Hoshiarpur City and District Population
Hoshiarpur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab. It lies in the Doaba region at approx 85 km northeast of Jalandhar and 135 km northwest of Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab. As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Hoshiarpur City in 2011 is 168,443 (1.68 Lakhs)
Estimated Population of Hoshiarpur in 2024 – 2 lakh
Census 2011 Details
| Hoshiarpur City | Census 2011 |
| Total Population | 168,443 ( 1.68 lakh) |
| Male Population | 88,290 |
| Female Population | 80,153 |
| Density of Population | 468 per sq. km |
| Average Literacy (%) | 89.11 % |
| % of Male Literates | 91.68 % |
| % of Female Literates | 86.30% |
| Sex Ratio | 908 |
| Child Sex Ratio | 834 |
| Children (0-6 years) | 16,836 |
| Boys (0-6yrs) | 9,178 |
| Girls (0-6 Yrs) | 7,658 |
Sources: Census 2011
As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Hoshiarpur City in 2011 was 168,443 (1.68 Lakhs) of which the male population was 88,290 and the female population was 80,153
DENSITY
The initial provisional data released by Census India 2011, shows that the density of Hoshiarpur District for 2011 is 468 people per sq. km.
LITERACY RATE
The average literacy rate of Hoshiarpur City in 2011 was 89.11 %. If things are looked at gender-wise, male and female literacy was 91.68 % and 86.30%. respectively. The total literate in Hoshiarpur city was 135,094 of which 72,533 are males while 62,561 are females.
SEX RATIO
With regards to the Sex Ratio in Hoshiarpur, it stood at 908 per 1000 males. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per the latest reports of the Census 2011 Directorate. In the 2011 census, the child sex ratio is 834 girls per 1000 boys
CHILD POPULATION
In census enumeration, data regarding children under 0-6 age were also collected. There were a total of 16,836 children under the age of 0-6 years. Of the total 9,178 are boys while 7,658 are girls. The child Sex Ratio as per the census 2011 was 892. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 10 % of the total population of Hoshiarpur City.
Hoshiarpur District Population
Hoshiarpur district is one of the oldest districts of Punjab & part of the Jalandhar division. As per the census 2011, the Hoshiarpur district population in 2011 was 1,586,625 (15.87 Lakhs) and its estimated population in 2024 is 18 lakh.
| Hoshiarpur District | Census 2011 |
| Total Population | 1,586,625 (15.87 Lakhs) |
| Male Population | 809,057 |
| Female Population | 777,568 |
| District Area | 3,386 |
| Density of Population | 468 per sq. km |
| Average Literacy (%) | 84.59% |
| Sex Ratio | 961 |
| Child Sex Ratio | 865 |
Source: Census 2011
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