Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is one of district of Punjab in India. There are 2 Tehsils, 468 villages and 8 towns in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district.
As per the Census India 2011, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district has 129500 households, population of 612310 of which 313291 are males and 299019 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 62719 which is 10.24% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district is around
954 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district is 71.61% out of which 76.34% males are literate and 66.65% females are literate. The total area of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is 1282 sq.km with population density of 478 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 79.52% of population lives in Urban area and 20.48% lives in Rural area. There are 42.51% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district.
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 612310 | 100% |
| Hindu | 401368 | 65.55% |
| Sikh | 192885 | 31.5% |
| Muslim | 6829 | 1.12% |
| Buddhist | 5885 | 0.96% |
| Religion not stated | 2903 | 0.47% |
| Christian | 1479 | 0.24% |
| Jain | 695 | 0.11% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 266 | 0.04% |
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 67.35 | 1214.65 |
| Number of households | 26734 | 102766 |
| Total Population | 125416 | 486894 |
| Population (%) | 51.97% | 49.04% |
| Male Population | 65173 | 248118 |
| Female Population | 60243 | 238776 |
| Sex Ratio | 924 | 962 |
| Literacy (%) | 74.04% | 70.98% |
List of Tehsils in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Nawanshahr | 423546 | 774.69 | 547 | 966 |
| Balachaur | 188764 | 507.32 | 372 | 929 |
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