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Jalandhar district

Coordinates: 31°19′48″N 75°34′12″E / 31.33000°N 75.57000°E / 31.33000; 75.57000
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Jalandhar.
Jalandhar district
ਜਲੰਧਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ
District
Location in Punjab, India
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°19′48″N 75°34′12″E / 31.33000°N 75.57000°E / 31.33000; 75.57000
Country India
StatePunjab
RegionDoaba
Named forArea inside the water or King Jalandhara
HeadquartersJalandhar
Government
 • Administrator of DistrictShruti Singh
Area
 • Total
2,632 km2 (1,016 sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Literacy82.4%
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

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

Prior to 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]

Demographics

Religion in Jalandhar district[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 63.56%
Sikhism
 
 32.75%
Islam
 
 1.38%
Christianity
 
 1.19%
Others
 
 0.74%
Kos Minar along Grand Trunk Road in Dakhini near Jalandhar, from Jahangir period

According to the 2011 census Jalandhar district has a population of 2,181,753,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[4] or the US state of New Mexico.[5] This gives it a ranking of 209th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 831 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,150/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.16%.[3] Jalandhar has a sex ratio of 913 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 82.4%.[3] The district also houses the largest proportion of Hindus in the state of Punjab.

Management Colleges

References

  1. ^ Jalandhar Division, Jalandhar District Portal, retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Jalandhar District Population Census 2011, Punjab literacy sex ratio and density".
  3. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.
  5. ^ "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 {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Top MBA ,MCA Colleges in North India, Punjab, Jalandhar - Apeejay Institute of Management Technical Campus".
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