Gurdaspur District Population, Punjab - Census India 2011

Gurdaspur is one of district of Punjab in India. There are 5 Tehsils, 1595 villages and 31 towns in Gurdaspur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Gurdaspur district has 443666 households, population of 2298323 of which 1212617 are males and 1085706 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 253579 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 3551 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2298323100%
Hindu107433246.74%
Sikh100287443.64%
Christian1765877.68%
Muslim276671.2%
Religion not stated150660.66%
Other religions and persuasions8120.04%
Jain5800.03%
Buddhist4050.02%

Gurdaspur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)220.733330.27
Number of households131366312300
Total Population6593191639004
Population (%)54.12%47.79%
Male Population356833855784
Female Population302486783220
Sex Ratio848915
Literacy (%)78.59%68.12%

List of Tehsils in Gurdaspur

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Gurdaspur district, Punjab
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Gurdaspur 8215391352.60607910
Batala 675891950.77711904
Pathankot 622412687.37905865
Dera Baba Nanak 124295296.34419893
Dhar Kalan54186263.91205919

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Gurdaspur Population Facts

Number of Households443666
Population2298323
Male Population1212617 (52.76%)
Female Population1085706 (47.24%)
Children Population253579
Area3551 km2
Population density/km2647
Sex-ratio895
Literacy71.13%
Male Literacy74.85%
Female Literacy66.97%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0
Scheduled Caste (SC) %25.26%

Map of Gurdaspur, Punjab