Punjab is one of state in India with population of 27743338. There are 22 districts, 77 Tehsils, 12581 villages and 236 towns in Punjab.
As per the Census India 2011, Punjab has 5513071 households, population of 27743338 of which 14639465 are males and 13103873 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 3076219 which is 11.09% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Punjab state is around
895 compared to
943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Punjab state is 67.43% out of which 71.29% males are literate and 63.12% females are literate. The total area of Punjab is 50362 sq.km with population density of 551 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 62.52% of population lives in Urban area and 37.48% lives in Rural area. There are 31.94% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Punjab.
Punjab Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 27743338 | 100% |
| Sikh | 16004754 | 57.69% |
| Hindu | 10678138 | 38.49% |
| Muslim | 535489 | 1.93% |
| Christian | 348230 | 1.26% |
| Religion not stated | 87564 | 0.32% |
| Jain | 45040 | 0.16% |
| Buddhist | 33237 | 0.12% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 10886 | 0.04% |
Punjab 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) | 2514.60 | 47847.40 |
| Number of households | 2154958 | 3358113 |
| Total Population | 10399146 | 17344192 |
| Population (%) | 53.33% | 47.57% |
| Male Population | 5545989 | 9093476 |
| Female Population | 4853157 | 8250716 |
| Sex Ratio | 875 | 907 |
| Literacy (%) | 74.14% | 63.41% |
List of Districts in Punjab
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