Sunam is a Tehsil located in Sangrur district of Punjab. It is one of 6 Tehsils of Sangrur district. There are 81 villages and 4 towns in Sunam Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Sunam Tehsil has 64420 households, population of 334641 of which 178366 are males and 156275 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 36992 which is 11.05% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Sunam Tehsil is around
876 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Sunam Tehsil is 55.64% out of which 59.64% males are literate and 51.07% females are literate. The total area of Sunam is 769.57 sq.km with population density of 435 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 70.82% of population lives in Urban area and 29.18% lives in Rural area. There are 29.38% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Sunam Tehsil.
Sunam Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 334641 | 100% |
| Sikh | 255360 | 76.31% |
| Hindu | 69378 | 20.73% |
| Muslim | 8023 | 2.4% |
| Religion not stated | 781 | 0.23% |
| Jain | 368 | 0.11% |
| Christian | 352 | 0.11% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 349 | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 30 | 0.01% |
Sunam Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 19154 | 45266 |
| Total Population | 97636 | 237005 |
| Population (%) | 53.13% | 46.63% |
| Male Population | 51870 | 126496 |
| Female Population | 45766 | 110509 |
| Sex Ratio | 882 | 874 |
| Literacy (%) | 64.49% | 51.99% |
List of Cities in Sunam
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List of Villages in Sunam
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