Ganganagar District, with population of about 19.7 lakh is Rajasthan's the 15th most populous district, located in the state Rajasthan in India. Total geographical area of Ganganagar district is about 11 thousand km2 and it is the 10th biggest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 179 persons per km2. There are 9 sub districts in the district, among them Ganganagar is the most populous sub district with population of about 4.8 lakh and Vijainagar is the least populous sub district with population of about 1.5 lakh.
There are 11 cities in the district which comes under the district administration, those are - Ganganagar (M Cl + OG) Municipal Council and Out Growth; Ganganagar (M Cl) Municipal Council; Suratgarh (M), Anupgarh (M), Raisinghnagar (M), Sadulshahar (M) and Karanpur (M) Municipalities (limited to 5 most populous).
Demographics
The district is home to about 19.7 lakh people, among them about 10.4 lakh (53%) are male and about 9.3 lakh (47%) are female. 63% of the whole population are from general caste, 37% are from schedule caste and 1% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Ganganagar district is 13%, among them 54% are boys and 46% are girls. There are about 3.9 lakh households in the district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 73% (about 14.3 lakh) live in Ganganagar District rural part and 27% (about 5.4 lakh) population live in the Ganganagar District urban part. Rural population density of Ganganagar district is 132 and urban population density is 5457 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
1,969,168 |
1,235,279 |
720,412 |
13,477 |
255,475 |
| Male |
1,043,340 |
659,446 |
376,734 |
7,160 |
137,768 |
| Female |
925,828 |
575,833 |
343,678 |
6,317 |
117,707 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 73% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Sikhs which contribute 24% of the total population and Muslims are the third largest religious community here with 3% population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 883 in Sikhs are 901 and in Muslims are 907.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
1,969,168 |
1,437,144 |
50,688 |
2,077 |
474,853 |
938 |
1,988 |
164 |
1,316 |
| Male |
1,043,340 |
763,206 |
26,575 |
1,176 |
249,834 |
515 |
1,041 |
91 |
902 |
| Female |
925,828 |
673,938 |
24,113 |
901 |
225,019 |
423 |
947 |
73 |
414 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 10% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 17.9 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 11% which is 1.8% higher than male population growth rate of 9.2%. General caste population has increased by 5.5%; Schedule caste population has increased by 19.4%; Schedule Tribe population has decreased by -8.6% and child population has decreased by -14.3% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
10% |
5.5% |
19.4% |
-8.6% |
-14.3% |
| Male |
9.2% |
4.6% |
18.8% |
-9.9% |
-14.5% |
| Female |
11% |
6.5% |
20% |
-7% |
-14.1% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 887 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 873, in schedule caste is 912 and in schedule tribe is 882. There are 854 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has increased by 14 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 4 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
14 |
15 |
9 |
27 |
4 |
| 2011 |
887 |
873 |
912 |
882 |
854 |
| 2001 |
873 |
858 |
903 |
855 |
850 |
Literacy
Total about 11.9 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 7.1 lakh are male and about 4.8 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Ganganagar is 70%. 79% of male and 60% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 5%. Male literacy has gone up by 3% and female literacy rate has gone up by 8%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
4.9% |
3.0% |
7.3% |
| 2011 |
69.6% |
78.5% |
59.7% |
| 2001 |
64.7% |
75.5% |
52.4% |
Workers profile
Ganganagar has 46% (about 9.1 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 57% male and 34% female population are working population. 51% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 6% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 16% of total female population are main and 18% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
46.3% |
34.6% |
11.8% |
53.7% |
| Male |
57.2% |
50.9% |
6.3% |
42.8% |
| Female |
34.2% |
16.2% |
18% |
65.8% |