The presence of a considerable number of wandering population has made the calculation of the demographics of Jaisalmer a time consuming task. As per the
demographics of Jaisalmer, the total population of the region is 508247 of which 229146 are female and 279101 male. However, the entire population of Jaisalmer does not live in the Jaisalmer city rather majority of the population, 431853 people live in the villages.
The demographics of Jaisalmer points out that the literacy rate in Jaisalmer is about 51.4 per cent which is higher than the National average literacy rate of India. The demographics of Jaisalmer includes 74094 scheduled castes and 27834 scheduled tribes.
Last Updated on 12/15/2011
