CENSUS OF INDIA:.

1961

POPULATION
OF

PUNJAB
(Provisional Figures)
I

By
R. L. ANAND
Superintendent of Census Operations, Punjab
 PREFACE

The 1961 Census was an attempt to answer the basic question, "How many
persons lived in India on the day-break of the 1st March, 1961 ?" Within eight
days of that census moment the provisional figures of population and literacy re-
lating to districts and towns of Punjab were released to the public. Since then a
very large number of inquiries are being received from individuals and institutions
about the population figures. To meet this demand, this brochure is being issued.
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2. The figures cuntained in this brochure are provisional, based upon the
totals struck by some 30,000 Enumerators spread all over the State, relating to
the areas assigned to them for enumeration. It is, however, felt that these provisional
figures may not vary substantially from the figures finally emerging from the four
Tabulation Offices established in the State for sorting the Household Schedules
and Individual Slips,

The information contained in Table IX has been extracted from the publica.
tion '1961 Census: Provisional Population Totals' issued by the Registrar General
India,

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(R. L. ANAND)
9·D,SECTOR 2-B, l Superintendent of Census
CHANDIGARH : 5-8-61 ) Operations, Punjab.
 CONTENTS
PAGE

1. NOTES 1

2. TA-BLES-
I. Area and Population
, 6
II. Growth of Population 8
III. Growth of Population in different decades and during
sixty years : 1901-61 10
IV. Density of Population in different Census Years 12

V. Sex Ratio in different Census Years 13

VI. Literates in 19til 14
VII. Population in 1961-By Tahsils 15
VIII. Population of Towns in 1961 and 1951 19
IX. Population of India for 1961: Illcrease, Sex Ratio and
Density 28
3. DIAGRAMS AND MAPS-

Area and Population of Punjab Districts facing page 6

Punjab Districts shaded according to

increase in population during 1951-61 facing page 8

Punjab Districts shaded according to

Density of Population in 1961 facing page 10

Percentage increase of Population

during 1951-61 in different States of
India facing page 26
 POPULATION OF PU.NJAB, 1961
Provisional Figures

AREA AND POPULATION (TABLE 1)

Art!a.-In pursuance of a recommendation of the States Reorganisation

Commission, Punjab, and the Patiala and East Punjab States Union were integrated
in November, 1956. The present area of Punjab is the total of the areas of the
erstwhile Punjab and PEPSU at the time of the 1951 census. There have, however,
been numerous changes in the composition of Districts and the area figures shown
in column 2 of Table I are based on the land record figures as reported by the Deputy
Commissioners. The population figures for 1951 have been adjusted so as to per-
tain to the ~istricts as constituted at present.

. The total area of Punjab is 46,376 square miles, formed in 19 districts.

The districts, as area units, vary widely from each other. Hissar (5,356 sq. miles)
the biggest among them, is full twenty-four times the size of Simla (223 sq. miles),
the smallest District. The second District in size is Kangra (4,563 sq. miles). The
combined area of eight small Districts of Simla, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, JuJlundur,
Mahendragarh, Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Patiala almost equals that of the two big
Districts of Hissar and Kangra.

Population.-The human population of' Punjab as on March 1, 1961, was

20,298,151 : 10,866,910 males and 9,431,241 females.
The Ferozepore District, with 1,620,389 persons has the largest population,
followed closely by Amritsar (1,547,241) and Hissar (1,545,887). The three
Districts at the bottom of the scale are Kapurthala (343,775), Simla (111 ,256) and
Lahaul and Spiti (20,478).

GROWTH OF POPULATION (TABLES II AND lIn

As between 1951 and 1961 the population of Punjab showed an increase of
4,163,261 persons, 2,185,132 among males and 1,978,129 among females.
Table II shows absolute increase in population during the decinnum 1951-61
and during sixty years ending 1961. In Table III the vercentage variations have
been silOwn during each decade since the beginning of the century. The mo"t
glaring feature brought out by the census is the alarmingly rapid and almost challeng-
ing growth in population. During 1951-61, the population rose by 25.8 per cent.
In other words, for every hundred persons in 195], there were 126 in 1961.

