Ramsar tehsil, Rajasthan

Ramsar
Tehsil
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictBarmer
Government
 • BodyTehsil
Area
 • Total
1,455 km2 (562 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
108,001
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • RegionalRajasthani, Marwadi, Sindhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
344502
Telephone code091-2985
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ-04
Lok Sabha constituencyBarmer (Lok Sabha constituency)
Village168

Ramsar is a subdivision in the Barmer district and a tehsil in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Ramsar has 25 Gram Panchayats having 183 villages in total. The subdivisional executive is headed by SDM and the assistant collector.

Demographics

The population of Ramsar is 108,001 according to the 2011 census of India.[1]

Languages

Languages of Ramsar tehsil (2011)[2]
  1. Marwari (47.52%)
  2. Rajasthani (33.77%)
  3. Sindhi (16.45%)
  4. Others (2.26%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 47.52% of the population in Ramsar tehsil spoke Marwari, 33.77% Rajasthani, 16.45% Sindhi and 2.26% spoke the rest.[2] People in the west of the tehsil along the border with Pakistan speak Dhatki, a mix of Marwari and Sindhi.

References

  1. ^ "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011".
  2. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.