Jalandhar

This page provides an overview of Jalandhar: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

9,806,779
Population
2,060,222
Households
919
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
73.61%
Approx. literacy

Jalandhar has an aggregated population of 9,806,779. Approximately 44.74% live in rural areas (4,387,180) and 23.68% live in urban areas (2,322,342).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 4,387,180 3
Jalandhar - I 2,463,102 141
Jalandhar - II 819,512 244
Nakodar 587,498 150
Phillaur 1,074,741 239
Shahkot 474,746 182

Population summary

Jalandhar has a population of 9,806,779 (5,109,634 males and 4,697,145 females). The sex ratio is about 919 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population9,806,779
Male5,109,634
Female4,697,145
Rural population4,387,180 (44.74%)
Urban population2,322,342 (23.68%)
Households2,060,222

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 73.61%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates7,218,282
Total illiterates2,588,497

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 3,933,118 (40.11%). ST: 0 (0%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC3,933,11840.11%
ST00%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,010,404 (10.3%). Workers: 3,447,930 (35.16%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,010,40410.3%
Total workers3,447,93035.16%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Jalandhar 2,193,590
Jalandhar 1,161,171
Jalandhar - I 1,145,692
Jalandhar 1,032,419
Jalandhar - I 973,974
Phillaur 381,732
Phillaur 311,277
Jalandhar - II 291,477
Jalandhar - II 236,558
Nakodar 208,157