The rate of increase in population during the last ten years has not been
uniform all over the State. The biggest increase was registered in the Lahaul and
Spiti District (60.9 per cent) which is a very small and thinly populated area. A sub-
stantial portion of the increase there is due to the presence of labour from outside
the District working on roads and bridges and executing other Plan Projects. The
'Rissar District features next (47.8 per cent) where the scope for intensive cultivation
has improved rapidly with the extension of canal irrigation in recent years. The
third District on the list is Kamal (38.3 per cent) where employment opportunities
have greatly improved both in industry and cultivation, ana because of proximity
to Delhi. The three other districts where the increase in population has been of
the order of 30 to 35 per cent are Ambala, Bhatinda and Patiala. All these six
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districts have less than 600 persons to the square mile, which is not a high density
compared to other disfricts in the State. Among the districts where the increase
has been between 20 and 30 per cent, which in the present context may be termed as
increase or' medium type, are Rohtak, Gurgaon, Ludhiana, Ferozepore, Sangrur
and Mahendragarh. Ludhiana with its good soil and central location seems nlready
to have been saturated with human population and so, to some extent, is the Rohtak
District. Gurgaon and Mahendragarh lie on the edge of the desert; Ferozepore
is located along the border ; and Sangr~r because of its low-lying, waterlogged
tracts would not attract much populatIOn. ,
Among the districts where the increase has been comparatively slow, Amritsar
and Iullundur are already thickly populated. Simla and.Kangra are hilly and scope
for e1(tension in agriculture is limited, and this applies, to some extent, also to
Hosh,iarpur ;;md Gurdaspur. Kapurthala does not appear to have caught the fancy
of refugees frOID West Punjab, and its slow rate of increase does not lend to a ready
explanation.
Df:NSITY OF POPULATION (TABLE IV)
There was an absolute decline in numbers in the State, during the decade
1901-1911. Thereafter the population increased at an accelerated pace until in
1941-51 the mass migration in the wake of the Partition counteracted the normal
increase. The decade 1951-61 witnessed the record increase in population. The
ne~ effect has been that whereas in 1911, there were on an average 258 persons to a
square, mile, in 1961 the number was 428. In other words, on every square mile
of .land there are now 170 more persons than fifty years ago, to be fed, clothed and
maintained.
The various Districts are arranged below in ascending order of density of
human population. The figures within brackets show the average number of persons
per square mile.
1. Lahaul and Spiti"'1 These two contiguous Districts are mountainous. The
(5) I upper reaches in the region are too cold to live: only
~ a small portion of the area lends to cultivation : and
2. Kangra (232) I avenues of livelihood other than agriculture have not
J developeu. Hence the sparse population.
3. Hissar (289) "'1 These Districts constitute the south-east region of the
I State, with light sandy soil and insufficient rainfall.
4. Bhatinda (394) I They partake the nature of Rajasthan along which
~ they are situated. Until the introduction of
5. Mahendragarh I canal irrigation, agriculture in this tract was insecure,
(408) I and the hardship to population from crop failures
6. Ferozepore (415) I and prolonged summer was not inviting to popula-
J Iation growth.
7. Sangrur (470) "'1 These two Districts have loamy soil and higher water-
I tab,le. Some low-lying areas are affected by the
~ floods during monsoon and become malarious.
I With rapid industrialisation, the population of
8. Kamal (483) J Kamal has witnessed a substantial rise.
. 9. Simla (5~0).:-The high density in this District is due to the importan~e of
the SImla town WhIch IS tIle seat of the Himachal Pradesh Administration and was
until a few years ago also of the Punjab Government. '
10. Kapurthala (535) "'1 These four Districts lie in the Sub-Himalayan
11. Hoshiarpur (542) ~ region. :Rains here are copious, water-table
12. Patiala (545) I is high and land gives good crops,
13, Ambala (596) J
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14. Gurgaon (527) 1 'The high density of human population in these two
t districts is largely due to their contiguity with
I Delhi which provides a ready market for men
t5. Rohtak (608) J and materials of all types.
16 .. Gurdaspur (734) I These four I?istricts constitute a block of the most
I dense population in Punjab. Climate here is
17. Ludhiana (768) \ good, land is fertile and because of extensive
}- irrigation, agriculture is secure. The tract is
18. Amritsar (788) I in the hub of the old province of the Punjab,
I with transport, education and industry highly
19. JUllundur (918) J developed.

