Gurdaspur is one of district of Punjab in India. There are 5 Tehsils, 1,595 villages and 31 towns in Gurdaspur district.
As per the Census India 2011, Gurdaspur district has 443,666 households, population of 2,298,323 of which 1,212,617 are males and 1,085,706 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 253,579 which is 11.03% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Gurdaspur district is around
895 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Gurdaspur district is 71.13% out of which 74.85% males are literate and 66.97% females are literate. The total area of Gurdaspur is 3,551 sq.km with population density of 647 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 71.31% of population lives in Urban area and 28.69% lives in Rural area. There are 25.26% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Gurdaspur district.
Gurdaspur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2,298,323 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,074,332 | 46.74% |
| Sikh | 1,002,874 | 43.64% |
| Christian | 176,587 | 7.68% |
| Muslim | 27,667 | 1.2% |
| Religion not stated | 15,066 | 0.66% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 812 | 0.04% |
| Jain | 580 | 0.03% |
| Buddhist | 405 | 0.02% |
Gurdaspur 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) | 221 | 3,330 |
| Number of households | 131,366 | 312,300 |
| Total Population | 659,319 | 1,639,004 |
| Population (%) | 54.12% | 47.79% |
| Male Population | 356,833 | 855,784 |
| Female Population | 302,486 | 783,220 |
| Sex Ratio | 848 | 915 |
| Literacy (%) | 78.59% | 68.12% |
List of Tehsils in Gurdaspur
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