Zira is a Tehsil located in Firozpur district of Punjab. It is one of 5 Tehsils of Firozpur district. There are 217 villages and 4 towns in Zira Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Zira Tehsil has 48132 households, population of 258438 of which 134958 are males and 123480 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 31244 which is 12.09% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Zira Tehsil is around
915 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Zira Tehsil is 59.08% out of which 63.14% males are literate and 54.65% females are literate. The total area of Zira is 739.97 sq.km with population density of 349 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 73.56% of population lives in Urban area and 26.44% lives in Rural area. There are 35.95% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Zira Tehsil.
Zira Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 258438 | 100% |
| Sikh | 219330 | 84.87% |
| Hindu | 32963 | 12.75% |
| Christian | 4638 | 1.79% |
| Muslim | 1008 | 0.39% |
| Religion not stated | 221 | 0.09% |
| Jain | 192 | 0.07% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 55 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 31 | 0.01% |
Zira Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 13073 | 35059 |
| Total Population | 68339 | 190099 |
| Population (%) | 52.35% | 47.83% |
| Male Population | 35776 | 99182 |
| Female Population | 32563 | 90917 |
| Sex Ratio | 910 | 917 |
| Literacy (%) | 65.12% | 56.91% |
List of Cities in Zira
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List of Villages in Zira
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