Sri Muktsar Sahib District, Punjab

Sri Muktsar Sahib is an administrative district in Punjab, India. The district is located about 230 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab. Its administrative headquarters is in Sri Muktsar Sahib. Punjabi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,593 km², including 2,530.28 km² of rural area and 62.72 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Sri Muktsar Sahib District

Sri Muktsar Sahib District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 236 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Gidderbaha48653.80
2Malout911,054.63
3Sri Muktsar Sahib97884.58

Population of Sri Muktsar Sahib District

According to the 2011 Census, Sri Muktsar Sahib District had a population of 9,01,896 people living in 1,74,360 households. The population comprised 4,75,622 males and 4,26,274 females, with an average population density of 348 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population9,01,8966,49,7052,52,191
Male Population4,75,6223,42,2021,33,420
Female Population4,26,2743,07,5031,18,771
Total Households1,74,3601,24,12450,236
Population Density348 / km²257 / km²4,021 / km²

Sri Muktsar Sahib District had 5,24,848 literate people and 1,04,419 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population was 3,81,554. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,04,41974,58129,838
Literate Population5,24,8483,55,1611,69,687
Illiterate Population3,77,0482,94,54482,504
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population3,81,5542,95,17986,375
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.