SEX RATIO (TABLE V)

The number of females per thousand males in Punjab has made a steady
advance from 801 in 1911 to 858 in 1951 and 868 in 1961. Despitet his increase
the State has still 132 females short per thousand males. Tbe number of females
coming towards party witht he males will result in more males being able to marry;
and this will mean faster growth of population in years to come unless people take
to family planning measures.
'There is a considerable variation .in sex ratio among the various Districts.
In Kangra there are 995 females to a thousand males. This high figure may, among
other things, b~ due to men having to go out of the District in large numbers for
employment. At the lowest :rung of the ladder is Labaul and Spiti, whereas already
noted, outside labour works on roads and other constructional activity.
LITERATES (TABLE VI)

The test for literacy in the 1961 census was ability to read and write a simple
letter. Table VI shows the number of literate and educated persons, and the
percentage they form of the total population. While working (Jut such percentage
it is customary to ignore population less than five years in age. In this light, the
:.figures given in the Table are understatements. This could not be helped because
the age-distribution of population has not yet been worked out.

Literacy in Punjab expressed as percentage of the entire population is 23.7;

32.4 for males and 13.7 for females. The corre~ponding figures for 1951 were
13.6, 19.2 and 7.2, respectively. Education has made considerable progress
during tbe last ten years. There are, however. seven States in India which are more
adv.anced than .Punjab in literacy ; these States can be noted from refuence to
the last column of Table IiX.
The District with tlJ.e highest percentage of literates is Simla (44.0), followed
by Ludhiana (35.5) and Jullunduf (33.2). At the lowest rungs of the ladder are
Sangrur 16.1, 'Lahaul and Spiti (16.2), Hissar and Mahendragarh (each 17.2).

RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION (1 ABLE VII)

Table VII shows the total number of persons, males and females, and rural
and urban .p_opulation for each of the 75 tahsils in the State.

Of a thousand per.sons in Punjab, 799 live in rural areas and 201 in towns.
The corresponding figures for 1951 are 810 and 1904 There is a mild preference
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among the people for living in towns, because of better educational and medical
facilities, social amenities, and greater scope for employment.
The town population is distributed unequally among districts. In Simla
Ambala and Ludhiana Districts the townsmen are more than 30 per cent of th~
total population; whereas -in Kangra, Lahaul and Spiti a'nd Mahendragarh they do
not form even 10 per cent.

TOWNS (:fABLE VIII)

During the 1961 census all such places were taken as urban (towns) as had
either a local administration, or a population of at least 5,000, .three-fourths of which
were following non-agricultural pursuits. According to these criteria, there are now
188 towns in the Punjab. The population of these towns arranged according to
Districts is ,given in Table VIlt
Punjab has five cities, each having at least one lakh persons: Amritsar
(375,542), Ludhiana (244,238), Jullundur City (221,952), Patiala (124,948) and
Ambala Cantonment (105,507).
Eleven towns each having population ranging between 50,000 and 100,000, ~re
Chandigarh, Rohtak, Ambala City, Karnal, Panipat, Hissar, Bhiwani, Bhatinda,
¥amunanagar, Hoshiarpur and Batala.
Twenty-eight towns have population ranging between 25,000 and 50,000.
The remaining 144 towns are units of less than 25,000 persons.
The number of places taken as towns in 1951 was 194 and collectively they
had 3,066,442 persons. By 1961, four among these places lost their entity because
of their merger with adjoining towns : these were Kaithal Mandi, Kamal Civil
Lines, Ambala Civil Lines and Hadiabad. Another fifteen places ceased to have
local administration, and because of their not fulfilling the test of the minimum
size of population and the percentage following non-agricultural pursuits, they were
excluded from the list of towns in 1961 census. These places are Kandagbat,
Dharampur, Sanawar, Garkhal, Miani, Jaijon, Khanpur, Bilga, Jandiala, Bindala,
Sursingh, Sultanwind, Hadiya, Sehna and Moonak, and their collective population
is 57,697.
There are thirteen such places which were not treated as towns in 1951 but
have been included in the 1961 list. they are Uk lana Mandi, Pehowa, Mani Majra,
Chandigarb, Kurali, Jatogh, Nangal Township, Na)'a Nangal, Adampul, Talwandi
Bhai, Malout, Amritsar CaMt., and Rajpura Township and their population totals
214,774.

