District of Punjab

Ludhiana: 35 lakh people, one story

People
34,98,739
Area
3,578 km²
Literacy
82.20%
Sex ratio
873
#1 in PunjabPopulation density: 978 per km². Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →#1 in PunjabUrban population: 59.2%. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →#1 in PunjabPopulation: 34,98,739. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabHousehold industry workers: 5.6 % of workers. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →

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LudhianaPunjab

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

Ludhiana in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population35 lakh#1/20 in Punjab
Area3,578 km²#3/20 in Punjab
Population density978 per km²#1/20 in Punjab▲ state 551
Sex ratio873 females per 1000 males#18/20 in Punjab▼ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)860 girls per 1000 boys#7/20 in Punjab▲ state 846
Literacy rate82.20%#4/20 in Punjab▲ state 75.84
Female literacy77.88%#4/20 in Punjab▲ state 70.73
Urban population59.2%#1/20 in Punjab▲ state 37.5

People & society

82.2% can read. 873 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
86.080.4
Female literacy
77.970.7
Scheduled Castes
26.431.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
59.237.5

Gender literacy gap: 8.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 42.9%
  • Muslim 2.2%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Sikh 53.3%
  • Jain 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    19 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.8 lakh workers, 36.7% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 11.0%
    • Farm labourers 7.7%
    • Household industry 5.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 75.8%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      67.966.6
      Latrine at home
      64.454.7
      Tap water
      42.335.1
      LPG / PNG
      47.137.6
      Phone
      58.556.6
      Television
      58.356.9
      Bicycle
      44.545.7
      Two-wheeler
      34.832.7

      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.