Faridkot is one of district of Punjab in India. There are 2 Tehsils, 171 villages and 5 towns in Faridkot district.
As per the Census India 2011, Faridkot district has 120893 households, population of 617508 of which 326671 are males and 290837 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 69311 which is 11.22% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Faridkot district is around
890 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Faridkot district is 61.75% out of which 66.05% males are literate and 56.91% females are literate. The total area of Faridkot is 1458 sq.km with population density of 424 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 64.85% of population lives in Urban area and 35.15% lives in Rural area. There are 38.92% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Faridkot district.
Faridkot Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 617508 | 100% |
| Sikh | 469789 | 76.08% |
| Hindu | 141363 | 22.89% |
| Muslim | 3125 | 0.51% |
| Christian | 1227 | 0.2% |
| Jain | 1109 | 0.18% |
| Religion not stated | 637 | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 155 | 0.03% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 103 | 0.02% |
Faridkot 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) | 44.99 | 1413.01 |
| Number of households | 44165 | 76728 |
| Total Population | 217051 | 400457 |
| Population (%) | 53.39% | 47.36% |
| Male Population | 115889 | 210782 |
| Female Population | 101162 | 189675 |
| Sex Ratio | 873 | 900 |
| Literacy (%) | 69.79% | 57.38% |
List of Tehsils in Faridkot
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Faridkot district, Punjab
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Faridkot | 456578 | 1053.48 | 433 | 889 |
| Jaitu | 160930 | 404.52 | 398 | 895 |
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