Ludhiana District Population, Punjab - Census India 2011

Ludhiana is one of district of Punjab in India. There are 7 Tehsils, 907 villages and 20 towns in Ludhiana district.

As per the Census India 2011, Ludhiana district has 716826 households, population of 3498739 of which 1867816 are males and 1630923 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 384114 which is 10.98% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Ludhiana district is around 873 compared to 895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Ludhiana district is 73.18% out of which 76.47% males are literate and 69.4% females are literate. The total area of Ludhiana is 3578 sq.km with population density of 978 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 40.84% of population lives in Urban area and 59.16% lives in Rural area. There are 26.39% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Ludhiana district.

Ludhiana Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3498739100%
Sikh186340853.26%
Hindu150240342.94%
Muslim777132.22%
Jain196200.56%
Christian165170.47%
Religion not stated158170.45%
Buddhist20070.06%
Other religions and persuasions12540.04%

Ludhiana Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)321.903256.10
Number of households436030280796
Total Population20697081429031
Population (%)53.84%47.28%
Male Population1114372753444
Female Population955336675587
Sex Ratio857897
Literacy (%)75.28%70.12%

List of Tehsils in Ludhiana

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Ludhiana district, Punjab
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Ludhiana (East)19342256343051854
Ludhiana (West)362602543668896
Jagraon341234784.34435906
Samrala223385491.58454905
Khanna222297212.401047894
Payal213545428.98498876
Raikot201451482.89417899

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Ludhiana Population Facts

Number of Households716826
Population3498739
Male Population1867816 (53.39%)
Female Population1630923 (46.61%)
Children Population384114
Area3578 km2
Population density/km2978
Sex-ratio873
Literacy73.18%
Male Literacy76.47%
Female Literacy69.4%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0
Scheduled Caste (SC) %26.39%

Map of Ludhiana, Punjab