PUNJAB AMONG INDIAN STATES (TABLE I~)

Table IX shows some features of the 1951 and 1961 censuses for India and
its component States. Some points brought out by this Table are mentioned
below.
(1) Punjab is one of the small States in area. Among 15 States it ranks
thirteenth, those smaller being West Bengal and Kerala. In
population the relative position of Punjab is sixth.
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Punjab,accounts for 4.2 per cent the area and 4.7 per cent the
population of the Indian Union.
(2) During 1951-61 the human population increased by 21.5 per cent
in India as a whole, and by 25.8 per cent in Punjab.
.. .
(3)' Punjab is one of the thickly populated Stat~s, witli 431 persons per
squar!! mile, as compared to 384 in India as a whole. During the
last ten years, India added 68 persons per square mile of land.
Punjab added 88 persons.
(4) In the country as a whole there were 946 females per thousand males
in 1951 and this nJlmber got reduced to 940 in 1961. Among
Indian' States, Punjab is conspicuous for the disproportionately
small number of females, but this disparity is slowly narrowing.
The number of females per thousand males was 858 in 1951 and
868 in 1961.
(5) In 1951, 17.4 per cent of the popuiation in India lived in towns, and this
figure increased to 17.8 in 1961. Some States have shown in-
crease and others decrease in urbanisation. Punjab is among those
States where the town population increased relatively. during the
decade, and the percentage of urban population advanced from
19.0 in 1951 to "20.1 in 1961.
(6) The improvement in literacy in Punjab during the decade has been
perhaps the biggest among Indian States. But, in Epite of
this improvement Punjab has just touched the general average
figure for the country of 237 per thousand.
There are as many as seven States which have more literate persons than
Punjab, and among them Kerala leads with 462 literates per
thousand persons.
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TABLE I
AREA AND POPULATION

Administrative Area· 1961 1951

Division! (square I

~ml
District miles)
Persons Males \ Females Males Females

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PUNJAB 46,3,76 20,298,151 10,866,910 9,431,241 16,134,890 8,681,778 7,453,112
Ambala Division 15;647\ ,7,174,058 3,860,715 3,313,343 5,336,167 2,868,999 2,467,168
1. Hissar .. 5,336 1,545,887 830,313 715,574 1,045,645 560,937 484,708
2. Rohtak .. 2,331. 1,416,915 748,917 667,998 1,122,046 592,596 529,450
3. Gurgaon .. 2,348 1,238,128 656,937 581,191 967,664 512,891 454,773
4. Karnal .. 3,086 1,489,679 804,362 685,317 1,077,381 579,809 497,572
5. Ambala .. 2,303 1,372,1931 755,936 616,257 1,017,254 559,486 457,768
6. Simla .. -
223 111,256 64,250 47,006 106,177 63,280 42,897

Jullimdur Division' 21,756 9,048,198 4,802,656 4,245,542 7,679,646 4,118,546 3,561,100

7. Kangra .. 4,563 1,057,066 i 592,742 527,324 921,278 476,042 445,236
8. Lahaul and
Spiti 4,410 20,478 11,538 8,940 12,728 6,558 6,170
9. Hoshiarpur 2,267 1,229,473 645,884 583,589 1,094,022 581,683 512,339
10. Jullundur .. 1,334 1,224,434 654,447 569,987 1',055,600 566,999 488,601
11. Ludhiana .. 1,329 1,021,190 550,371 470,819 807,418 437,336 370,082

12. Ferozepore 3,908 1,620,389 876,259 744,130 1,275,195· 689,364 585,831

13. Amritsar .. 1,962 1,547,241 824,907 722,334 1,367,040 742,421 624,619

14. Gurdaspur .. 1,340 984,152 527,171 456,981 851,294 461,222 390,072

I
15. Kapurthala 643 343,775 182,337 161,438 295,071 156,921 I 138,150
Pariala Division 8,973 4,075,895 2,203,539 1,872,356 3,119,077 1,694,233 1,424,844
16. Bhatinda .. 2,679 1,056,033 574,546 481,487 786,889 428,112 358,777

17. Sangrur .. 3,031 1,425,261 774,140 651,121 1,111,594 607,414 504,180

18. Patiala .. 1,923 1,047,437 572,015 475,422 777,520 430,243 347,277

19. Mahendragarh 1,340 547,164 282,838 264,326 443,074 228,464 214,610

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TABLED
GROWTH OF POPULATION

VARIATION DURING 1951--61 VARIATION DUlUNG 1901-61

(10 YEARS) (60 YEARS)
Administrative ,
Division/District
Persons Males Females Persons Males FelIlaIes

