Gurdaspur is a Tehsil located in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. It is one of 5 Tehsils of Gurdaspur district. There are 716 villages and 8 towns in Gurdaspur Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Gurdaspur Tehsil has 156505 households, population of 821539 of which 430018 are males and 391521 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 90482 which is 11.01% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Gurdaspur Tehsil is around
910 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Gurdaspur Tehsil is 70.93% out of which 74.8% males are literate and 66.68% females are literate. The total area of Gurdaspur is 1352.60 sq.km with population density of 607 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 82.08% of population lives in Urban area and 17.92% lives in Rural area. There are 21.93% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Gurdaspur Tehsil.
Gurdaspur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 821539 | 100% |
| Sikh | 380970 | 46.37% |
| Hindu | 329261 | 40.08% |
| Christian | 97775 | 11.9% |
| Muslim | 6732 | 0.82% |
| Religion not stated | 5911 | 0.72% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 508 | 0.06% |
| Jain | 220 | 0.03% |
| Buddhist | 162 | 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 |
|---|
| Number of households | 29121 | 127384 |
| Total Population | 147194 | 674345 |
| Population (%) | 54.05% | 48.03% |
| Male Population | 79563 | 350455 |
| Female Population | 67631 | 323890 |
| Sex Ratio | 850 | 924 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.18% | 68.91% |
List of Cities in Gurdaspur
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List of Villages in Gurdaspur
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