Jalandhar Ii

Jalandhar Ii is a Town and Tehsil in Jalandhar 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 Jalandhar Ii Block (CD) is 00213. The total area of Jalandhar Ii Tehsil is 535 km², which includes 507.51 km² of rural area and 27.78 km² of urban area. Jalandhar Ii has a sex ratio of approximately 934 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Jalandhar Ii Tehsil

Jalandhar Ii Tehsil has a total of 239 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 Jalandhar Ii Tehsil, along with their respective gram panchayat and nearest town.

Population of Jalandhar Ii Tehsil

The population profile of Jalandhar Ii 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 Jalandhar Ii 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 Jalandhar Ii Tehsil is around 2,91,477 people. This includes 1,50,690 males and 1,40,787 females. Rural population is about 2,36,558 (1,22,010 males and 1,14,548 females), while urban population is nearly 54,919 (28,680 males and 26,239 females).
• Children aged 0–6 years make up about 30,014 of the population, with 16,025 boys and 13,989 girls. Rural areas have 24,303 children, and urban areas have about 5,711 children in this age group.
• There are approximately 2,12,580 literate people in Jalandhar Ii Tehsil, including 1,15,623 literate males and 96,957 literate females. Literacy in rural areas includes 1,70,561 individuals and urban literacy covers around 42,019 people.
• About 78,897 people in Jalandhar Ii Tehsil are not literate, including 35,067 males and 43,830 females. Rural areas include 65,997 non-literate people, while urban areas have nearly 12,900 individuals.
• The tehsil has around 60,559 households, with 48,955 in villages and 11,604 in towns.

Social Structure and Density

This section offers a snapshot of social structure in Jalandhar Ii 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 Jalandhar Ii Tehsil is approximately 1,40,405 people, including 72,635 males and 67,770 females. Around 1,20,266 people live in rural parts. Nearly 20,139 people reside in urban areas.
• In terms of density, overall population density is around 545 people per square kilometre, rural areas have about 466 people per sq. km, urban areas record nearly 1,977 people per sq. km.