District of Punjab

Muktsar: 9 lakh people, one story

People
9,01,896
Area
2,593 km²
Literacy
65.81%
Sex ratio
896
#1 in PunjabHomes with electricity (2011): 74.3 % of households. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabScheduled Castes: 42.3 % of people. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabWorkers in farming: 58.9 % of workers. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabPopulation density: 348 per km². Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →

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MuktsarPunjab

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

Muktsar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9 lakh#13/20 in Punjab
Area2,593 km²#10/20 in Punjab
Population density348 per km²#20/20 in Punjab▼ state 551
Sex ratio896 females per 1000 males#7/20 in Punjab▲ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)831 girls per 1000 boys#17/20 in Punjab▼ state 846
Literacy rate65.81%#19/20 in Punjab▼ state 75.84
Female literacy59.24%#19/20 in Punjab▼ state 70.73
Urban population28.0%#13/20 in Punjab▼ state 37.5

People & society

65.8% can read. 896 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
71.880.4
Female literacy
59.270.7
Scheduled Castes
42.331.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
28.037.5

Gender literacy gap: 12.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 28.3%
  • Muslim 0.5%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 70.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    59 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.4 lakh workers, 37.2% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 25.8%
    • Farm labourers 33.1%
    • Household industry 1.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 39.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 74% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      74.366.6
      Latrine at home
      59.654.7
      Tap water
      42.235.1
      LPG / PNG
      34.137.6
      Phone
      60.356.6
      Television
      58.256.9
      Bicycle
      48.945.7
      Two-wheeler
      27.832.7

      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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