General info

Part of:
India
Entity:
Punjab
Capital:
Chandigarh
Population:
24,358,999 (2001-03-01)
Area:
50,362 sq.km.
ISO code:
in-03
Region:
South-central Asia

India : Punjab

Administrative units

code district
tehsil		 capital area (sq.km.) population
1991-03-01
census		 population
2001-03-01
census
source: Census of India 2001.
note: Government of Punjab.
01 Gurdaspur Gurdaspur 3,569 1,757,808 2,104,011
0001 Dhar Kalan       52,156
0002 Pathankot       573,998
0003 Gurdaspur       744,092
0004 Batala       618,105
0005 Dera Baba Nanak       115,660
02 Amritsar Amritsar 5,094 2,503,165 3,096,077
0001 Ajnala       384,566
0002 Amritsar - I       285,981
0003 Amritsar - II       1,206,203
0004 Tarn-Taran       410,761
0005 Patti       363,619
0006 Khadur Sahib       164,677
0007 Baba Bakala       280,270
03 Kapurthala Kapurthala 1,633 648,516 754,521
0001 Bhulath       102,896
0002 Kapurthala       310,909
0003 Sultanpur Lodhi       114,816
0004 Phagwara       225,900
04 Jalandhar Jalandhar 2,634 1,647,492 1,962,700
0001 Shahkot       158,683
0002 Nakodar       196,237
0003 Phillaur       367,307
0004 Jalandhar - I       965,162
0005 Jalandhar -II       275,311
05 Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur 3,364 1,298,185 1,480,736
0001 Dasua       340,494
0002 Mukerian       308,195
0003 Hoshiarpur       516,110
0004 Garhshankar       315,937
06 Nawanshahr Nawanshahr 1,266 531,253 587,468
0001 Nawanshahr       409,448
0002 Balachaur       178,020
07 Rupnagar Rupnagar 2,056 902,264 1,116,108
0001 Anandpur Sahib       297,508
0002 Rupnagar       331,338
0003 Kharar       257,505
0004 S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali)       229,757
08 Fatehgarh Sahib Fatehgarh Sahib 1,180 462,693 538,041
0001 Bassi Pathana       93,080
0002 Fatehgarh Sahib       186,243
0003 Amloh       172,877
0004 Khamanon       85,841
09 Ludhiana Ludhiana 3,767 2,426,883 3,032,831
0001 Samrala       206,400
0002 Khanna       191,398
0003 Payal       200,034
0004 Ludhiana (East)       1,647,694
0005 Ludhiana (West)       275,842
0006 Raikot       192,239
0007 Jagraon       319,224
10 Moga Moga 2,216 626,391 894,854
0001 Nihal Singhwala       156,455
0002 Bhagha Purana       205,085
0003 Moga       533,314
11 Firozpur Firozpur 5,300 1,606,092 1,746,107
0001 Zira       223,111
0002 Firozepur       496,601
0003 Jalalabad       303,415
0004 Fazilka       346,296
0005 Abohar       376,684
12 Muktsar Muktsar 2,615 653,079 777,493
0001 Malout       302,424
0002 Giddarbaha       205,118
0003 Muktsar       269,951
13 Faridkot Faridkot 1,469 451,406 550,892
0001 Faridkot       406,322
0002 Jaitu       144,570
14 Bathinda Bathinda 3,382 979,566 1,183,295
0001 Rampura Phul       283,606
0002 Bathinda       631,475
0003 Talwandi Sabo       268,214
15 Mansa Mansa 2,169 580,397 688,758
0001 Sardulgarh       154,927
0002 Budhlada       229,122
0003 Mansa       304,709
16 Sangrur Sangrur 5,021 1,685,449 2,000,173
0001 Barnala       526,931
0002 Malerkotla       386,439
0003 Dhuri       240,080
0004 Sangrur       322,371
0005 Sunam       328,799
0006 Moonak       195,553
17 Patiala Patiala 3,627 1,521,330 1,844,934
0001 Samana       310,312
0002 Nabha       251,326
0003 Patiala       682,557
0004 Rajpura       389,684
0005 Dera Bassi       211,055
in-03 total   50,362 20,281,969 24,358,999

Main cities

name population
1991-03-01
census		 population
2001-03-01
census
Ludhiana 1,042,740 1,398,467
Amritsar 708,835 966,862
Jalandhar .. 706,043
Patiala 238,368 303,151
Bathinda 159,042 217,256
Pathankot 123,930 157,925
Hoshiarpur 122,705 149,668
Batala 86,006 125,677
Moga 108,304 125,573
Abohar 107,163 124,339
S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) .. 123,484
Malerkotla .. 107,009
Khanna .. 103,099
Barnala .. 96,624
Phagwara .. 95,788
Firozpur .. 95,475
Kapurthala .. 85,686
Muktsar .. 83,655
Rajpura .. 82,956
Kot Kapura .. 80,785
Faridkot .. 78,265
Sangrur .. 77,989
source: Census of India 2001.