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About Punjab

Punjab is a State/Ut in India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Punjab was 27,743,338 which is 2.29% of total population of India. Punjab covers 50,362 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Punjab's population is 895 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 846 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Punjab

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Population
27,743,338
Population (%)
2.29
Male Population
14,639,465
Sex Ratio
895
Female Population
13,103,873
Child Sex Ratio
846
Area ( In Km. Square )
50,362

Urban/Rural Population of Punjab

Description
Value
Description
Value
Urban Population
10,399,146
Rural Population
17,344,192
Urban Population (%)
37.48
Rural Population (%)
62.52
Urban Population Growth (%)
25.86
Rural Population Growth (%)
7.75
Urban male Population
5,545,989
Rural Male Population
9,093,476
Urban Female Population
4,853,157
Rural Female Population
8,250,716
Urban Sex Ratio
875
Rural Sex Ratio
907

Literacy data of Punjab

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Literate
18,707,137
Literacy (%)
75.84
Male Literate
10,436,056
Male Literacy (%)
80.44
Female Literate
8,271,081
Female Literacy (%)
70.73
Urban Literate
7,709,480
Rural Literate
10,997,657
Urban Male Literacy (%)
86.67
Rural Male Literacy (%)
76.62
Urban Female Literacy (%)
68.29
Rural Female Literacy (%)
58.99

Religion Wise Data of Punjab

Description
Value
Description
Value
Hindu
10,678,138
Hindu (%)
38.49
Muslim
535,489
Muslim (%)
1.93
Sikh
16,004,754
Sikh (%)
57.69
Christian
348,230
Christian (%)
1.26
Jain
45,040
Jain (%)
0.16
Buddhist
33,237
Buddhist (%)
0.12
Other
10,886
Other (%)
0.04
Not Avaiable
87,564
Not Avaiable (%)
0.32

List of districts in Punjab

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Amritsar

Area ( Km2 ): 2,683

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Barnala

Area ( Km2 ): 1,482

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Bathinda

Area ( Km2 ): 3,353

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Faridkot

Area ( Km2 ): 1,458

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Fatehgarh Sahib

Area ( Km2 ): 1,180

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Firozpur

Area ( Km2 ): 5,305

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Gurdaspur

Area ( Km2 ): 3,551

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Hoshiarpur

Area ( Km2 ): 3,386

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Jalandhar

Area ( Km2 ): 2,624

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Kapurthala

Area ( Km2 ): 1,633

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Ludhiana

Area ( Km2 ): 3,578

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Mansa

Area ( Km2 ): 2,198