Good to know
Good to Know
- Udaipur is a recognized digital nomad hotspot with established coworking infrastructure and heritage co-living villas, but the total number of foreign residents/long-stayers remains undocumented and likely significantly larger than official census counts would suggest.
- The startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem is relatively young but growing; IIM Udaipur's incubation centre and recent events (including a November 2025 Startup Showcase with 20+ emerging companies) signal institutional support and investor interest.
- No city-specific foreign-born percentage is available; use national context (0.4% of India's population is foreign-born) as a very loose baseline only—Udaipur's nomad/expat concentration is likely higher than the national average.
Official Population
- Year
- 2011
- Figure
- 451100
- Source
- India Census 2011
Notable Demographics
- Literacy Rate
- 89.66% (one of highest in Rajasthan)
- Religion
- Hinduism 72.90%, Islam 15.67%, Jainism 9.86%, Christianity 0.63%, Sikhism 0.80%, Buddhism 0.02%
- Sex Ratio
- 928 females per 1000 males
- Children 0 To 6 Years
- 10.63% of population
Foreign Born Percentage
- Udaipur Specific
- No city-level foreign-born data available
- National Context
- All-India foreign-born population is 0.4% of India's total (4.9 million out of ~1.4 billion), with 98% of immigrants coming from elsewhere in Asia.
Business And Tech Ecosystem
- Sectors
- Technology, sustainability, healthcare, creative commerce, edtech, fintech, SaaS, deep-tech AI, automobile servicing, drone logistics
- Startup Activity
- Udaipur part of broader Rajasthan startup ecosystem with documented entrepreneurial infrastructure
- Notable Local Companies
- Vedantu (edtech unicorn, ₹284 crore collections Q4 FY25, targeting 2027 IPO), GaadiMech (automobile services, raised ₹1.5 crore pre-seed)
- Startup Ecosystem Scale
- Rajasthan state-wide (including Udaipur): 6,165+ registered startups, ₹1,005 crore in investments, ~40,000 jobs created as of mid-2025. Udaipur startups specifically attracted ₹400 crore in global investments.
- Incubation Infrastructure
- IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre (established 2016) offers structured cohort-based programs, mentorship, and funding up to ₹50 lakhs for startups. Hosts regular pitch days and demo events.
Estimated Current Population
- Basis
- Projected growth from 2011 census baseline (~2% annual growth)
- Figure
- 638000
- Estimate Year
- 2026
Digital Nomad And Foreign Resident Population
- Estimate
- Not quantified in official sources
- Context
- Udaipur is recognized as one of India's top digital nomad destinations alongside Goa, Bangalore, and Pondicherry. Evidence of established nomadic community includes: coworking spaces, co-living digital nomad villas converted from heritage havelis, aesthetic cafés with reliable WiFi, and expat-friendly housing market targeting remote workers (furnished short-term rentals ₹5,000–₹10,000/month documented). However, no independent census or survey estimating total unregistered foreign/long-term-resident population was located.
AI-generated estimateData refreshed September 2026
Sources cited for this category
These are the sources cited in this local demographics research for this city. Individual figures may not each trace to one of them.
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