Dhar Kalan is a Tehsil located in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. It is one of 5 Tehsils of Gurdaspur district. There are 27 villages and 1 towns in Dhar Kalan Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Dhar Kalan Tehsil has 10825 households, population of 54186 of which 28235 are males and 25951 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 6387 which is 11.79% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Dhar Kalan Tehsil is around
919 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Dhar Kalan Tehsil is 71.48% out of which 75.35% males are literate and 67.28% females are literate. The total area of Dhar Kalan is 263.91 sq.km with population density of 205 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 90.02% of population lives in Urban area and 9.98% lives in Rural area. There are 22.08% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dhar Kalan Tehsil.
Dhar Kalan Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 54186 | 100% |
| Hindu | 49333 | 91.04% |
| Muslim | 3610 | 6.66% |
| Sikh | 855 | 1.58% |
| Christian | 225 | 0.42% |
| Religion not stated | 109 | 0.2% |
| Buddhist | 44 | 0.08% |
| Jain | 9 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1 | 0% |
Dhar Kalan 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 | 1051 | 9774 |
| Total Population | 5406 | 48780 |
| Population (%) | 52.18% | 47.9% |
| Male Population | 2821 | 25414 |
| Female Population | 2585 | 23366 |
| Sex Ratio | 916 | 919 |
| Literacy (%) | 74.2% | 71.18% |
List of Cities in Dhar Kalan
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| Town | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Kot (CT) | 5406 | 74.2% | 916 |
List of Villages in Dhar Kalan
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