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 716,826 households, population of 3,498,739 of which 1,867,816 are males and 1,630,923 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 384,114 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 3,578 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
Total3,498,739100%
Sikh1,863,40853.26%
Hindu1,502,40342.94%
Muslim77,7132.22%
Jain19,6200.56%
Christian16,5170.47%
Religion not stated15,8170.45%
Buddhist2,0070.06%
Other religions and persuasions1,2540.04%

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)3223,256
Number of households436,030280,796
Total Population2,069,7081,429,031
Population (%)53.84%47.28%
Male Population1,114,372753,444
Female Population955,336675,587
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)1,934,2256343051854
Ludhiana (West)362,602543668896
Jagraon341,234784435906
Samrala223,385492454905
Khanna222,2972121047894
Payal213,545429498876
Raikot201,451483417899

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Ludhiana Population Facts

Number of Households716,826
Population3,498,739
Male Population1,867,816 (53.39%)
Female Population1,630,923 (46.61%)
Children Population384,114
Area3,578 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