District at a Glance

Demographic Profile:

Patiala having a population of 18,44,934 is the 6th most populated district of the Punjab after Amritsar, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, Sangrur and Jalandhar as per 2001 census.

Other demographic statistics of the district:

  1. Urban population = 64, 4710 (35 %).
  2. Rural population = 1200224 (65 %).
  3. Male population = 987390 (53.5 %).
  4. Female population = 857544 (46.5 %).
  5. % Literacy (overall) = 69.96.
  6. Male Literacy = 76.13 %.
  7. Female Literacy = 62.94 %.
  8. Urban Literacy = 81.99 %.
  9. Rural Literacy = 63.34 %.
  10. Density of Population = 509 per Sq KM
  11. Sex Ratio: 1000 (M):868 (F).