Population23,63,937Bikaner
Males12,40,801
Females11,23,136
Workers9,86,208
Literate12,78,801
Population Overview
Total population23,63,937
Males12,40,801
Females11,23,136
Sex ratio905per 1,000 males
Households3,84,944
Literacy
Literate12,78,801
Literate males7,82,399
Literate females4,96,402
Literacy %54.1%
Illiterate10,85,136
Illiterate males4,58,402
Illiterate females6,26,734
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–64,00,554
Boys 0–62,09,952
Girls 0–61,90,602
Child %16.9%
SC / ST
SC population4,93,646
SC males2,59,532
SC females2,34,114
SC %20.9%
ST population7,779
ST males4,207
ST females3,572
ST %0.3%
Workers — Total
Total workers9,86,208
Worker males6,40,572
Worker females3,45,636
Work participation %41.7%
Non-workers13,77,729
Non-worker males6,00,229
Non-worker females7,77,500
Workers — Main
Main workers7,52,768
Main males5,57,046
Main females1,95,722
Cultivators3,75,128
Cultivator males2,44,431
Cultivator females1,30,697
Agri labourers54,270
Agri labourer males37,017
Agri labourer females17,253
Household industry19,514
HH industry males14,887
HH industry females4,627
Other workers3,03,856
Other males2,60,711
Other females43,145
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers2,33,440
Marginal males83,526
Marginal females1,49,914
Marg. cultivators1,24,095
Marg. agri labourers49,563
Marg. HH industry6,730
Marg. other53,052
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males36,526
Marg. cultivator females87,569
Marg. agri lab. males18,953
Marg. agri lab. females30,610
Marg. HH industry males1,887
Marg. HH industry females4,843
Marg. other males26,160
Marg. other females26,892
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,89,950
3–6 mo males66,042
3–6 mo females1,23,908
3–6 mo cultivators98,948
3–6 mo cult. males26,300
3–6 mo cult. females72,648
3–6 mo agri lab.43,169
3–6 mo agri lab. males16,762
3–6 mo agri lab. females26,407
3–6 mo HH industry5,341
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,438
3–6 mo HH ind. females3,903
3–6 mo other42,492
3–6 mo other males21,542
3–6 mo other females20,950
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers43,490
0–3 mo males17,484
0–3 mo females26,006
0–3 mo cultivators25,147
0–3 mo cult. males10,226
0–3 mo cult. females14,921
0–3 mo agri lab.6,394
0–3 mo agri lab. males2,191
0–3 mo agri lab. females4,203
0–3 mo HH industry1,389
0–3 mo HH ind. males449
0–3 mo HH ind. females940
0–3 mo other10,560
0–3 mo other males4,618
0–3 mo other females5,942