Area and Population
Area and Population
Total geographical area of the district is 3767 Sq.Kms. The total population of the district as per 2001 census is 3030352 ( Rural : 1339566 & Urban : 1690786). The density of population per Sq.kms is 804 persons.
| 1. |
Area (in Sq Km) |
3767 |
| 2. |
Total Population |
3032831 |
| i) |
Male |
1662716 |
| ii) |
Female |
1370115 |
| iii) |
Females per thousand |
824 |
| 3. |
Density of population(per Sq Km) |
805 |
| 4. |
Litracy% |
76.5 |
| 5. |
%of Workers in Total Population |
34.3 |
| 6. |
% Increase in Population (1981-91) |
24.89 |
| 7. |
% Of SC population |
- |
Block-wise No. of Villages & Population (2001)
|
Sr. No.
|
Block Name
|
No. of Villages
|
Population(2001)
|
| 1. |
Dehlon |
75 |
123299 |
| 2. |
Doraha |
57 |
93559 |
| 3. |
Jagraon |
48 |
137414 |
| 4. |
Khanna |
88 |
107871 |
| 5. |
Ludhiana 1 |
59 |
147645 |
| 6. |
Ludhiana 2 |
178 |
171376 |
| 7. |
Machhiwara |
136 |
88899 |
| 8. |
Pakhowal |
51 |
106360 |
| 9. |
Samrala |
63 |
80988 |
| 10. |
SidhwanBet |
92 |
118313 |
| 11. |
Sudhar |
22 |
70459 |
| 12. |
Raikot |
46 |
96983 |
Name of Corporation/Nagar Council/Nagar Panchayats Population (2001 Urban)
| 1. |
Municipal Corporation Ludhiana |
1398467 |
| 2. |
Nagar Council Doraha |
18986 |
| 3. |
Nagar Council Jagraon |
60080 |
| 4. |
Nagar Council Khanna |
103099 |
| 5. |
Nagar Council Payal |
7267 |
| 6. |
Nagar Council Raikot |
24769 |
| 7. |
Nagar Council Samrala |
17590 |
| 8. |
Nagar Panchayat Machhiwara |
18364 |
| 9. |
Nagar Panchayat Maloud |
7186 |
| 10. |
Nagar Panchayat Mullanpur |
13949 |
| 11. |
Nagar Panchayat Sahnewal |
17293 |
Tehsilwise: No.of villages and population
|
S.No.
|
Tehsil
|
No. of Villages
|
Pop.(1991 Rural)
|
Pop.(2001 Rural)
|
| 1. |
Jagraon |
139 |
229313 |
259056 |
| 2. |
Khanna |
75 |
86774 |
88222 |
| 3. |
Ludhiana(E) |
185 |
186379 |
230825 |
| 4. |
Ludhiana(W) |
134 |
198443 |
262871 |
| 5. |
Payal |
110 |
153288 |
166295 |
| 6. |
Raikot |
75 |
146686 |
162043 |
| 7. |
Samrala |
200 |
152416 |
170254 |
| -
|
Total |
918 |
1153299 |
1339566 |
Tehsilwise Rural and Urban Population
Tehsilwise Rural and Urban Population
| tehsil | Rural | Urban | Total Population |
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| 1.LdhEast | 231934 | 24613 | 107321 | 1415760 | 802359 | 613401 | 1647694 |
| 2.LdhWest | 261893 | 139788 | 122105 | 13949 | 7323 | 6626 | 275842 |
| 3.Khanna | 88299 | 47062 | 41237 | 103099 | 55276 | 47823 | 191398 |
| 4.Samrala | 170446 | 90362 | 80084 | 35954 | 18976 | 16978 | 206400 |
| 5.Jagraon | 259144 | 136587 | 122557 | 60080 | 31570 | 28510 | 319224 |
| 6.Payal | 166595 | 88851 | 77744 | 33439 | 18237 | 15202 | 200034 |
| 7.Raikot | 160867 | 85330 | 75537 | 31372 | 16382 | 14990 | 192239 |
| Total | 1339178 | 712593 | 626585 | 1693653 | 950123 | 743530 | 3032831 |
