Malerkotla is a Tehsil located in Sangrur district of Punjab. It is one of 6 Tehsils of Sangrur district. There are 183 villages and 3 towns in Malerkotla Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Malerkotla Tehsil has 82799 households, population of 429754 of which 226722 are males and 203032 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 47177 which is 10.98% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Malerkotla Tehsil is around
896 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Malerkotla Tehsil is 64.65% out of which 69.15% males are literate and 59.62% females are literate. The total area of Malerkotla is 683.55 sq.km with population density of 629 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 59.5% of population lives in Urban area and 40.5% lives in Rural area. There are 21.65% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Malerkotla Tehsil.
Malerkotla Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 429754 | 100% |
Sikh | 218689 | 50.89% |
Muslim | 142945 | 33.26% |
Hindu | 65291 | 15.19% |
Jain | 1800 | 0.42% |
Christian | 668 | 0.16% |
Religion not stated | 295 | 0.07% |
Buddhist | 39 | 0.01% |
Other religions and persuasions | 27 | 0.01% |
Malerkotla 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 | 33116 | 49683 |
Total Population | 174065 | 255689 |
Population (%) | 52.69% | 47.2% |
Male Population | 91708 | 135014 |
Female Population | 82357 | 120675 |
Sex Ratio | 898 | 894 |
Literacy (%) | 63.26% | 65.6% |
List of Cities in Malerkotla
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List of Villages in Malerkotla
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