About Tarn Taran District

Tarn Taran is a district in Punjab, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Tarn Taran was 1,119,627 with a growth rate of 19.23%. Tarn Taran covers 2,414 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Tarn Taran's population is 900 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 820 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Tarn Taran

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,119,627 Growth (%) 19.23
Male Population 589,369 Sex Ratio 900
Female Population 530,258 Child Sex Ratio 820
Area ( In Km. Square ) 2,414

Tarn Taran has a total population of 1,119,627 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 589,369 while the female population 530,258. The state area is 2,414 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Tarn Taran has sex ratio of 900 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 820. Tarn Taran makes up % of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Tarn Taran

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 141,795 Rural Population 977,832
Urban Population (%) 12.66 Rural Population (%) 87.34
Urban male Population 75,047 Rural Male Population 514,322
Urban Female Population 66,748 Rural Female Population 463,510
Urban Sex Ratio 889 Rural Sex Ratio 901

Tarn Taran urban population is 141,795 (12.66% of the total), while the rural population is 977,832 (87.34% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.

Among the urban population 75,047 are males, and 66,748 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 889 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 514,322 are males and 463,510 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 901 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Tarn Taran

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 666,162 Literacy (%) 67.81
Male Literate 376,427 Male Literacy (%) 73.24
Female Literate 289,735 Female Literacy (%) 61.85
Urban Literate 96,049 Rural Literate 570,113
Urban Male Literates 53,262 Urban Male Literacy (%) 80.45
Rural Male Literates 323,165 Rural Male Literacy (%) 72.17
Urban Female Literates 42,787 Urban Female Literacy (%) 72.08
Rural Female Literates 246,948 Rural Female Literacy (%) 60.37

The literacy data of Tarn Taran highlights a total literacy rate stands at 67.81% with 666,162 literate individuals. Male literacy is 73.24% while female literacy is lower at 61.85% among them, 376,427 males and 289,735 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 96,049 people being literate, with men at 80.45% and female at 72.08%, compared to rural areas whereas 570,113 people are literate, with male at 72.17% and female at 60.37%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Tarn Taran

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 60,504 Hindu (%) 5.40
Muslim 3,855 Muslim (%) 0.34
Sikh 1,044,903 Sikh (%) 93.33
Christian 6,095 Christian (%) 0.54
Jain 650 Jain (%) 0.06
Buddhist 101 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 47 Other (%) 0
Not Avaiable 3,472 Not Avaiable (%) 0.31

Tarn Taran population is mostly hindu (5.40%) with a total 60,504 people. Muslim(0.34%) with a total 3,855 people. Sikh are (93.33%) with a total 1,044,903 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.54% with 6,095 people). Jain (0.06% with 650 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 101 people) and Other (0.00% with 47 people). Around (0.31% with 3,472 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in Tarn Taran

3

Khadur Sahib

Area: 370 Km2

Population

187,812

Male

98,009%

Females

89,803

Patti

Area: 1,093 Km2

Population

438,190

Male

231,781%

Females

206,409

Tarn Taran

Area: 951 Km2

Population

493,625

Male

259,579%

Females

234,046

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