District of Punjab

Sangrur: 16.6 lakh people, one story

People
16,55,169
Area
3,625 km²
Literacy
67.99%
Sex ratio
885
Top 3 in PunjabArea: 3,625 km². Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 19 of 20.See the numbers →Big number16.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 457 to every km².See the numbers →

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SangrurPunjab

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

Sangrur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.6 lakh#7/20 in Punjab
Area3,625 km²#2/20 in Punjab
Population density457 per km²#13/20 in Punjab▼ state 551
Sex ratio885 females per 1000 males#14/20 in Punjab▼ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)840 girls per 1000 boys#14/20 in Punjab▼ state 846
Literacy rate67.99%#16/20 in Punjab▼ state 75.84
Female literacy62.17%#15/20 in Punjab▼ state 70.73
Urban population31.2%#10/20 in Punjab▼ state 37.5

People & society

68.0% can read. 885 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
73.280.4
Female literacy
62.270.7
Scheduled Castes
27.931.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
31.237.5

Gender literacy gap: 11.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 23.5%
  • Muslim 10.8%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 65.1%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    44 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.7 lakh workers, 34.4% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 27.6%
    • Farm labourers 16.1%
    • Household industry 3.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 53.0%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      68.166.6
      Latrine at home
      57.954.7
      Tap water
      33.535.1
      LPG / PNG
      30.137.6
      Phone
      56.356.6
      Television
      54.556.9
      Bicycle
      53.645.7
      Two-wheeler
      32.732.7

      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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