Muktsar District Population, Punjab - Census India 2011

Muktsar is one of district of Punjab in India. There are 3 Tehsils, 234 villages and 4 towns in Muktsar district.

As per the Census India 2011, Muktsar district has 174360 households, population of 901896 of which 475622 are males and 426274 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 104419 which is 11.58% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Muktsar district is around 896 compared to 895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Muktsar district is 58.19% out of which 63.16% males are literate and 52.65% females are literate. The total area of Muktsar is 2593 sq.km with population density of 348 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 72.04% of population lives in Urban area and 27.96% lives in Rural area. There are 42.31% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Muktsar district.

Muktsar Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total901896100%
Sikh63862570.81%
Hindu25492028.26%
Muslim43330.48%
Christian16810.19%
Religion not stated9200.1%
Jain7440.08%
Other religions and persuasions4330.05%
Buddhist2400.03%

Muktsar Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)62.722530.28
Number of households50236124124
Total Population252191649705
Population (%)52.9%47.33%
Male Population133420342202
Female Population118771307503
Sex Ratio890899
Literacy (%)67.29%54.66%

List of Tehsils in Muktsar

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TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Malout3481651054.63330896
Muktsar330794884.58374894
Gidderbaha222937653.80341899

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Muktsar Population Facts

Number of Households174360
Population901896
Male Population475622 (52.74%)
Female Population426274 (47.26%)
Children Population104419
Area2593 km2
Population density/km2348
Sex-ratio896
Literacy58.19%
Male Literacy63.16%
Female Literacy52.65%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0
Scheduled Caste (SC) %42.31%

Map of Muktsar, Punjab