Jalandhar district
Jalandhar district | |
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.svg) Location in Punjab, India | |
  Jalandhar district  Jalandhar district | |
| Coordinates: 31°19′48″N 75°34′12″E / 31.33000°N 75.57000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| Region | Doaba |
| Named for | Area inside the water or King Jalandhara |
| Headquarters | Jalandhar |
| Government | |
| • Administrator of District | Sh. Ghanshyam Thori |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,632 km2 (1,016 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[‡] | |
| • Total | 2,193,590 |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Literacy | 82.4% |
| Website | jalandhar |
Jalandhar district (Jalandhar Zilā) is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. District headquarters is Jalandhar city.
Before the Partition of India, Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division, with constituent districts Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Ferozepur and Kangra. The entire Jalandhar Division was awarded to India when Punjab was partitioned.[1]
Divisions
The district is divided into 5 sub division/Tehsils Jalandhar-I, Jalandhar-II, Shahkot, Nakodar, Phillaur and 7 sud-Tehsils Adampur, Bhogpur, Kartarpur, Goraya, Nurmahal, Mehatpur and Lohian Khas.[2]
There are nine Punjab Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in this district Jalandhar North, West, Central, Jalandhar Cantt, Phillaur, Nakodar, Shahkot and Adampur from which 4 are reserved for Scheduled Castes.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 721,579 | — |
| 1911 | 630,769 | −1.34% |
| 1921 | 647,086 | +0.26% |
| 1931 | 742,659 | +1.39% |
| 1941 | 887,080 | +1.79% |
| 1951 | 829,858 | −0.66% |
| 1961 | 981,801 | +1.70% |
| 1971 | 1,175,196 | +1.81% |
| 1981 | 1,406,587 | +1.81% |
| 1991 | 1,649,937 | +1.61% |
| 2001 | 1,962,761 | +1.75% |
| 2011 | 2,193,590 | +1.12% |
| source:[5] | ||
According to the 2011 census Jalandhar district has a population of 2,193,590,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[7] or the US state of New Mexico.[8] This gives it a ranking of 209th in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 831 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,150/sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.16%.[6] Jalandhar has a sex ratio of 913 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 82.4%.[6]
Jatt Tribe Population, of 1901 and 1931
1901
- Hindu Jatt 84,343
- Sikh Jatt 80,824
- Muslim Jatt 20,077
1931
- Hindu Jatts 12,756
- Sikh Jatt 160,286
- Muslim Jatt 20,879
According, to the British Records, Hindu Jatts were, mainly found in Tehsils of Nawanshahr and Jalandhar. Jatt Sikhs, mainly in west part of Tehsil Phillaur. Jatt Muslims, mainly found in the most northern part of Jalandhar, around Adampur Bhogpur areas of Jalandhar District.
From 1905-1930, there was a downfall in the Hindu Jatt Population of the Jalandhar District. This is due to, Hindu Jatts of Jalandhar, becoming Sikhs. Before, the Hindu Jatts of Jalandhar District were mainly Sultanis (Followers of Sakhi Sarwar), or orthodox Hindus. by 1940s, the further surviving 12,656 Hindu Jatts of Jalandhar from the 1931 census, were becoming Sikhs. By the 1950s or 1960s there were only a handful of Hindu Jatts left in Jalandhar District. The Muslim Jatts, were Inferior in physique and numbers and poor cultivators. Many thousands immigrated to the newly established Chenab canal colonies or Lyallpaur District, from between 1901-1931.
Management Colleges
See also
References
- ^ Jalandhar Division, Jalandhar District Portal, retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to Official Website of Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner, Punjab". commissionerjalandhar.gov.in.
- ^ "Constituencies | Jalandhar Web Portal | India".
- ^ "Jalandhar District Population Census 2011, Punjab literacy sex ratio and density".
- ^ "Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901".
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
New Mexico - 2,059,179
- ^ "Top MBA ,MCA Colleges in North India, Punjab, Jalandhar - Apeejay Institute of Management Technical Campus".
10. https://jalandhar.nic.in/list-of-deputy-commissioner/
External links
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