Punjab Sex Ratio
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As per the 2011 Census, Punjab has a total population of 27,704,236; previously it was 24,358,999 in the 2001 Census.
From the total population of Punjab, the male population is 14,634,819 and the female population is 13,069,417. The population growth since the last census was 13.73 percent and the whole population of the state forms 2.29 percent of the entire population in India. The area of Punjab is 50,362 sq. km with a Density of 550 per sq km.
The Sex Ratio in Punjab is 893 for each 1000 male and has increased since the last census of 2001 in which it was 874 per 1000 males. The child sex ratio is 846 per 1000 males and has decreased as compared to 961 in the 2001 census. The Literacy rate in Punjab is 76.68 percent, with male literacy at 81.48 percent and female literacy at 71.34 percent. In figures, the total literates in Punjab are 18,988,611 out of which 10,626,788 are males and 8,361,823 are females.
The following is an informative table which provides district wise figures of population, growth, sex ratio, literacy and density in Punjab.
| District | Population | Male population | Female population | Growth | Sec ratio | Literacy | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amritsar | 2490891 | 1322088 | 1168803 | 15.48 | 884 | 77.2 | 932 |
| Barnala | 596294 | 317848 | 278446 | 13.16 | 876 | 68.9 | 419 |
| Bathinda | 1388859 | 744875 | 643984 | 17.37 | 865 | 69.6 | 414 |
| Faridkot | 618008 | 327121 | 290887 | 12.18 | 889 | 70.6 | 424 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 599814 | 320603 | 279211 | 11.39 | 871 | 80.3 | 508 |
| Firozpur | 2026831 | 1070812 | 956019 | 16.08 | 893 | 69.8 | 380 |
| Gurdaspur | 2299026 | 1212995 | 1086031 | 9.3 | 895 | 81.1 | 649 |
| Hoshiarpur | 1582793 | 806921 | 775872 | 6.85 | 962 | 85.4 | 466 |
| Jalandhar | 2181753 | 1140536 | 1041217 | 11.16 | 913 | 82.4 | 831 |
| Kapurthala | 817668 | 427659 | 390009 | 8.37 | 912 | 80.2 | 501 |
| Ludhiana | 3487882 | 1866203 | 1621679 | 15 | 869 | 82.5 | 975 |
| Mansa | 768808 | 408921 | 359887 | 11.62 | 880 | 62.8 | 350 |
| Moga | 992289 | 524289 | 468000 | 10.9 | 893 | 71.6 | 444 |
| Mohali | 986147 | 524989 | 461158 | 32.02 | 878 | 84.9 | 830 |
| Muktsar | 902702 | 476300 | 426402 | 16.1 | 895 | 66.8 | 348 |
| Patiala | 1892282 | 1002112 | 890170 | 19.4 | 888 | 76.3 | 596 |
| Rupnagar | 683349 | 357265 | 326084 | 8.67 | 913 | 83.3 | 488 |
| Sangrur | 1654408 | 878628 | 775780 | 12.3 | 883 | 68.9 | 449 |
| Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | 614362 | 314415 | 299947 | 4.58 | 954 | 80.3 | 479 |
| Tarn Taran | 1120070 | 590239 | 529831 | 19.28 | 898 | 69.4 | 464 |
| District | Female per thousand male |
|---|---|
| Bathinda | 865 |
| Ludhiana | 869 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 871 |
| Barnala | 876 |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | 878 |
| Mansa | 880 |
| Sangrur | 883 |
| Amritsar | 884 |
| Patiala | 888 |
| Faridkot | 889 |
| Punjab | 893 |
| Moga | 893 |
| Firozpur | 893 |
| Gurdaspur | 895 |
| Muktsar | 895 |
| Tarn-Taran | 898 |
| Kapurthala | 912 |
| Jalandhar | 913 |
| Rupnagar | 913 |
| Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | 954 |
| Hoshiarpur | 962 |