Garhshankar

Garhshankar is a Town and Tehsil in Hoshiarpur 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 Garhshankar Block (CD) is 00217. The total area of Garhshankar Tehsil is 796 km², which includes 782.11 km² of rural area and 13.56 km² of urban area. Garhshankar has a sex ratio of approximately 965 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Garhshankar Tehsil

Garhshankar Tehsil has a total of 288 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 Garhshankar Tehsil, along with their respective gram panchayat and nearest town.

Population of Garhshankar Tehsil

The population profile of Garhshankar 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 Garhshankar 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 Garhshankar Tehsil is around 3,30,711 people. This includes 1,68,229 males and 1,62,482 females. Rural population is about 3,02,396 (1,53,499 males and 1,48,897 females), while urban population is nearly 28,315 (14,730 males and 13,585 females).
• Children aged 0–6 years make up about 34,624 of the population, with 18,340 boys and 16,284 girls. Rural areas have 31,730 children, and urban areas have about 2,894 children in this age group.
• There are approximately 2,43,065 literate people in Garhshankar Tehsil, including 1,30,842 literate males and 1,12,223 literate females. Literacy in rural areas includes 2,21,041 individuals and urban literacy covers around 22,024 people.
• About 87,646 people in Garhshankar Tehsil are not literate, including 37,387 males and 50,259 females. Rural areas include 81,355 non-literate people, while urban areas have nearly 6,291 individuals.
• The tehsil has around 70,245 households, with 64,098 in villages and 6,147 in towns.

Social Structure and Density

This section offers a snapshot of social structure in Garhshankar 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 Garhshankar Tehsil is approximately 1,36,136 people, including 69,301 males and 66,835 females. Around 1,24,652 people live in rural parts. Nearly 11,484 people reside in urban areas.
• In terms of density, overall population density is around 416 people per square kilometre, rural areas have about 387 people per sq. km, urban areas record nearly 2,088 people per sq. km.