District of Punjab

Tarn Taran: 11.2 lakh people, one story

People
11,19,627
Area
2,414 km²
Literacy
67.81%
Sex ratio
900
#1 in PunjabHousehold industry workers: 5.6 % of workers. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabChild sex ratio (0–6): 820 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →Lowest in PunjabUrban population: 12.7%. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →Big number11.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 464 to every km².See the numbers →

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Tarn TaranPunjab

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

Tarn Taran in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population11.2 lakh#10/20 in Punjab
Area2,414 km²#11/20 in Punjab
Population density464 per km²#12/20 in Punjab▼ state 551
Sex ratio900 females per 1000 males#6/20 in Punjab▲ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)820 girls per 1000 boys#20/20 in Punjab▼ state 846
Literacy rate67.81%#18/20 in Punjab▼ state 75.84
Female literacy61.85%#17/20 in Punjab▼ state 70.73
Urban population12.7%#20/20 in Punjab▼ state 37.5

People & society

67.8% can read. 900 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
73.280.4
Female literacy
61.970.7
Scheduled Castes
33.731.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
12.737.5

Gender literacy gap: 11.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 5.4%
  • Muslim 0.3%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Sikh 93.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    52 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.8 lakh workers, 34.0% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 30.4%
    • Farm labourers 21.3%
    • Household industry 5.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 42.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      69.866.6
      Latrine at home
      51.054.7
      Tap water
      10.335.1
      LPG / PNG
      27.737.6
      Phone
      58.356.6
      Television
      60.756.9
      Bicycle
      50.445.7
      Two-wheeler
      32.232.7

      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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