District of Punjab

Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar: 6.1 lakh people, one story

People
6,12,310
Area
1,282 km²
Literacy
79.78%
Sex ratio
954
#1 in PunjabChild sex ratio (0–6): 885 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →#1 in PunjabScheduled Castes: 42.5 % of people. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabSex ratio: 954 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabHomes with electricity (2011): 54.0 % of households. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →

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Shahid Bhagat Singh NagarPunjab

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

Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.1 lakh#18/20 in Punjab
Area1,282 km²#18/20 in Punjab
Population density478 per km²#10/20 in Punjab▼ state 551
Sex ratio954 females per 1000 males#2/20 in Punjab▲ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)885 girls per 1000 boys#1/20 in Punjab▲ state 846
Literacy rate79.78%#7/20 in Punjab▲ state 75.84
Female literacy73.93%#9/20 in Punjab▲ state 70.73
Urban population20.5%#19/20 in Punjab▼ state 37.5

People & society

79.8% can read. 954 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.480.4
Female literacy
73.970.7
Scheduled Castes
42.531.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
20.537.5

Gender literacy gap: 11.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 65.5%
  • Muslim 1.1%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 31.5%
  • Buddhist 1.0%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    32 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2 lakh workers, 33.4% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 20.9%
    • Farm labourers 11.1%
    • Household industry 4.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 63.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 54% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      54.066.6
      Latrine at home
      39.254.7
      Tap water
      26.935.1
      LPG / PNG
      28.037.6
      Phone
      47.756.6
      Television
      47.256.9
      Bicycle
      39.645.7
      Two-wheeler
      27.732.7

      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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