Gurdaspur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Gurdaspur is a Municipal Council + Outgrowth city situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. The Gurdaspur city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 15,443 families residing in the Gurdaspur city. The total population of Gurdaspur is 77,928 out of which 41,311 are males and 36,617 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gurdaspur is 886.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurdaspur city is 7096 which is 9% of the total population. There are 3919 male children and 3177 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurdaspur is 811 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (886).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gurdaspur is 89.6%. Thus Gurdaspur has higher literacy rate compared to 79.9% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 91.88% and the female literacy rate is 87.12% in Gurdaspur .

Gurdaspur Municipal Council + Outgrowth has total administration over 15,443 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gurdaspur Municipal Council + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gurdaspur Municipal Council + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 7,096 3,919 3,177
Literacy 89.6% 83.2% 79.6%
Scheduled Caste 16,999 8,858 8,141
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 14,438 6,954 7,484

Caste-wise Population - Gurdaspur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gurdaspur .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 16,999 8,858 8,141
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Gurdaspur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gurdaspur is 53,675 which is 68.88% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gurdaspur is 383 which is 0.49% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gurdaspur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 53,675 (68.88%) 28,443 25,232
Muslim 383 (0.49%) 240 143
Christian 3,931 (5.04%) 2,094 1,837
Sikh 19,345 (24.82%) 10,245 9,100
Buddhist 9 (0.01%) 4 5
Jain 75 (0.1%) 35 40
Other Religion 87 (0.11%) 45 42
No Religion Specified 423 (0.54%) 205 218

Literacy Rate - Gurdaspur

The total literacy rate of Gurdaspur was 89.63% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 63,490 literates, males were 34,357 while females were 29,133. Also the male literacy rate was 91.88% and the female literacy rate was 87.12% in Gurdaspur .

  Gurdaspur Punjab
Female 87.12% 70.73%
Male 91.88% 80.44%
Total 89.63% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Gurdaspur

The Sex Ratio of Gurdaspur is 886. Thus per every 1000 men there were 886 females in Gurdaspur . Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 811 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 886 ) of Gurdaspur .

Child Population - Gurdaspur

According to Census 2011, there were 7,096 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gurdaspur . Out of which 3,919 were male while 3,177 were female.

Working Population - Gurdaspur

In Gurdaspur Municipal Council + Outgrowth out of total population, 26,589 were engaged in work activities. 86.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 26,589 workers engaged in Main Work, 327 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 736 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 23,047 18,197 4,850
Cultivators 327 283 44
Agriculture Labourer 736 429 307
Household Industries 431 377 54
Other Workers 21,553 17,108 4,445
Marginal Workers 3,542 2,333 1,209
Non Working 51,339 20,781 30,558

Gurdaspur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gurdaspur is further divided into 24 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,441 84.8% 930
2 Ward No - 2 2,329 77.3% 930
3 Ward No - 3 2,084 76.3% 917
4 Ward No - 4 5,674 81.6% 782
5 Ward No - 5 3,523 79% 905
6 Ward No - 6 5,171 71.2% 898
7 Ward No - 7 5,322 71.2% 896
8 Ward No - 8 6,049 80.1% 890
9 Ward No - 9 5,093 86% 877
10 Ward No - 10 3,042 82.5% 961
11 Ward No - 11 4,175 81% 906
12 Ward No - 12 2,588 83.9% 930
13 Ward No - 13 4,433 84.7% 924
14 Ward No - 14 4,182 83.4% 913
15 Ward No - 15 877 85.9% 980
16 Ward No - 16 2,023 87.1% 907
17 Ward No - 17 2,855 84.6% 936
18 Ward No - 18 3,036 88.8% 942
19 Ward No - 19 3,549 88.1% 914
20 Ward No - 20 2,834 81.9% 907
21 Ward No - 21 2,269 84.4% 929
22 Ward No - 22 990 94.2% 681
23 Ward No - 23 558 77.8% 848
24 Ward No - 24 831 67.1% 162

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