Jalandhar district

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Jalandhar district
ਜਲੰਧਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ
District
Location in Punjab, India
Location in Punjab, India
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Country  India
State Punjab
Named for Area inside the water or King Jalandhara
Headquarters Jalandhar
Government
 • Deputy commissioner Shruti Singh
Area
 • Total 2,632 km2 (1,016 sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Literacy 82.4%
Website jalandhar.nic.in

Jalandhar district (Doabi:ਜਲੰਧਰ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ, Jalandhar Zilā) is a district in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India. District headquarters is Jalandhar city.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Jalandhar district has a population of 2,181,753,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[2] or the US state of New Mexico.[3] This gives it a ranking of 209th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 831 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,150/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.16%.[1] Jalandhar has a sex ratio of 913 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 82.4%.[1]

Religion in Jalandhar district[4]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
  
63.56%
Sikhism
  
32.75%
Islam
  
1.38%
Christianity
  
1.19%
Others
  
1.12%

References

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  4. http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/590-jalandhar.html

External links

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