PUNJAB 4,163,261 2,185,132 1,918,129 7,032,291 3,688,509 3,343,782

Ambala Division .. 1,837,891 991,716 846,175 2,774,446 1,485,984 10288,462
1. Hissar .. 500,242 269,376 230,866 764,707 412,752 351,955
2. Rdhtak .. 294,869 156,321 138,548 558,731 292,786 265,945
3. Gurgaon .. 270,464 144,046 126,418 360,400 196,154 164,246
4. "Katnai .. 412,298 224,553 187,745 618,856 332,414 286,442
5. Ambala .. 354,939 196,450 158,489 451,297 246,615 204,682
6. Simla .. 5,079 970 4,109 20,455 5,263 15,192
Jullundqr Division .. 1,368,552 684,110 684,442 2,548,800· 1,299,643· 1;249,157·
7. Kangra .. 135,788 53,700 82,088 301,056 136,701 164,355
8. Lahaul and Spiti .. 7,750 4,980 2,770 10,034 6,340 3,694
9. Hoshiarpur .. lS5,4S1 64,201 71,250 230,315 115,102 115,213
10. lullundur .. 168,834 87,448 81,386 305,495 157,079 148,416
11. Ludhiana .. 213,772 113,035 100,737 369,253 193,804 175,449
12. Ferozepore .. 345,194 186,895 158,229 694,263 369,132 325,131
13. Amritsar .. 180,201 82,486 97,715 360,101 175,821 I 184,280
14. Gurdaspur 132,858 65,949 66,909 278,283 145,664 132,619
15. Kapurthala 48,704 25,416 23,288
Patiala Division 956,818 509,306 447,512 1,709,045t 9,021,882t 806,163t
16. Bhatinda 269,144 146,434 122,710 I N.A. N.A. N.A.
17· Sangrur 313,667 166,726 146,941 N.A. N.A. N.A.
18. Patiala 269,917 141,772 128,145 N.A. N.A. N.A.
19. Mahendragarh 104,090 54,374 49,7161 N.A. N.A. N.A.

• lullundur Division does not include Kapurthala District figures.

tPatiala Division includes Kapurthala District figures.
N.A.=Not Available.
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GROWTH OF POPULATION IN DIFFERiINT DECADES
AND DURING SIXTY YEARS. 1901-1961
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Percentage increase (+) or decrease (-) during

Administrative .
Divisionl
District 1901-11 1911-21 1921-31 1931-41 1941-51 1951-61 1901-61
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PUNJAB .. (-)10',0 (+)4.4 (+)9.6 (+)17.8 (+)0.2 ~ (+)25.8 (+)5'3.0

Ambala
Division .. (-)10.8 (+)1.4 (+)6.4 (+)15.0 (+)9.0 (+)34.4 (+)63.1
1. Hissar .. (+)3.4 (+)1.6 (+)10.0 (+)11.9 (+)3.6 (+)47.8 (+)97.9
2. Rohtak .. (-)13.7 (+)7.8 (+)4.5 (+)18.4 (+)13.7 (+)26.3 ( +)65.1
3. Gurgaon (-)12.8 (-)6.9 (+)9.3 (+)15.0 (+)8.0 (+)28.0 (+)41.~
4. Kamal .. (-)9.5 (+)3.5 (+)2.8 (+)16.7 (+)10.1 (+)38.3 (+)71.1j
5. Ambala .. (-)16.1 (-)1.6 ( +)9.1 ( +)14.1 (+)7.5 ( +)34.9 (+)49.0
6. Simla .. (-)42.7 .( +)39.2 (-)27.5 ( +)2.3 (+)97.9 (+)4.8 ( +)22.5
Ilillundur
Division .. ~-)9.~· (+)5.0* (+)12.3* (+)19.6* (-)6.1* (+)17.8 (+)47.0*
7. Kangra •• (+)0.2 (-)0.5 (+)4.6 (+)12.4 (+)4.0 (+)14.7 (+)39.8
8. Lahaul and
Spiti .. (+)4.4 (-)2.2 (+)7.7 (+)4.4 (+)6.2 (+)60.9 (+)96.1
9' Hoshiarpur (-)7.2 (+)1.0 (+)11.3 (+)13.5 (-)7.5 (+)12.4 (+)23.1
10. lullundur (-)12.6 (+)2.6 (+)14.8 (+)19.4 (-)6.5 (+)16.0 (+')33.2]
11. Ludhiana (-)22.7 (+)9.8 (+)18.7 (+)22.0 (+)0.8, (+)26.5 ( +)56.6
12. Ferozepur (+)0.5 (+)14.2 (+)5.2 ( +)23.0 (-)7.31. (+)27.1 (+)75.0
13. Amritsar (-)14.0 (+)5.5 (+)20.2 (+)25.2 (-)15.7 (+)13.2 ( +}30.3
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thala .. N. A. N. A. N. A. N. A. I N. A. (+)16.5 N. A.
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Division .. (-)10.0t (+}7.8t (+)8.5t (+)17.9t (+)1.6t (+)30.7t (+)63.0t
16. Bhatinda N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. (+)34.2 N.A.
17. Sangrur .. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. (+)28.2 N.A.
18. Patiala .. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. (+)34.7 N.A.
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garh .. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
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TABLE IV
-qENSITY OF POPULATION IN DIFFERENT CENSUS YEARS

