Question

In which district of Rajasthan the population increase was highest during 2001-2011?
A. Ganganagar
B. Pali
C. Barmer
D. Ajmer

Answer 1

Hint: The district is located at the western part of the state and forms a part of the Thar desert. It is the third largest district of Rajasthan and fifth largest district in India by area, that covers an area of 28,387 sq. km.

Complete Answer:
Option A: The population of the district of Ganganagar was 1,969,168 in the year 2011 which was a $10.04\%$ rise from the population of 2001 (1,789,423).
Option B: The population of the district of Pali was 2,037,573 in the year 2011 which was an increase of $11.94\%$ from the population of 2001 (1,820,251).
Option C: The population of the district of Barmer was 2,603,751 in the year 2011, which was a $32.52\%$ rise from the population recorded in 2001 (1,964,835).
Option D: The population of the district of Ajmer was 2,583,052 in the year 2011, which was a $18.40\%$ rise from the population recorded in the year of 2001 (2,181,670).
Hence, from the above analysis, it can be said that option ‘C. Barmer’ is the correct answer.

Note: Rajasthan in total recorded a decadal population growth of $21.31\%$. According to Census of 2011, Rajasthan has a population of 6.86 crores, an increase in the figure of 5.65 crore as recorded in Census of 2001.