Population2,77,43,338PUNJAB
Males1,46,39,465
Females1,31,03,873
Literate1,87,07,137
Population Overview
Total population2,77,43,338
Males1,46,39,465
Females1,31,03,873
Sex ratio895per 1,000 males
Households55,13,071
Literacy
Literate1,87,07,137
Literate males1,04,36,056
Literate females82,71,081
Literacy %67.4%
Illiterate90,36,201
Illiterate males42,03,409
Illiterate females48,32,792
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–630,76,219
Boys 0–616,65,994
Girls 0–614,10,225
Child %11.1%
SC / ST
SC population88,60,179
SC males46,39,875
SC females42,20,304
SC %31.9%
Workers — Total
Total workers98,97,362
Worker males80,74,157
Worker females18,23,205
Work participation %35.7%
Non-workers1,78,45,976
Non-worker males65,65,308
Non-worker females1,12,80,668
Workers — Main
Main workers84,50,936
Main males72,64,631
Main females11,86,305
Cultivators18,03,860
Cultivator males16,91,777
Cultivator females1,12,083
Agri labourers11,68,021
Agri labourer males10,13,979
Agri labourer females1,54,042
Household industry3,00,660
HH industry males2,15,971
HH industry females84,689
Other workers51,78,395
Other males43,42,904
Other females8,35,491
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers14,46,426
Marginal males8,09,526
Marginal females6,36,900
Marg. cultivators1,30,651
Marg. agri labourers4,20,434
Marg. HH industry85,300
Marg. other8,10,041
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males61,582
Marg. cultivator females69,069
Marg. agri lab. males2,25,466
Marg. agri lab. females1,94,968
Marg. HH industry males33,323
Marg. HH industry females51,977
Marg. other males4,89,155
Marg. other females3,20,886
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers11,50,415
3–6 mo males6,61,526
3–6 mo females4,88,889
3–6 mo cultivators98,849
3–6 mo cult. males50,454
3–6 mo cult. females48,395
3–6 mo agri lab.3,09,258
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,78,294
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,30,964
3–6 mo HH industry65,487
3–6 mo HH ind. males25,262
3–6 mo HH ind. females40,225
3–6 mo other6,76,821
3–6 mo other males4,07,516
3–6 mo other females2,69,305
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers2,96,011
0–3 mo males1,48,000
0–3 mo females1,48,011
0–3 mo cultivators31,802
0–3 mo cult. males11,128
0–3 mo cult. females20,674
0–3 mo agri lab.1,11,176
0–3 mo agri lab. males47,172
0–3 mo agri lab. females64,004
0–3 mo HH industry19,813
0–3 mo HH ind. males8,061
0–3 mo HH ind. females11,752
0–3 mo other1,33,220
0–3 mo other males81,639
0–3 mo other females51,581
Top districts by population
districts comparison
20 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludhiana | 34,98,739 | 18,67,816 | 16,30,923 | 25,60,225 |
| 2 | Amritsar | 24,90,656 | 13,18,408 | 11,72,248 | 16,84,770 |
| 3 | Gurdaspur | 22,98,323 | 12,12,617 | 10,85,706 | 16,34,719 |
| 4 | Jalandhar | 21,93,590 | 11,45,211 | 10,48,379 | 16,22,537 |
| 5 | Firozpur | 20,29,074 | 10,71,637 | 9,57,437 | 12,27,511 |
| 6 | Patiala | 18,95,686 | 10,02,522 | 8,93,164 | 12,66,791 |
| 7 | Sangrur | 16,55,169 | 8,78,029 | 7,77,140 | 10,02,077 |
| 8 | Hoshiarpur | 15,86,625 | 8,09,057 | 7,77,568 | 11,99,699 |
| 9 | Bathinda | 13,88,525 | 7,43,197 | 6,45,328 | 8,44,868 |
| 10 | Tarn Taran | 11,19,627 | 5,89,369 | 5,30,258 | 6,66,162 |
| 11 | Moga | 9,95,746 | 5,25,920 | 4,69,826 | 6,27,889 |
| 12 | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | 9,94,628 | 5,29,253 | 4,65,375 | 7,36,575 |
| 13 | Muktsar | 9,01,896 | 4,75,622 | 4,26,274 | 5,24,848 |
| 14 | Kapurthala | 8,15,168 | 4,26,311 | 3,88,857 | 5,76,567 |
| 15 | Mansa | 7,69,751 | 4,08,732 | 3,61,019 | 4,23,560 |
| 16 | Rupnagar | 6,84,627 | 3,57,485 | 3,27,142 | 5,02,731 |
| 17 | Faridkot | 6,17,508 | 3,26,671 | 2,90,837 | 3,81,285 |
| 18 | Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | 6,12,310 | 3,13,291 | 2,99,019 | 4,38,459 |
| 19 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 6,00,163 | 3,20,795 | 2,79,368 | 4,26,033 |
| 20 | Barnala | 5,95,527 | 3,17,522 | 2,78,005 | 3,59,831 |