Punjab State Census 2011

As per the Census 2011, Punjab has population of 27743338 and area is spread in 50362 Km2. Punjab population density is 551 Persons/Km2 as per India Census 2011 data and sex ratio is 895 per 1000 Male. Punjab Rural population is 17344192 and urban population is 10399146. There are 2154958 houses in the Punjab.

Census Data of Punjab, India --Census 2011

Population Area (Km2) Density (P/Km2) Sex Ratio Literacy
2.7743 Cr 50362.00 551 895 75.84%

Punjab Census 2011 Data ---Census 2011

Description Census 2011 Data
State NamePunjab
Total Population27743338
Total Area50362 (Km2)
Total No of House Holds5513071
Total Male Population14639465
Total Female Population13103873
0-6 Age group Total Population3076219
0-6 Age group Male Population1665994
0-6 Age group Male Population1410225
Total Person Literates18707137
Total Male Literates10436056
Total Male Literates8271081
Total Person Illiterates9036201
Total Male Illiterates4203409
Total Male Illiterates4832792
Scheduled Cast Persons8860179
Scheduled Cast Males4639875
Scheduled Cast Females4220304
Scheduled Tribe Persons0
Scheduled Tribe Males0
Scheduled Tribe Females0

Punjab Rural/Urban Census 2011 Data

Total rural population of Punjab State is 17344192 which is 62.52% of total Punjab’s population and Punjab urban population is 10399146 about 37.48% of total population. In Punjab State sex ratio in rural area is 907 and urban area is 875 per 1000 male persons. Punjab Literacy % in rural area is 71.42% as compared to urban area which is 83.18%.

Description Rural Urban
Total Population 17344192 10399146
Population (%) 62.52 % 37.48 %
Male Population 9093476 5545989
Female Population 8250716 4853157
Sex Ratio 907 875
Child Population (0-6) 1055297 520020
Child Sex Ratio (0-6) 844 852
Child Percentage (0-6) 11.22% 10.87%
Households in Punjab 3358113 2154958
Literates 10997657 7709480
Literacy % 71.42% 83.18%
Male Literacy 76.62% 86.67%
Female Literacy 65.74% 79.21%

Religon wise cesnus 2011 Data of Punjab

Religion Total Population Male Population Female Population Population % Literacy
Hindu 10678138 5683894 4994244 38.49% 30.58%
Muslim 535489 287534 247955 1.93% 1.15%
Christian 348230 182041 166189 1.26% 0.81%
Sikh 16004754 8395797 7608957 57.69% 42.78%
Buddhist 33237 17176 16061 0.12% 0.1%
Jain 45040 23560 21480 0.16% 0.16%
Other religions and persuasions 10886 5735 5151 0.04% 0.03%
Religion not stated 87564 43728 43836 0.32% 0.24%

Punjab Working Population ---Census 2011

Total Male Female
Total Workers 9897362 8074157 1823205
Main Workers 8450936 7264631 1186305
Main Workers Cultivators 1803860 1691777 112083
Agriculture Labourer 1168021 1013979 154042
Household Industries 300660 215971 84689
Other Workers 5178395 4342904 835491
Marginal Workers 1446426 809526 636900
Non Working Persons 17845976 6565308 11280668

List of Districts in Punjab as per Census 2011

List of districts of Punjab with Population, Sex Ratio and Literacy rate as per the Census 2011 data. Punjab is further divided into number of districts which are administrative divisions in state.

# District Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Amritsar 2490656 76.27% 889
2 Barnala 595527 67.82% 876
3 Bathinda 1388525 68.28% 868
4 Faridkot 617508 69.55% 890
5 Fatehgarh Sahib 600163 79.35% 871
6 Firozpur 2029074 68.92% 893
7 Gurdaspur 2298323 79.95% 895
8 Hoshiarpur 1586625 84.59% 961
9 Jalandhar 2193590 82.48% 915
10 Kapurthala 815168 79.07% 912
11 Ludhiana 3498739 82.2% 873
12 Mansa 769751 61.83% 883
13 Moga 995746 70.68% 893
14 Muktsar 901896 65.81% 896
15 Patiala 1895686 75.28% 891
16 Rupnagar 684627 82.19% 915
17 Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 994628 83.8% 879
18 Sangrur 1655169 67.99% 885
19 Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 612310 79.78% 954
20 Tarn Taran 1119627 67.81% 900

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