were two independent sub-tehsils (Upa-tehsils): Jhanwar and Tinwari. All tehsils are development blocks and have panchayat samities, except Jodhpur which is an urban agglomeration governed as a Municipal Corporation. The towns of Bilara, Phalodi and Piparcity are governed by Municipal Councils. There are 1,794 villages under 351 Gram Panchayats. Villages Birawas Khejarla Lolawas Pichiyak Sambariya Demographics According to the 2011 census Jodhpur district has a population of 3,687,165, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oklahoma. This gives it a ranking of 73rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.69%. Jodhpur has a sex ratio of 915 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 67.09%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.49% and 3.23% of the population respectively. Languages At the time of the 2011 census, 80.22% of the population spoke Rajasthani, 8.87% Marwari and 8.61% Hindi as their first language. Notable people Vijaydan Detha, writer and folklorist. Born in Borunda (Bilara tahsil). Om Thanvi (born 1957) Writer and editor. Born in Phalodi. Justice Devendra Kachhawaha, Judge, Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur Abhishek Manu Singhvi, well known lawyer and Politician Barkatullah Khan (1920–73) Politician. Born in Jodhpur. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Politician, former IAS officer & currently the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & IT. Parasram Maderna (1926–2014) Politician and Jat leader. Jai Narayan Vyas (1899–1963) 3rd CM of Rajasthan. Narayan Singh Manaklao (born 1942) Social worker. Ashok Gehlot (born 1951) 12th CM of Rajasthan. Chitrangada Singh (born 1976) Bollywood Actress. Shailesh Lodha, Indian poet, actor, comedian and writer Mehdi Hassan (1927–2012) Pakistani Ghazal Singer Jaswant Singh Bishnoi Narayan Singh Bhati Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, politician. Narayan Lal Panchariya Kamsa Meghwal Narayan Singh Manaklao Mathura Das Mathur Sheo Dan Mal Gajendra Singh Khimsar See also Central Arid Zone Research Institute Arid Forest Research Institute References Jodhpur district Official website Jodhpur district Jodhpur Map External links Official Website of Jodhpur District Districts of Rajasthan Districts in Jodhpur division mr:जोधपुर