Jalandhar is a district in Punjab State of India. It has a total of 5 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 2,624 sq km. There are 21 towns and 941 villages in this district.
As per census Jalandhar District has a population of 2,193,590 in 2011 out of which 1,145,211 are male and 1,048,379 are female. Population of Jalandhar District in 2020/2021 is 2,334,908(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 1,622,537 out of 882,581 are male and 739,956 are female. People living in Jalandhar District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 774,472 out of which men are 639,484 and women are 134,988. Total 81,443 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 75,668 are cultivated by men and 5,775 are women. 52,371 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 43,021 and 9,350 are women. Jalandhar District sex ratio is 915 females per 1000 of males. Next Jalandhar District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 2,624 sq km., 243.21 sq km is urban and 2380.79 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 2,434,885 in the district, 1,161,171 are in urban area and 1,032,419 are in rural area. 247,953 households are in urban, 213,682 are in rural area. 894,403 literate people are in urban, 728,134 are in rural area.
Geography of Jalandhar
Languages spoken are Punjabi
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhogpur | 70,503 | 36,001 | 34,502 | 14,650 |
| Adampur | 98,193 | 50,352 | 47,841 | 21,763 |
| Jalandhar II | 139,040 | 71,969 | 67,071 | 28,715 |
| Lohian Khas | 59,846 | 30,559 | 29,287 | 11,573 |
| Shahkot | 85,942 | 44,038 | 41,904 | 17,044 |
| Nakodar | 167,014 | 85,358 | 81,656 | 33,626 |
| Jalandhar I | 146,754 | 75,618 | 71,136 | 31,179 |
| Nurmahal | 91,655 | 46,868 | 44,787 | 18,896 |
| Rurka Kalan | 90,659 | 46,402 | 44,257 | 19,081 |
| Phillaur | 143,708 | 73,440 | 70,268 | 30,220 |
| Dharamkot | 64 | 30 | 34 | 15 |