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District Census / Population and Area / Climate, Rainfall and Soil |
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District Census
District Census |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS |
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Total |
Rural |
Urban |
Population |
Total |
5,38,041 |
3,86,950 |
1,51,091(28.08%) |
| Male |
2,90,137 |
2,07,937 |
82,200 |
| Female |
2,47,904 |
1,79,013 |
68,891 |
| Literacy Rate(%) |
Total |
74.70 |
71.30 |
79.65 |
| Male |
78.85 |
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- |
| Female |
68.60 |
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Literacy Rate(%)
1991 Census |
Total |
63.12 |
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| Male |
69.24 |
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- |
| Female |
56.07 |
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| No. of Literates |
Total |
3,47,364 |
2,42,063 |
1,05,301 |
| Male |
1,97,686 |
1,38,085 |
59,601 |
| Female |
1,49,678 |
1,03,978 |
45,700 |
| Rural –Urban Population (%) |
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100 |
71.92 |
28.08 |
| Decennial Growth rate 1991-2000 (%) |
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18.27 |
13.79 |
31.52 |
| Sex ratio (Females per 1,000/- Male) |
2001 Census |
854 |
861 |
838 |
| Percentage of Child Population in age group of 0-6 |
1991Census |
871 |
871 |
873 |
| Sex Ratio of Child Population (0-6) |
Total |
12.34 |
12.27 |
12.51 |
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Male |
12.95 |
13.00 |
12.84 |
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Female |
11.62 |
11.42 |
12.11 |
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2001 Census |
766 |
757 |
791 |
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1991 Census |
874 |
872 |
881 |
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| Area |
Sq.Kms |
1148 |
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| Tehsils |
No. |
4 |
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| Towns |
No. |
5 |
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Statutory |
5 |
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Non-Statutory |
- |
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| Villages |
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445 |
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| Panchayats |
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430 |
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| Rank of district in terms of percentage of urban population |
2001 |
10 |
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| 1991 |
12 |
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| Rank of district in terms of urbanisation |
2001 |
15 |
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| 1991 |
15 |
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| Rank of district in terms of literacy |
2001 |
7 |
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| 1991 |
6 |
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Population and Area
| Population and Area |
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The District comprises of 454 Revenue Estates (villages), including five towns of Amloh, Gobindgarh, Khamano, Sirhind and Khera. The total area of the District is 1,18,219 hectares out of which 1,15,511 hectares area. As per 2001 census, the population of the district is 5,30,9,657 out of which 1,51,569 is urban and 3,88,569 is rural 3,51,446 persons of the District are literate i.e.71% of the district is literate. |
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