Chandigarh District Population, Chandigarh - Census India 2011

Chandigarh is one of district of Chandigarh in India. There are 1 Tehsils, 5 villages and 7 towns in Chandigarh district.

As per the Census India 2011, Chandigarh district has 241173 households, population of 1055450 of which 580663 are males and 474787 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 119434 which is 11.32% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Chandigarh district is around 818 compared to 818 which is average of Chandigarh state. The literacy rate of Chandigarh district is 76.31% out of which 80.14% males are literate and 71.63% females are literate. The total area of Chandigarh is 114 sq.km with population density of 9258 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 2.75% of population lives in Urban area and 97.25% lives in Rural area. There are 18.86% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Chandigarh district.

Chandigarh Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1055450100%
Hindu85257480.78%
Sikh13832913.11%
Muslim514474.87%
Christian87200.83%
Jain19600.19%
Buddhist11600.11%
Religion not stated10140.1%
Other religions and persuasions2460.02%

Chandigarh Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)109.534.47
Number of households2340337140
Total Population102645928991
Population (%)54.9%40.84%
Male Population56351317150
Female Population46294611841
Sex Ratio822690
Literacy (%)76.52%68.85%

List of Tehsils in Chandigarh

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Chandigarh district, Chandigarh
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chandigarh10554501149258818

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Chandigarh Population Facts

Number of Households241173
Population1055450
Male Population580663 (55.02%)
Female Population474787 (44.98%)
Children Population119434
Area114 km2
Population density/km29258
Sex-ratio818
Literacy76.31%
Male Literacy80.14%
Female Literacy71.63%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0
Scheduled Caste (SC) %18.86%

Map of Chandigarh, Chandigarh

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