Batala is a Tehsil located in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. It is one of 5 Tehsils of Gurdaspur district. There are 360 villages and 6 towns in Batala Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Batala Tehsil has 129555 households, population of 675891 of which 354935 are males and 320956 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 75872 which is 11.23% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Batala Tehsil is around
904 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Batala Tehsil is 68.1% out of which 71.36% males are literate and 64.49% females are literate. The total area of Batala is 950.77 sq.km with population density of 711 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 69.88% of population lives in Urban area and 30.12% lives in Rural area. There are 26.13% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Batala Tehsil.
Batala Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 675891 | 100% |
| Sikh | 484000 | 71.61% |
| Hindu | 131675 | 19.48% |
| Christian | 48674 | 7.2% |
| Muslim | 6185 | 0.92% |
| Religion not stated | 4940 | 0.73% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 184 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 156 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 77 | 0.01% |
Batala 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 | 40356 | 89199 |
| Total Population | 203564 | 472327 |
| Population (%) | 52.74% | 47.59% |
| Male Population | 107366 | 247569 |
| Female Population | 96198 | 224758 |
| Sex Ratio | 896 | 908 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.15% | 64.63% |
List of Cities in Batala
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List of Villages in Batala
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