About Punjab State

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

Punjab has a total population of 27,743,338 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 14,639,465 while the female population 13,103,873. The state area is 50,362 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Punjab has sex ratio of 895 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 846. Punjab makes up 2.29% of India's total population.

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

Punjab urban population is 10,399,146 (37.48% of the total), while the rural population is 17,344,192 (62.52% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at 25.86% compared to the rural growth rate of 7.75%.

Among the urban population 5,545,989 are males, and 4,853,157 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 875 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 9,093,476 are males and 8,250,716 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 907 females per 1000 males.

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

The literacy data of Punjab highlights a total literacy rate stands at 75.84% with 18,707,137 literate individuals. Male literacy is 80.44% while female literacy is lower at 70.73% among them, 10,436,056 males and 8,271,081 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 7,709,480 people being literate, with men at 86.67% and female at 68.29%, compared to rural areas whereas 10,997,657 people are literate, with male at 76.62% and female at 58.99%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

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

Punjab population is mostly hindu (38.49 %%) with a total 10,678,138 people. Muslim(1.93 %%) with a total 535,489 people. Sikh are (57.69 %%) with a total 16,004,754 people. Smaller communities include Christian (1.26 %% with 348,230 people). Jain (0.16 %% with 45,040 people) Buddhist (0.12 %% with 33,237 people) and Other (0.04 %% with 10,886 people). Around (0.32 %% with 87,564 people) did not specify their religion.