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About Panipat District

Panipat is a district in Haryana , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Panipat was 1,205,437 with a growth rate of 24.60%. Panipat covers 1,268 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Panipat's population is 864 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 837 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Panipat

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,205,437 Growth (%) 24.60
Male Population 646,857 Sex Ratio 864
Female Population 558,580 Child Sex Ratio 837
Area ( In Km. Square ) 1,268

Panipat has a total population of 1,205,437 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 646,857 while the female population 558,580. The state area is 1,268 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Panipat has sex ratio of 864 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 837 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Panipat

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 555,085 Rural Population 650,352
Urban Population (%) 46.05 Rural Population (%) 53.95
Urban male Population 297,215 Rural Male Population 349,642
Urban Female Population 257,870 Rural Female Population 300,710
Urban Sex Ratio 868 Rural Sex Ratio 860

Panipat urban population is 555,085 (46.05% of the total), while the rural population is 650,352 (53.95% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 24.60% overall.

Among the urban population 297,215 are males, and 257,870 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 868 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 349,642 are males and 300,710 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 860 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Panipat

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 786,599 Literacy (%) 75.94
Male Literate 464,136 Male Literacy (%) 83.71
Female Literate 322,463 Female Literacy (%) 67
Urban Literate 383,655 Rural Literate 402,944
Urban Male Literates 220,422 Urban Male Literacy (%) 85.89
Rural Male Literates 243,714 Rural Male Literacy (%) 81.82
Urban Female Literates 163,233 Urban Female Literacy (%) 73.07
Rural Female Literates 159,230 Rural Female Literacy (%) 61.74

The literacy data of Panipat highlights a total literacy rate stands at 75.94% with 786,599 literate individuals. Male literacy is 83.71% while female literacy is lower at 67.00% among them, 464,136 males and 322,463 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 383,655 people being literate, with men at 85.89% and female at 73.07%, compared to rural areas whereas 402,944 people are literate, with male at 81.82% and female at 61.74%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Panipat

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,083,936 Hindu (%) 89.92
Muslim 86,622 Muslim (%) 7.19
Sikh 25,064 Sikh (%) 2.08
Christian 2,261 Christian (%) 0.19
Jain 4,647 Jain (%) 0.39
Buddhist 289 Buddhist (%) 0.02
Other 99 Other (%) 0.01
Not Avaiable 2,519 Not Avaiable (%) 0.21

Panipat population is mostly hindu (89.92%) with a total 1,083,936 people. Muslim(7.19%) with a total 86,622 people. Sikh are (2.08%) with a total 25,064 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.19% with 2,261 people). Jain (0.39% with 4,647 people) Buddhist (0.02% with 289 people) and Other (0.01% with 99 people). Around (0.21% with 2,519 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Panipat.

List of Tehsils in Panipat

3

Israna

Area: 280 Km2

Population

108,196

Male

57,882%

Females

50,314

Panipat

Area: 536 Km2

Population

791,634

Male

423,899%

Females

367,735

Samalkha

Area: 452 Km2

Population

305,607

Male

165,076%

Females

140,531

Common questions about Panipat

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Panipat district had a population of 1,205,437. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Panipat is divided into 3 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Panipat is 864 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Panipat is 837 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Panipat is 75.94 per cent. That works out to 786,599 literate people.

Panipat covers an area of 1,268 square kilometres.

650,352 people in Panipat live in rural areas and 555,085 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Panipat grew by 24.6 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Panipat 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.