Hoshiarpur is a Tehsil located in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. It is one of 4 Tehsils of Hoshiarpur district. There are 414 villages and 4 towns in Hoshiarpur Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Hoshiarpur Tehsil has 119141 households, population of 560346 of which 288991 are males and 271355 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 59162 which is 10.56% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Hoshiarpur Tehsil is around
939 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Hoshiarpur Tehsil is 76.48% out of which 79.51% males are literate and 73.27% females are literate. The total area of Hoshiarpur is 1118.99 sq.km with population density of 501 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 66.22% of population lives in Urban area and 33.78% lives in Rural area. There are 40.91% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Hoshiarpur Tehsil.
Hoshiarpur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 560346 | 100% |
| Hindu | 371124 | 66.23% |
| Sikh | 174107 | 31.07% |
| Muslim | 7752 | 1.38% |
| Christian | 3038 | 0.54% |
| Jain | 1647 | 0.29% |
| Religion not stated | 1348 | 0.24% |
| Buddhist | 1055 | 0.19% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 275 | 0.05% |
Hoshiarpur 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 | 41289 | 77852 |
| Total Population | 189311 | 371035 |
| Population (%) | 52.44% | 48.87% |
| Male Population | 99267 | 189724 |
| Female Population | 90044 | 181311 |
| Sex Ratio | 907 | 956 |
| Literacy (%) | 78.8% | 75.3% |
List of Cities in Hoshiarpur
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List of Villages in Hoshiarpur
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