Hoshiarpur District, Punjab

Hoshiarpur is an administrative district in Punjab, India. The district is located about 90 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab. Its administrative headquarters is in Hoshiarpur. Punjabi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 3,386 km², including 3,243.71 km² of rural area and 142.29 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Hoshiarpur District

Hoshiarpur District is divided into 5 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,427 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Dasua266842.37
2Garhshankar300795.67
3Hoshiarpur4151,118.99
4Mukerian313628.97
5Tanda133—

Population of Hoshiarpur District

According to the 2011 Census, Hoshiarpur District had a population of 15,86,625 people living in 3,36,994 households. The population comprised 8,09,057 males and 7,77,568 females, with an average population density of 469 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population15,86,62512,51,6563,34,969
Male Population8,09,0576,34,4701,74,587
Female Population7,77,5686,17,1861,60,382
Total Households3,36,9942,64,83172,163
Population Density469 / km²386 / km²2,354 / km²

Hoshiarpur District had 11,99,699 literate people and 1,68,331 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population was 5,57,504. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,68,3311,34,05634,275
Literate Population11,99,6999,35,8352,63,864
Illiterate Population3,86,9263,15,82171,105
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population5,57,5044,65,03792,467
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population000

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.