Number of persons per square mile

Administrative
Division/
District 1901 1911 1921 1931 I 1941 1951 1961

Punjab ., 286 258 269 295 347 348 428

Ambala Division 281 251 254 271 311 341 458
1- Hissar ., 146 151 153 168 188 195 289
2. Rohtak ., '3C?8 318 342 358 423 481 608
3. Gurgaon .. 374 326 304 332 382 412 527
4. Kamal ., 282 255 264 272 317 349 483
5. Ambala ., 400 335 I 330 360 411 442 596
6. Simla ., 407 233 325 235 241 477 500
Jullundur Division 283* 257* 269· 302· 362* 353· 416
7. KangIa ., 166 166 165 173 194 202 232
8. Lahaul and
Spiti ., 2 2
I 2 3 3 3 5
9. Hoshiarpur 441 409 413 460 522 483 542
10. JuUundur 689 602 618 709 846 792 918
491 379 416 494 603 607 768
11. Ludhiana ..
12. Ferozepur .. 237 238 272 286
I 352 326 415
13. Amritsar .. 605 521 549 660 826 697 788
14. Gurdaspur .. 527 467 477 540 643 635 734
15. Kapurthala N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 459 535
Patiala Division 302t 272t 293t 31St 375t 348 454
16. Bhatinda " N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 294 394
17. Sangrur " N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 367 470
18. Patiala " N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 404 545
19. Mahendra-
garh " N.A. N.A.
I N.A. N.A. N.A. 331 408

·Does not include Kapurthala District figures.

tInc1udes Kapurthala District figures. '
"N. A".=Not available.
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TABLEV
SEX RATIO IN DIFFERENT CENSUS YEARS

Number of Females per 1,000 Malqs

Administrative
Division!
District 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 I 1961

Punjab " 848 807 821 830 850 858 868

Arnhala Division 853 1 823 827 828 854 860 858
1. Hissar .. 870 837 877 855 878 864 862
I
2' Rohtak " 881 856 852 864 915 893 892
3. Gurgaon .. 905 878 858 859 880 887 885
4. Kamal .. 845 828 828 815 833 858 852
5. Ambala " 80S 755 778 787 799 I 818 815
6. Simla .. 539 436 363 403 429 678 732
Jullundur Division 854· 805· 825· 835· 853" 865 884
7. Kangra .. 923 919 945 928 912 935 995
8. Lahauland
Spiti .. 1,009 1,009 1,015 1,006 930 941 775
9. Hoshiarpur 882 832 860 871 I 883 881 904
10. lullundur .. 848 783 807 841 859 862 871
11. Ludhiana .. 828 765 784 791 832 846 855
12. Ferozepur .. 826 781 800 817 821 850 849
13. Arnritsar .. 828 781 796 803 841 841 '876
14. Gurdaspur..
I 850 770 791 806 838 846 867
IS. Kapurthala
Patiala Division
N.A.
828t
N.A.
785t I N.A.
802t
N.A.
82It
N.A.
837t
880
841
B8S
850
16. Bbatinda .. N.A. N.A. N.A. N. A. N.A. 838 838
17. Sangrur .. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 830 841
18. Patiala .. N.A. N.A. RA. N.A. N.A. 807 831
19. Mahendra-
garb .. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
I 939 935

