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About Gurgaon District

Gurgaon is a district in Haryana , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Gurgaon was 1,514,432 with a growth rate of 73.96%. Gurgaon covers 1,258 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Gurgaon's population is 854 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 830 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Gurgaon

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,514,432 Growth (%) 73.96
Male Population 816,690 Sex Ratio 854
Female Population 697,742 Child Sex Ratio 830
Area ( In Km. Square ) 1,258

Gurgaon has a total population of 1,514,432 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 816,690 while the female population 697,742. The state area is 1,258 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Gurgaon has sex ratio of 854 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 830 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Gurgaon

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 1,042,253 Rural Population 472,179
Urban Population (%) 68.82 Rural Population (%) 31.18
Urban male Population 565,228 Rural Male Population 251,462
Urban Female Population 477,025 Rural Female Population 220,717
Urban Sex Ratio 844 Rural Sex Ratio 878

Gurgaon urban population is 1,042,253 (68.82% of the total), while the rural population is 472,179 (31.18% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 73.96% overall.

Among the urban population 565,228 are males, and 477,025 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 844 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 251,462 are males and 220,717 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 878 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Gurgaon

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,111,116 Literacy (%) 84.70
Male Literate 638,666 Male Literacy (%) 90.46
Female Literate 472,450 Female Literacy (%) 77.98
Urban Literate 787,029 Rural Literate 324,087
Urban Male Literates 446,378 Urban Male Literacy (%) 90.73
Rural Male Literates 192,288 Rural Male Literacy (%) 89.86
Urban Female Literates 340,651 Urban Female Literacy (%) 82.06
Rural Female Literates 131,799 Rural Female Literacy (%) 69.11

The literacy data of Gurgaon highlights a total literacy rate stands at 84.70% with 1,111,116 literate individuals. Male literacy is 90.46% while female literacy is lower at 77.98% among them, 638,666 males and 472,450 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 787,029 people being literate, with men at 90.73% and female at 82.06%, compared to rural areas whereas 324,087 people are literate, with male at 89.86% and female at 69.11%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Gurgaon

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,408,801 Hindu (%) 93.03
Muslim 70,842 Muslim (%) 4.68
Sikh 15,097 Sikh (%) 1
Christian 9,725 Christian (%) 0.64
Jain 7,451 Jain (%) 0.49
Buddhist 944 Buddhist (%) 0.06
Other 254 Other (%) 0.02
Not Avaiable 1,318 Not Avaiable (%) 0.09

Gurgaon population is mostly hindu (93.03%) with a total 1,408,801 people. Muslim(4.68%) with a total 70,842 people. Sikh are (1.00%) with a total 15,097 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.64% with 9,725 people). Jain (0.49% with 7,451 people) Buddhist (0.06% with 944 people) and Other (0.02% with 254 people). Around (0.09% with 1,318 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Gurgaon.

List of Tehsils in Gurgaon

5

Farrukhnagar

Area: 275 Km2

Population

134,848

Male

70,889%

Females

63,959

Gurgaon

Area: 333 Km2

Population

977,337

Male

528,493%

Females

448,844

Manesar

Area: 161 Km2

Population

116,606

Male

65,540%

Females

51,066

Pataudi

Area: 177 Km2

Population

120,012

Male

62,805%

Females

57,207

Sohna

Area: 312 Km2

Population

165,629

Male

88,963%

Females

76,666

Common questions about Gurgaon

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Gurgaon district had a population of 1,514,432. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Gurgaon is divided into 5 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Gurgaon is 854 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Gurgaon is 830 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Gurgaon is 84.70 per cent. That works out to 1,111,116 literate people.

Gurgaon covers an area of 1,258 square kilometres.

472,179 people in Gurgaon live in rural areas and 1,042,253 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely urban in character.

The population of Gurgaon grew by 73.96 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Gurgaon is a district of Haryana. You can open Haryana from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.