Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur is a district in the Punjab State of India. Total area of Hoshiarpur is 3,386 km² including 3,243.71 km² rural area and 142.29 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Hoshiarpur has a population of 15,86,625 peoples, out of which urban population is 3,34,969 while rural population is 12,51,656. Hoshiarpur has a sex ratio of approximately 961 females for every 1,000 males. The district has a population density of 469 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 3,36,994 houses in the district, including 72,163 urban houses and 2,64,831 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,385 villages in hoshiarpur district.

The Hoshiarpur district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Hoshiarpur is the largest tehsil in hoshiarpur district by both area and population. Mukerian is the smallest tehsil in hoshiarpur district by area while Garhshankar is the smallest tehsil by population. There are 4 tehsils in Hoshiarpur district. Here is the list of all Hoshiarpur Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.

List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Hoshiarpur District

Population of Hoshiarpur District

Households in Hoshiarpur District