"Does not include Kapurthala District figures.

t Includes Kapurtbala District figures.
"N. A".= Not available.
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TABLE VI
LITERATES IN 1961

Literates as percentage of total

populatio1l '
Administrative Division/District
Persons Males Females

Puniab 23.7 32.4 13.7

AmbalCJ Divi~ion 21.5 30.8 10.8
1. Hissar 17.2 25.8 7.3
2. Rohtak 21.1 32.1 8.8
3. Gurgaoll 20.3 31.1 8.2
4. Kamal 18.2 25.5 9.6
5. Ambala 29.7 38.2 19.3
6. Simla 44.0 55.7 27.9-
Jul/lindur Divisioll 27.6 36.3 17.7
7. Kangra 22.7 34.5 10.8.
8. Lahaul and Spiti 16.2 26.1 3.4
9. Hoshiarpur 28.4 38.8 16.8
10. Jullundur 33.2 41.7 23.4
11. Ludhiana 35.5 42.8 26.9
12. Ferozepur 21.8 29.5 12.S.
13. Amritsar 28.4 36.1 19.5-
14. Gurdaspur 24.8 33.1 15.3-
15. Kapurthala 28.8 37.0 19.6
Patiala DivMon 19.0 26.9 9.7
16. Bhatinda 18.5 26.3 9.3
17. Sangrur 16.1 22.9 8.0;
18. PaHala 24.3 31.6 15.6
19. Mahendragarh 17.2 29.5 4.0
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TABLE VB
POPULATION IN 1961 BY TAHSILS
MALES AND FEMALES : RURAL AND URBAN

Percentage
oftotal
Population
District/Tahsil Persons , Males Females Rural Urban
Rural iurban

1 2 3
II 4 5 6 7
r8

HISSAR .. 1,545,887 830, 313 1 715,574 1,304,885 241,002 84.4 15.6

1. Hissar .. 348,956 188,441 160,515 273,225 75,731 78.3 21.7
2. Hansi .. 324,745 172,509 152,236 291,041 33,704 89.6 10.4
I
3. Bhiwani .. 264,056 140,578 123,478 201,393 62,663 76.3 23.7
4. Fatehabad .. 237,645 127,991 109,654 221,609 16,036 93.3 6.7
5. Sirsa .. 370,485 200,794 169,691 317,617 52,868 85.7 14.3
ROHTAK ., 1,416,915 748,917 667,998 1,222,778 194,137 86.3 13.7
6' Rohtak ., . 395,110 209,391 185,719 I 307,109 88,001 77.7 22.3
I
7. Jhajjar .. 408,939 214,276 ! 194,663 368,932 40,007 90.2 9.8
8. Gohana .. 289,174 152,694 136,480 268,813 20,361 93.0 7.0
9. Sonepat ., 323,692 172,556 151,136 277,924 45,768 85.9 14.1
GURGAON .. 1,238,128 656,937 581,191 1,032,631 205,497 83.4 16.6
10. Gurgaon
11. Ferozepur-Jhirka
.. 212,320
141,831
I 112,776 .
74,315
99,544
67,516 I
169,559
136,055
42,761
5,776
79.9
95.9
20.1
4.1
12. Nuh
.. I 181,754 ' 96,640 I 85,114 171,095 10,659 94.1 5.9
13. Palwal .. 214,566 115,383 I 99,183 176,148 38,418 82.1 17.9
14. Rewari .. 307,943 159,990 147,953 259,083 48,860 84.1 15.9
15. Balabhgarh .. 179,714 97,833 81,881 120,691 59,023 67.2 32.8
KARNAL .. '1,489,679 804,362 685,317 1,234,706 254,973 82.9 17.1
16. Kamal .. 440,123 237,621 202,502 349,703 90,420 79.5 20.5
17. Kaithal .. 499,131 270,582 228,549 450,429 48,702 90.2 9.8
18. Thanesar .. 269,000 144,401 124,599 219,886 49,114 81.7 18.3
19. Panipat "
281,425 151,758 129,667 214,688 66,737 76.3 23.7
AMBALA " 1,372,193 1 755,936 616,257 933,504 438,689 68.0 32.0
20. Ambala .. 365,796 , 201,222 164,574 184,836 180,960 50.5 49.5
21. Kbarar .. 332,615 I 190,003 142,612 200,694 131,921 60.3 39.7
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TABLE VII-CONTD
POPULATION IN 1961' BYi iAHSIL&
MALES,AND FEMALES. : RlIIV,L Alo!D URBAN.

