District of Punjab

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar: 9.9 lakh people, one story

People
9,94,628
Area
1,094 km²
Literacy
83.80%
Sex ratio
879
Top 3 in PunjabLiteracy rate: 83.80%. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabFemale literacy: 79.18%. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabUrban population: 54.8%. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabScheduled Castes: 21.7 % of people. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →

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Sahibzada Ajit Singh NagarPunjab

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

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9.9 lakh#12/20 in Punjab
Area1,094 km²#20/20 in Punjab
Population density909 per km²#3/20 in Punjab▲ state 551
Sex ratio879 females per 1000 males#16/20 in Punjab▼ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)841 girls per 1000 boys#13/20 in Punjab▼ state 846
Literacy rate83.80%#2/20 in Punjab▲ state 75.84
Female literacy79.18%#2/20 in Punjab▲ state 70.73
Urban population54.8%#2/20 in Punjab▲ state 37.5

People & society

83.8% can read. 879 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.980.4
Female literacy
79.270.7
Scheduled Castes
21.731.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
54.837.5

Gender literacy gap: 8.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 47.9%
  • Muslim 3.0%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Sikh 48.1%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    18 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.6 lakh workers, 35.8% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 11.5%
    • Farm labourers 6.1%
    • Household industry 3.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 78.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 66% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      65.866.6
      Latrine at home
      53.554.7
      Tap water
      54.035.1
      LPG / PNG
      45.237.6
      Phone
      59.356.6
      Television
      58.656.9
      Bicycle
      40.845.7
      Two-wheeler
      38.632.7

      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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