Hoshiarpur District Population, Punjab - Census India 2011

Hoshiarpur is one of district of Punjab in India. There are 4 Tehsils, 1416 villages and 13 towns in Hoshiarpur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Hoshiarpur district has 336994 households, population of 1586625 of which 809057 are males and 777568 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 168331 which is 10.61% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Hoshiarpur district is around 961 compared to 895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Hoshiarpur district is 75.61% out of which 78.85% males are literate and 72.25% females are literate. The total area of Hoshiarpur is 3386 sq.km with population density of 469 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 78.89% of population lives in Urban area and 21.11% lives in Rural area. There are 35.14% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Hoshiarpur district.

Hoshiarpur Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1586625100%
Hindu100074363.07%
Sikh53820833.92%
Muslim230891.46%
Christian149680.94%
Religion not stated35760.23%
Buddhist34760.22%
Jain20340.13%
Other religions and persuasions5310.03%

Hoshiarpur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)142.293243.71
Number of households72163264831
Total Population3349691251656
Population (%)52.12%49.31%
Male Population174587634470
Female Population160382617186
Sex Ratio919973
Literacy (%)78.77%74.77%

List of Tehsils in Hoshiarpur

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Hoshiarpur 5603461118.99501939
Dasua360505842.37428976
Mukerian 335063628.97533978
Garhshankar330711795.67416966

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Hoshiarpur Population Facts

Number of Households336994
Population1586625
Male Population809057 (50.99%)
Female Population777568 (49.01%)
Children Population168331
Area3386 km2
Population density/km2469
Sex-ratio961
Literacy75.61%
Male Literacy78.85%
Female Literacy72.25%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0
Scheduled Caste (SC) %35.14%

Map of Hoshiarpur, Punjab