Rajasthan Economy

According to Census 2011 data, Jalore district recorded the lowest female literacy rate in Rajasthan at only 38.5% (overall literacy 54.9%).

• Jaipur: Recorded 75.5% overall literacy and 64.0% female literacy (second highest in female literacy). Kota recorded the highest overall literacy in the state at 76.6%.
• Jhunjhunu: Highest male literacy in Rajasthan (86.9%) and third highest female literacy (61.0%), behind Kota (65.9%) and Jaipur (64.0%).
• Jalore: Lowest female literacy rate in Rajasthan at 38.5%.
• Barmer: Recorded 40.6% female literacy, higher than Jalore.

According to Census 2011, Kota district has the highest proportion of urban population in Rajasthan with 60.31% of its population residing in urban areas, followed by Jaipur (52.40%).

• Jaipur: Second highest percentage of urban population (52.40%), but highest absolute urban population.
• Jodhpur: Urban population percentage is 34.30%.
• Kota: Highest urban population percentage in Rajasthan at 60.31%.
• Ajmer: Urban population percentage is 40.11%.

According to Census 2011, Sri Ganganagar district recorded the lowest decadal population growth rate in Rajasthan at exactly 10.0%, followed by Jhunjhunu (11.7%) and Pali (11.9%).

• Pali: Third lowest decadal growth rate at 11.9%.
• Bundi: Recorded higher decadal growth rate.
• Sri Ganganagar: Recorded the lowest decadal growth rate in the state at 10.0%.
• Sikar: Recorded decadal growth rate of 17.0%.