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About Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a district in Chandigarh, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Chandigarh was 1,055,450 with a growth rate of 17.19%. Chandigarh covers 114 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Chandigarh's population is 818 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 880 females out of 1000 males.

For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Chandigarh, Urban/Rural population of Chandigarh, Literacy data of Chandigarh and Religion wise data of Chandigarh. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Chandigarh

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Population
1,055,450
Growth (%)
17.19
Male Population
580,663
Sex Ratio
818
Female Population
474,787
Child Sex Ratio
880
Area ( In Km. Square )
114

Urban/Rural Population of Chandigarh

Description
Value
Description
Value
Urban Population
1,026,459
Rural Population
28,991
Urban Population (%)
97.25
Rural Population (%)
2.75
Urban male Population
563,513
Rural Male Population
17,150
Urban Female Population
462,946
Rural Female Population
11,841
Urban Sex Ratio
822
Rural Sex Ratio
690

Literacy data of Chandigarh

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Literate
805,438
Literacy (%)
86.05
Male Literate
465,346
Male Literacy (%)
89.99
Female Literate
340,092
Female Literacy (%)
81.19
Urban Literate
785,477
Rural Literate
19,961
Urban Male Literates
452,594
Urban Male Literacy (%)
90.11
Rural Male Literates
12,752
Rural Male Literacy (%)
85.77
Urban Female Literates
332,883
Urban Female Literacy (%)
81.38
Rural Female Literates
7,209
Rural Female Literacy (%)
73.17

Religion Wise Data of Chandigarh

Description
Value
Description
Value
Hindu
852,574
Hindu (%)
80.78
Muslim
51,447
Muslim (%)
4.87
Sikh
138,329
Sikh (%)
13.11
Christian
8,720
Christian (%)
0.83
Jain
1,960
Jain (%)
0.19
Buddhist
1,160
Buddhist (%)
0.11
Other
246
Other (%)
0.02
Not Avaiable
1,014
Not Avaiable (%)
0.10

List of tehsils in Chandigarh

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Chandigarh

Area ( Km2 ): 114