Jalandhar is one of district of Punjab in India. There are 5 Tehsils, 941 villages and 23 towns in Jalandhar district.
As per the Census India 2011, Jalandhar district has 461,635 households, population of 2,193,590 of which 1,145,211 are males and 1,048,379 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 226,302 which is 10.32% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Jalandhar district is around
915 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Jalandhar district is 73.97% out of which 77.07% males are literate and 70.58% females are literate. The total area of Jalandhar is 2,624 sq.km with population density of 836 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 47.07% of population lives in Urban area and 52.93% lives in Rural area. There are 38.95% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Jalandhar district.
Jalandhar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2,193,590 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,394,329 | 63.56% |
| Sikh | 718,363 | 32.75% |
| Muslim | 30,233 | 1.38% |
| Christian | 26,016 | 1.19% |
| Buddhist | 11,385 | 0.52% |
| Religion not stated | 8,448 | 0.39% |
| Jain | 4,011 | 0.18% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 805 | 0.04% |
Jalandhar Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 243 | 2,381 |
| Number of households | 247,953 | 213,682 |
| Total Population | 1,161,171 | 1,032,419 |
| Population (%) | 53.09% | 48.78% |
| Male Population | 616,421 | 528,790 |
| Female Population | 544,750 | 503,629 |
| Sex Ratio | 884 | 952 |
| Literacy (%) | 77.03% | 70.53% |
List of Tehsils in Jalandhar
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