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Ramsar tehsil, Rajasthan

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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[clarification needed] and the assistant collector.

Demographics

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

Languages

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Languages of Ramsar tehsil (2011)[2]
  1. Marwari (47.5%)
  2. Rajasthani (33.8%)
  3. Sindhi (16.4%)
  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

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  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.