Rupnagar District Population, Punjab - Census India 2011

Rupnagar is one of district of Punjab in India. There are 4 Tehsils, 611 villages and 9 towns in Rupnagar district.

As per the Census India 2011, Rupnagar district has 135,635 households, population of 684,627 of which 357,485 are males and 327,142 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 72,926 which is 10.65% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Rupnagar district is around 915 compared to 895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Rupnagar district is 73.43% out of which 77.91% males are literate and 68.53% females are literate. The total area of Rupnagar is 1,356 sq.km with population density of 505 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 74.03% of population lives in Urban area and 25.97% lives in Rural area. There are 26.42% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Rupnagar district.

Rupnagar Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total684,627100%
Sikh361,04552.74%
Hindu304,48144.47%
Muslim14,4922.12%
Christian2,0940.31%
Religion not stated1,6010.23%
Jain6530.1%
Other religions and persuasions1430.02%
Buddhist1180.02%

Rupnagar Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)561,300
Number of households37,80897,827
Total Population177,807506,820
Population (%)52.53%47.89%
Male Population93,396264,089
Female Population84,411242,731
Sex Ratio904919
Literacy (%)77.5%72%

List of Tehsils in Rupnagar

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Rupnagar district, Punjab
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Anandpur Sahib194,445400486936
Rup Nagar181,256352515892
Chamkaur Sahib175,341361485892
Nangal133,585243550947

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Rupnagar Population Facts

Number of Households135,635
Population684,627
Male Population357,485 (52.22%)
Female Population327,142 (47.78%)
Children Population72,926
Area1,356 km2
Population density/km2505
Sex-ratio915
Literacy73.43%
Male Literacy77.91%
Female Literacy68.53%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0
Scheduled Caste (SC) %26.42%

Map of Rupnagar, Punjab