District of Punjab

Gurdaspur: 23 lakh people, one story

People
22,98,323
Area
3,551 km²
Literacy
79.95%
Sex ratio
895
#1 in PunjabScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabPopulation: 22,98,323. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabChild sex ratio (0–6): 821 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 19 of 20.See the numbers →Big number23 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 647 to every km².See the numbers →

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GurdaspurPunjab

The history, places and schemes of Gurdaspur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Gurdaspur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population23 lakh#3/20 in Punjab
Area3,551 km²#4/20 in Punjab
Population density647 per km²#5/20 in Punjab▲ state 551
Sex ratio895 females per 1000 males#8/20 in Punjab▲ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)821 girls per 1000 boys#19/20 in Punjab▼ state 846
Literacy rate79.95%#6/20 in Punjab▲ state 75.84
Female literacy74.85%#6/20 in Punjab▲ state 70.73
Urban population28.7%#12/20 in Punjab▼ state 37.5

People & society

79.9% can read. 895 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.680.4
Female literacy
74.870.7
Scheduled Castes
25.331.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
28.737.5

Gender literacy gap: 9.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 46.7%
  • Muslim 1.2%
  • Christian 7.7%
  • Sikh 43.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    33 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.6 lakh workers, 32.9% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 19.5%
    • Farm labourers 13.3%
    • Household industry 4.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 63.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 68% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      67.866.6
      Latrine at home
      42.754.7
      Tap water
      20.635.1
      LPG / PNG
      40.337.6
      Phone
      55.456.6
      Television
      60.356.9
      Bicycle
      46.345.7
      Two-wheeler
      32.132.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.