Phillaur is a Tehsil located in Jalandhar district of Punjab. It is one of 5 Tehsils of Jalandhar district. There are 236 villages and 5 towns in Phillaur Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Phillaur Tehsil has 80057 households, population of 381732 of which 195869 are males and 185863 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 38234 which is 10.02% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Phillaur Tehsil is around
949 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Phillaur Tehsil is 71.6% out of which 74.84% males are literate and 68.19% females are literate. The total area of Phillaur is 744.63 sq.km with population density of 513 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 81.54% of population lives in Urban area and 18.46% lives in Rural area. There are 49.5% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Phillaur Tehsil.
Phillaur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 381732 | 100% |
| Hindu | 236155 | 61.86% |
| Sikh | 130445 | 34.17% |
| Buddhist | 7197 | 1.89% |
| Muslim | 5298 | 1.39% |
| Christian | 1652 | 0.43% |
| Religion not stated | 755 | 0.2% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 149 | 0.04% |
| Jain | 81 | 0.02% |
Phillaur 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 | 14979 | 65078 |
| Total Population | 70455 | 311277 |
| Population (%) | 52.19% | 48.89% |
| Male Population | 36773 | 159096 |
| Female Population | 33682 | 152181 |
| Sex Ratio | 916 | 957 |
| Literacy (%) | 73.81% | 71.11% |
List of Cities in Phillaur
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List of Villages in Phillaur
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