District of Punjab

Hoshiarpur: 15.9 lakh people, one story

People
15,86,625
Area
3,386 km²
Literacy
84.59%
Sex ratio
961
#1 in PunjabSex ratio: 961 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →#1 in PunjabLiteracy rate: 84.59%. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →#1 in PunjabFemale literacy: 80.31%. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabHomes with electricity (2011): 58.0 % of households. Rank 19 of 20.See the numbers →

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HoshiarpurPunjab

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

Hoshiarpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.9 lakh#8/20 in Punjab
Area3,386 km²#5/20 in Punjab
Population density469 per km²#11/20 in Punjab▼ state 551
Sex ratio961 females per 1000 males#1/20 in Punjab▲ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)865 girls per 1000 boys#4/20 in Punjab▲ state 846
Literacy rate84.59%#1/20 in Punjab▲ state 75.84
Female literacy80.31%#1/20 in Punjab▲ state 70.73
Urban population21.1%#18/20 in Punjab▼ state 37.5

People & society

84.6% can read. 961 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
88.880.4
Female literacy
80.370.7
Scheduled Castes
35.131.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
21.137.5

Gender literacy gap: 8.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 63.1%
  • Muslim 1.5%
  • Christian 0.9%
  • Sikh 33.9%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    33 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5 lakh workers, 31.5% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 18.0%
    • Farm labourers 14.9%
    • Household industry 3.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 64.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 58% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      58.066.6
      Latrine at home
      38.254.7
      Tap water
      32.235.1
      LPG / PNG
      36.637.6
      Phone
      50.556.6
      Television
      51.956.9
      Bicycle
      41.245.7
      Two-wheeler
      30.332.7

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.