Payal

Payal is a Town and Tehsil in Ludhiana 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 Payal Block (CD) is 00226. The total area of Payal Tehsil is 429 km², which includes 407.45 km² of rural area and 21.53 km² of urban area. Payal has a sex ratio of approximately 876 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Payal Tehsil

Payal Tehsil has a total of 111 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 Payal Tehsil, along with their respective gram panchayat and nearest town.

Population of Payal Tehsil

The population profile of Payal 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 Payal 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 Payal Tehsil is around 2,13,545 people. This includes 1,13,803 males and 99,742 females. Rural population is about 1,72,631 (91,242 males and 81,389 females), while urban population is nearly 40,914 (22,561 males and 18,353 females).
• Children aged 0–6 years make up about 20,808 of the population, with 11,342 boys and 9,466 girls. Rural areas have 16,286 children, and urban areas have about 4,522 children in this age group.
• There are approximately 1,52,529 literate people in Payal Tehsil, including 85,293 literate males and 67,236 literate females. Literacy in rural areas includes 1,22,946 individuals and urban literacy covers around 29,583 people.
• About 61,016 people in Payal Tehsil are not literate, including 28,510 males and 32,506 females. Rural areas include 49,685 non-literate people, while urban areas have nearly 11,331 individuals.
• The tehsil has around 41,643 households, with 33,327 in villages and 8,316 in towns.

Social Structure and Density

This section offers a snapshot of social structure in Payal 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 Payal Tehsil is approximately 80,696 people, including 42,600 males and 38,096 females. Around 68,152 people live in rural parts. Nearly 12,544 people reside in urban areas.
• In terms of density, overall population density is around 498 people per square kilometre, rural areas have about 424 people per sq. km, urban areas record nearly 1,900 people per sq. km.