Dera Baba Nanak

Dera Baba Nanak is a Town and Tehsil in Gurdaspur District of Punjab. In India, a tehsil is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to Census 2011, the sub-district code of Dera Baba Nanak Block (CD) is 00204. The total area of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil is 296 km², which includes 288.89 km² of rural area and 7.45 km² of urban area. Dera Baba Nanak has a sex ratio of approximately 892 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil

Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil has a total of 122 villages, each with its own identity, gram panchayat, and local lifestyle. These villages form the real backbone of the region, where everyday life is rooted in agriculture, tradition, and community ties. The list below shows all villages in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil, along with their respective gram panchayat and nearest town.

Population of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil

The population profile of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil offers a deeper understanding of how people are settled across its rural and urban parts. The following sections provide key insights into total population, household distribution, literacy, and age demographics — data that plays a vital role in planning development work and allocating public resources effectively.

Basic Population Details

This section offers a snapshot of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil's population composition, including male-female ratio, child population, and how literacy levels vary between villages and towns.

Here’s a simplified summary based on Census 2011 stats:

• Total population of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil is around 1,24,295 people. This includes 65,662 males and 58,633 females. Rural population is about 1,13,900 (60,001 males and 53,899 females), while urban population is nearly 10,395 (5,661 males and 4,734 females).
• Children aged 0–6 years make up about 15,054 of the population, with 8,338 boys and 6,716 girls. Rural areas have 14,015 children, and urban areas have about 1,039 children in this age group.
• There are approximately 80,449 literate people in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil, including 45,133 literate males and 35,316 literate females. Literacy in rural areas includes 72,534 individuals and urban literacy covers around 7,915 people.
• About 43,846 people in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil are not literate, including 20,529 males and 23,317 females. Rural areas include 41,366 non-literate people, while urban areas have nearly 2,480 individuals.
• The tehsil has around 23,047 households, with 21,057 in villages and 1,990 in towns.

Social Structure and Density

This section offers a snapshot of social structure in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil, highlighting the SC and ST population across rural and urban areas, as well as how densely people live in different parts of the region.

Here’s a simplified summary based on Census 2011 stats:

• Scheduled Caste (SC) population in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil is approximately 16,761 people, including 8,775 males and 7,986 females. Around 14,838 people live in rural parts. Nearly 1,923 people reside in urban areas.
• In terms of density, overall population density is around 419 people per square kilometre, rural areas have about 394 people per sq. km, urban areas record nearly 1,395 people per sq. km.