodhpur1421,968.42
8Kudi Bhagtasni30
9Luni971,616.85
10Osian1123,543.41
11Pipar Shahar84
12Sekhala119
13Shergarh2703,866.64
14Tinwari78

Population of Jodhpur District

According to the 2011 Census, Jodhpur District had a population of 36,87,165 people living in 6,49,013 households. The population comprised 19,23,928 males and 17,63,237 females, with an average population density of 161 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population36,87,16524,22,55112,64,614
Male Population19,23,92812,60,3286,63,600
Female Population17,63,23711,62,2236,01,014
Total Households6,49,0134,14,2232,34,790
Population Density161 / km²107 / km²4,943 / km²

Jodhpur District had 20,31,532 literate people and 6,06,490 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 6,08,024 and 1,18,924 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)6,06,4904,41,9551,64,535
Literate Population20,31,53211,58,3408,73,192
Illiterate Population16,55,63312,64,2113,91,422
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population6,08,0244,47,0371,60,987
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,18,92490,82528,099

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.