Nawanshahr is a Tehsil located in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab. It is one of 2 Tehsils of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. There are 284 villages and 6 towns in Nawanshahr Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Nawanshahr Tehsil has 89606 households, population of 423546 of which 215435 are males and 208111 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 42393 which is 10.01% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Nawanshahr Tehsil is around
966 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Nawanshahr Tehsil is 72.72% out of which 76.57% males are literate and 68.74% females are literate. The total area of Nawanshahr is 774.69 sq.km with population density of 547 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 77.29% of population lives in Urban area and 22.71% lives in Rural area. There are 47.34% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Nawanshahr Tehsil.
Nawanshahr Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 423546 | 100% |
Hindu | 265320 | 62.64% |
Sikh | 147243 | 34.76% |
Muslim | 5092 | 1.2% |
Buddhist | 2382 | 0.56% |
Religion not stated | 1575 | 0.37% |
Christian | 1167 | 0.28% |
Jain | 524 | 0.12% |
Other religions and persuasions | 243 | 0.06% |
Nawanshahr 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 | 20624 | 68982 |
Total Population | 96196 | 327350 |
Population (%) | 51.74% | 49.39% |
Male Population | 49776 | 165659 |
Female Population | 46420 | 161691 |
Sex Ratio | 933 | 976 |
Literacy (%) | 74.77% | 72.12% |
List of Cities in Nawanshahr
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List of Villages in Nawanshahr
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