# Bathinda District, Punjab – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/ District · Punjab # Bathinda district Bathinda is a district of Punjab, 9th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,388,525 people** in 3 sub-districts, 12 towns and 281 villages; 36% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bathinda](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/bathinda/bathinda/) (285,788). - 1,388,525people (2011) - 3sub-districts - 12towns - 68.3%literacy ## Who lives in Bathinda? Bathinda had **1,388,525 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.0% of Punjab's population and 9th of 20 districts of Punjab by population. There were 868 women for every 1,000 men (below the Punjab figure of 895; the lowest of 20 districts of Punjab). Among children under 7 the ratio was 854 girls per 1,000 boys (the Punjab figure is 846). An average household had 5.1 people, against 5.0 across Punjab. ## How literate is Bathinda? 68.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Punjab's 75.8%), 15th of 20 districts of Punjab. Men were at 73.8% and women at 61.9% — a gap of 11.9 points (it is 9.7 points across Punjab). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bathinda](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/bathinda/) (71.8%) and lowest in [Talwandi Sabo](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/talwandi-sabo/) (62.7%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Bathinda do for a living? 39.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 18.1%). Of all workers, 24% farmed their own land, 17% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 40% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 18% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 40% of workers here, against 30% across Punjab. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Talwandi Sabo](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/talwandi-sabo/) (51% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bathinda](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/bathinda/) (32% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 40 (40%) · **■** Marginal 18 (18%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Bathinda 36.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Punjab's 37.5%), 6th of 20 districts of Punjab. The Census counted 12 towns: 10 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Bathinda](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/bathinda/bathinda/) with 285,788 people, home to 57% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Bathinda Bathinda had 281 census villages, 279 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,187 people; 44 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Bhai Rupa](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/rampura-phul/bhai-rupa/) (14,841), [Ramsara](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/talwandi-sabo/ramsara/) (13,959), [Kot Shamir](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/bathinda/kot-shamir/) (10,945), [Lehra Mohabat](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/bathinda/lehra-mohabat/) (9,792) and [Kotha Guru](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/rampura-phul/kotha-guru/) (9,748). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Bathinda compared with Punjab ■ Bathinda · ■ Punjab Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **846 Working population ****39.6%** **35.7% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bathinda Of every 100 households in Bathinda in 2011, 96 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Bathinda · ■ Electricity for lighting ****96%** Toilet within the home ****87%** No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** Tap water ****57%** Drinking water within premises ****80%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** Use banking services ****58%** Television ****77%** Mobile phone ****77%** Computer with internet ****4%** Two-wheeler ****40%** Car / jeep / van ****14%** None of these assets ****6%** Own their home ****89%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Bathinda Sub-district People Villages Towns [Rampura Phul](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/rampura-phul/) 316,669 75 2 [Bathinda](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/bathinda/) 755,926 119 7 [Talwandi Sabo](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/bathinda/talwandi-sabo/) 315,930 87 3 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Bathinda - Bathinda · 285,788 - Rampura Phul · 51,023 - Maur · 31,849 - Mehna · 27,733 - Raman · 22,553 - Talwandi Sabo · 20,589 - Goniana · 15,208 - Bhucho Mandi · 14,961 - Bhagta Bhai Ka · 14,467 - Kot Fatta · 7,412 - Bhisiana · 4,890 - Sangat · 2,744 ## Largest villages in Bathinda - Bhai Rupa · 14,841 - Ramsara · 13,959 - Kot Shamir · 10,945 - Lehra Mohabat · 9,792 - Kotha Guru · 9,748 - Chaoke · 9,354 - Mandi Kalan · 9,098 - Rampura · 8,970 - Pakka Kalan · 8,677 - Balianwala · 8,194 - Mehma Sarja · 7,991 - Ablu · 7,880 - Bhucho Kalan · 7,854 - Gobindpura · 7,826 - Nathana · 7,738 - Bhagibandar · 7,489 - Tungwali · 7,451 - Birtalab Urf Talab Neehar · 7,208 - Pathrala · 7,197 - Deon · 7,139 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Bathinda?3: Rampura Phul, Bathinda, Talwandi Sabo - What is the population of Bathinda district?1,388,525 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Bathinda?Bathinda