Barmer, Rajasthan

This article is about the municipality in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Barmer district.
Barmer
बाड़मेर
Metropolitan City
Barmer
Barmer

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 25°45′N 71°23′E / 25.75°N 71.38°E / 25.75; 71.38Coordinates: 25°45′N 71°23′E / 25.75°N 71.38°E / 25.75; 71.38
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Founded by Mallinath
Government
 • Type Democratic
 • Body BMC
Area
 • Total 28,387 km2 (10,960 sq mi)
Area rank No. 5
Elevation 227 m (745 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 100,015
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Marwadi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 344001
Vehicle registration RJ-04
Website barmer.rajasthan.gov.in

Barmer (Hindi: बाड़मेर) is the district headquarters of the Barmer district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is a Group 'C' city for living standards, and the headquarters of the Barmer Taluka.

Demographics

As per census of the 2011 ,Barmer had population of 100,051. The population of 0-6year age range is 22% proportion to total population of district. Barmer had an average literacy rate of 56.53%, for gender wise 70% of the males and 40% of females literate.[1]

Religions in Barmer
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
 81.43%
Muslims
  
 6.40%
Jains
  
 11.75%
Others†
  
 0.3%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Geography

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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