Barmer, Rajasthan

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

Barmer "बाड़मेर"
City
Barmer Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Founded by	Mallinath
Area
• Total	28,387 km2 (10,960 sq mi)
Area rank	No. 5
Elevation	227 m (745 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	189,715
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
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 India, District Barmer had population of 2,603,751 of which male and female were 1,369,022 and 1,234,729 respectively. 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.

Religions in Barmer
Religion			Percent
Hindus			82%
Muslims			12%
Jains			4.7%
Others†			1.3%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Geography

Main article: Barmer district § Geography

External links

• Everywhere magazine article about barmer