District of Punjab

Jalandhar: 21.9 lakh people, one story

People
21,93,590
Area
2,624 km²
Literacy
82.48%
Sex ratio
915
Top 3 in PunjabChild sex ratio (0–6): 874 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabSex ratio: 915 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabLiteracy rate: 82.48%. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabFemale literacy: 78.48%. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →

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JalandharPunjab

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

Jalandhar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population21.9 lakh#4/20 in Punjab
Area2,624 km²#9/20 in Punjab
Population density836 per km²#4/20 in Punjab▲ state 551
Sex ratio915 females per 1000 males#3/20 in Punjab▲ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)874 girls per 1000 boys#2/20 in Punjab▲ state 846
Literacy rate82.48%#3/20 in Punjab▲ state 75.84
Female literacy78.48%#3/20 in Punjab▲ state 70.73
Urban population52.9%#4/20 in Punjab▲ state 37.5

People & society

82.5% can read. 915 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
86.180.4
Female literacy
78.570.7
Scheduled Castes
39.031.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
52.937.5

Gender literacy gap: 7.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 63.6%
  • Muslim 1.4%
  • Christian 1.2%
  • Sikh 32.7%
  • Buddhist 0.5%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    20 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.7 lakh workers, 35.3% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 11.1%
    • Farm labourers 8.6%
    • Household industry 3.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 76.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 63% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.066.6
      Latrine at home
      55.554.7
      Tap water
      42.035.1
      LPG / PNG
      42.337.6
      Phone
      55.856.6
      Television
      56.756.9
      Bicycle
      40.445.7
      Two-wheeler
      33.632.7

      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.