Urban Population of Rajasthan

Today most people are traveling from rural areas to urban areas to seek employment opportunities and make their life better using the better society of Urban Areas. As per the data from the United Nations Sustainable Development Report, 2019, almost half of the population of the world are living in the urban areas of different regions, states and countries. And it is also said that this urbanization is going to increase more by 2030.

Urbanization is a process where people leave the rural area for the betterment of their lives and move to urban areas. And this data as well as other data shows that urban areas such as cities and metropolitan cities lead to the economic growth of both people and the city and the country. And it is one of the factors to increase the GDP of the country too. According to UNISDR, by 2019, urban areas will lead 60% of the global GDP.

In this article, we’ll have a look at the general data of the urban and rural populations in Rajasthan in 2011 and 2001. 

Urbanization in Rajasthan

Similar to the rest of the world urbanization is also taking place in different states of India. Rajasthan is one of the states of India where there are many rural areas and people from that rural area are moving to urban areas for employment and other similar purposes. If we have a look at the urbanization data according to the census 2011, India’s urban population increased from 17.97% in 1961 to 27.81 % in 2001 to a furthermore percentage of 31.14% in 2011.

If we talk specifically about Rajasthan, it has increased dramatically from 16.28% in 1961 to 23.39% in 2001 to a percentage of 24.87% in 2011. The ratio shown is the ratio of people in urban areas to the total population of that particular region. In this case Rajasthan.

If we look at the numbers instead of percentage figures, in 2001, the total urban population of Rajasthan was 1.32 crores, out of which there were 69.39 lakhs females and 62.21 males. And subsequently, in 2011, the total urban population was increased to a value of 1.7 crores out of which 81.39 lakh female population and 89.09 male population.

Specifically in the male to female distinction males were always having dominion in Rajasthan urban areas in 2001 as well as in 2011. The percentage of the male population in 2001 was 52.92% and that of females in 2001 was 47.08%. Whereas in 2011 that of the male population was 52.26% and of females, it was 47.74%. We can see that there is a very minute change in the percentage of males and females in the urban areas. Moreover, the male percentage decreased and the female percentage increased with a small change.

Urban Areas Few Salient Features in Rajasthan

• Literacy Rate: In Rajasthan, the literacy rate always seemed to increase from 1961 to 2011. In the urban areas of Rajasthan, the literacy rate was 79.70%, and that of rural areas was 61.4%. If we see the data of Rajasthan, the literacy rate in 2001 was 60.4% and the same in 2011 was 66.11%.
• Sex Ratio: In urban areas of Rajasthan this feature kept on increasing from 2001 to 2011. The sex ratio of Rajasthan in 2001 was 890 females per 1000 males. Subsequently, in 2011 it was 914 females per 1000 males. Overall, the sex ratio has increased. However, in the urban areas, it seemed to follow a balanced pattern.
• Population of Children: If we compare the data of the 2001 and 2011 censuses, it tells that the child population of complete rejection of children between the age of 0 to 6 years stayed constant during the 10-year duration. Whereas, in urban areas, it increased from a value of 20.61 lakhs to 22.35 lakhs, from 2001 to 2011 respectively.
• Popularity of Cities in Rajasthan: The biggest city in Rajasthan is Jaipur city, which has a 30.46 lakh population. Following it the next city with large urbanization is Jodhpur followed by Kota and at the end Bikaner. The lowest urban population is in a city named Banswara.

Conclusion

To sum up, in India we can see people moving to urban areas for their family and their development purpose. As urban areas provide better living, better culture, better employment and many more. Speaking about Rajasthan if we compare the census of 1961, 2001 and 2011, we can see that the urbanization in cities of Rajasthan increased to form a percentage value of 17.97% to 27.81% to 31.14% respectively. And Jaipur became the most populous city with urban areas in Rajasthan. Followed by Jodhpur, Kota and then Bikaner and at last Banswara. Moreover, the literacy rate, sex ratio and child population also increased from 2001 to 2011. Overall, the urban areas are getting more and more developed in Rajasthan.