# Gurdaspur District, Punjab – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Punjab 

# Gurdaspur district

Gurdaspur is a district of Punjab, 3rd of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,298,323 people** in 5 sub-districts, 27 towns and 1,595 villages; 29% lived in towns. The largest town is [Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/batala/) (158,621).

- 2,298,323people (2011)
- 5sub-districts
- 27towns
- 79.9%literacy

## Who lives in Gurdaspur?

Gurdaspur had **2,298,323 people** at the 2011 Census — 8.3% of Punjab's population and 3rd of 20 districts of Punjab by population. There were 895 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Punjab figure of 895; 8th of 20 districts of Punjab). Among children under 7 the ratio was 821 girls per 1,000 boys (the Punjab figure is 846). An average household had 5.2 people, against 5.0 across Punjab.

## How literate is Gurdaspur?

79.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Punjab's 75.8%), 6th of 20 districts of Punjab. Men were at 84.6% and women at 74.8% — a gap of 9.7 points (it is 9.7 points across Punjab). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Pathankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/) (84.9%) and lowest in [Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/) (73.6%).

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 Gurdaspur do for a living?

32.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 11.0%). Of all workers, 18% farmed their own land, 9% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 52% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 17% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 27% of workers here, against 30% across Punjab. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/) (44% of workers in farming) and the least is [Pathankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/) (12% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 18 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 52 (52%) · **■** Marginal 17 (17%)

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 Gurdaspur

28.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below Punjab's 37.5%), 12th of 20 districts of Punjab. The Census counted 27 towns: 10 statutory towns with a municipality and 17 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 2 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/batala/) with 158,621 people, home to 24% 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 Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur had 1,595 census villages, 1,515 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,082 people; 14 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Kalanaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/kalanaur/) (13,642), [Awankha](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/awankha/) (9,722), [Tibber](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/tibber/) (9,410), [Kahnuwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/kahnuwan/) (8,972) and [Tarhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dhar-kalan/tarhari/) (6,871).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Gurdaspur district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Gurdaspur district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The District comprises an area of 1889 sq. m. It is bounded on the N. by the native states of Kashmir and Chamba, on the E. by Kangra district and the river Beas, on the S.W. by Amritsar district, and on the W. by Sialkot, and occupies the submontane portion of the Bari Doab, or tract between the Beas and the Ravi. An intrusive spur of the British dominions runs northward into the lower Himalayan ranges, to include the mountain sanatorium of Dalhousie, 7687 ft. above sea-level. This station, which has a large fluctuating population during the warmer months, crowns the most westerly shoulder of a magnificent snowy range, the Dhaoladhar, between which and the plain two minor ranges intervene. Below the hills stretches a picturesque and undulating plateau covered with abundant timber, made green by a copious rainfall, and watered by the streams of the Bari Doab, which, diverted by dams and embankments, now empty their waters into the Beas directly, in order that their channels may not interfere with the Bari Doab canal. The district contains several large jhils or swampy lakes, and is famous for its snipe-shooting. It is historically important in connexion with the rise of the Sikh confederacy. The whole of the Punjab was then distributed among the Sikh chiefs who triumphed over the imperial governors.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Gurdaspur compared with Punjab

■ Gurdaspur · ■ Punjab

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**846

Working population ****32.9%**

**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 Gurdaspur

Of every 100 households in Gurdaspur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Gurdaspur · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

Toilet within the home ****60%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

Tap water ****29%**

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

Use banking services ****67%**

Television ****85%**

Mobile phone ****66%**

Computer with internet ****3%**

Two-wheeler ****45%**

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

None of these assets ****5%**

Own their home ****95%**

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 Gurdaspur

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Dhar Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dhar-kalan/) 54,186 27 1 

[Pathankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/) 622,412 370 13 

[Gurdaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/) 821,539 716 7 

[Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/) 675,891 360 4 

[Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/) 124,295 122 2 

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 Gurdaspur

- Batala · 158,621
- Pathankot · 156,306
- Gurdaspur · 77,928
- Mamun · 32,689
- Sujanpur · 28,270
- Dina Nagar · 23,976
- Qadian · 23,632
- Dhariwal · 16,772
- Jugial · 15,210
- Fatehgarh Churian · 13,070
- Daulatpur · 12,988
- Tibri · 11,845
- Narot Mehra · 8,885
- Sri Hargobindpur · 8,241
- Fateh Nangal · 7,721
- Ghoh · 6,883
- Manwal · 6,496
- Dera Baba Nanak · 6,394
- Sarna · 5,847
- Behrampur · 5,432
- Kot · 5,406
- Bungal · 5,257
- Tharial · 5,081
- Malikpur · 4,645
- Dhaki · 4,203
- Shikar · 4,001
- Baryar · 3,520

## Largest villages in Gurdaspur

- Kalanaur · 13,642
- Awankha · 9,722
- Tibber · 9,410
- Kahnuwan · 8,972
- Tarhari · 6,871
- Hara · 6,800
- Sohal · 6,765
- Ghuman · 6,601
- Ghanieke Bangar · 6,088
- Ranipur · 5,890
- Mari Buchian · 5,311
- Harchowal · 5,291
- Hardo Bathwala · 5,241
- Jhabkra · 5,171
- Kala Afgana · 4,944
- Bhagowal · 4,881
- Hardowal · 4,742
- Gharota Kalan · 4,717
- Aulakh · 4,717
- Khadawar · 4,710

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 Gurdaspur?5: Dhar Kalan, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Batala, Dera Baba Nanak
- What is the population of Gurdaspur district?2,298,323 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Gurdaspur?Batala