Dera Bassi is a Tehsil located in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district of Punjab. It is one of 3 Tehsils of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. There are 150 villages and 7 towns in Dera Bassi Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Dera Bassi Tehsil has 68048 households, population of 340490 of which 181826 are males and 158664 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 42193 which is 12.39% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Dera Bassi Tehsil is around
873 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Dera Bassi Tehsil is 71.84% out of which 75.6% males are literate and 67.55% females are literate. The total area of Dera Bassi is 388.62 sq.km with population density of 876 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 49.74% of population lives in Urban area and 50.26% lives in Rural area. There are 19.54% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dera Bassi Tehsil.
Dera Bassi Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 340490 | 100% |
Hindu | 208979 | 61.38% |
Sikh | 115728 | 33.99% |
Muslim | 12125 | 3.56% |
Christian | 1599 | 0.47% |
Religion not stated | 1322 | 0.39% |
Jain | 496 | 0.15% |
Buddhist | 124 | 0.04% |
Other religions and persuasions | 117 | 0.03% |
Dera Bassi Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
Description | Urban | Rural |
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Number of households | 36325 | 31723 |
Total Population | 171130 | 169360 |
Population (%) | 53.1% | 46.29% |
Male Population | 90864 | 90962 |
Female Population | 80266 | 78398 |
Sex Ratio | 883 | 862 |
Literacy (%) | 75.77% | 67.88% |
List of Cities in Dera Bassi
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List of Villages in Dera Bassi
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