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 241,173 households, population of 1,055,450 of which 580,663 are males and 474,787 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 119,434 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 9,258 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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,055,450 | 100% |
| Hindu | 852,574 | 80.78% |
| Sikh | 138,329 | 13.11% |
| Muslim | 51,447 | 4.87% |
| Christian | 8,720 | 0.83% |
| Jain | 1,960 | 0.19% |
| Buddhist | 1,160 | 0.11% |
| Religion not stated | 1,014 | 0.1% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 246 | 0.02% |
Chandigarh Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 110 | 4 |
| Number of households | 234,033 | 7,140 |
| Total Population | 1,026,459 | 28,991 |
| Population (%) | 54.9% | 40.84% |
| Male Population | 563,513 | 17,150 |
| Female Population | 462,946 | 11,841 |
| Sex Ratio | 822 | 690 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.52% | 68.85% |
List of Tehsils in Chandigarh
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Chandigarh district, Chandigarh
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Chandigarh | 1,055,450 | 114 | 9258 | 818 |
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