I I Percentage
of total
Population
DistrfctfTahsil Persons Males Females Rural Urban
Rural Urban

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
I
22. Jagadhri .. 302,011 165,464 136,547 208,694 93,317 69.1 30.9

23. Naraingarh .. 153,952 82,370 71,582 146,189 7,763 95.0 5.0

24. Rupar .. 155,458 84,144 71,314 133,825 21,633 86.1 13.9

25. Nalagarh ." 62,361 32,733 29,628 59,266. 3,095 95.0 5.0

SIMLA .. 111,256 64,250 47,006 57,204 54,052 51.4 48.6

26. Simla .. 42,467 26,599 15,868 .. 42,467 ., 100.0

27. Kandagbat .. 68,789 37,651 31,138 57,204 11,585 83.2 16.8

KANGRA .. 1,057,066 529,742 527,324 1,013,937 43,129 95.9 4.1

28. Kangra .. 171,787 88,392 83,395 143,028 28,759 83.3 16.7

29. Dera Gopipur 169,791 85,266 84,525 169,791 .. 100.0 ..

30. Nurpur: .. 118,738 63,293 55,445 115,342 3,396 97.1 2.9

31. Hamirpuf .. 250,472 120,048 130,424 250,472 ., 100.0 ..

32. Palampur, .. 193,512 94,312 99,200 187,415 6,097 96.8 3.2

33. Kulu .. I 152,766 78,431 74,335 147,889 4,877 96.8 3.2

!
LAHAULAND 20,478 11,538 8,940 20,478 .. 100.0 ..
SPIT!
34. Spiti .. 5,324 2,873 2,451 5,324 .. 100:0 ..
35. Lahaul .. 15,154 8,665 6,489 15,154 .. 100.0 ..
HOSHIARPUR
.1,229,473· 645,884 583,589 1,083,362 146,1]] 88.1 11.9
36. Hoshiarpur .. 299,261 158,593 140,668 238,548 60,713 79.7 20.3

37. Dasuya .. 283,202 146,320 136,882 255,449 27,753 90.2 9.8

38. Garhshankar .. 287,043 150,198 136,245 281,091 5,952 97.9 2.1

39. Una .. 359,967 190,113 169,794 308,274 51,693 85.6 14.4

JULLUNDUR 1,224,434 654,447 569,987 875,158 349,276 7JS 28.5

40· Jullundur .. 565,422 306,871 258,551 279,152. 286,210 49.4 50.6

41. Nawanshahr 244,082 128,970 115,112 213,472 30,610 87.S 12.5

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TABLE VII-CONTD

POPULATION IN 1961 BY TAHSILS

MALlis AN» FEMALES : RURAL AND URBAN

,
Percentage
of total
Population
District/Tahsil Perso'ns ' Males Females Rural Urban '"""'--'--

Rural Urban

42. Phillaur
1

.,
2

231,998
3

122,906
~ 109,092
5

214,048
6

17,950
7

92.3
8

7.7

43. Nakodar ., 182,932 95,700 87,232 168,486 14,446 92.1 7.9

LUDHIANA ., 1,021,190 550,371 470,819 706,295 314,895 69.2 30.'8

44. Ludhiana ., 562,180 305,068 257,112 317,942 244,238 56.6 43.4

45. Jagraon ., 242,548 127,589 114,959 201,716 40,832 83.2 16.S

46. Samrala .. 216,462 117,714 1 98,748 186,637 29,825 86.2 13.8

FEROZEPUR ., 1,620,389 876,259, 744,130 1,305,503 314,886 80.6 19.4

I
47. Ferozepur .. 308,025 170.580 . 137.445 205.342 102.683 66.7 33.'3

48. Zira ., , l8l,~26 97.764 83,662 166,867 14.559 92.0 8.0

49. Moga .. 362,629 194,433 168.196 314,899 47,730 86.8 13.2

50. Muktsar ., 390,968 211,580 179,388 I 310,053 80,915 79.3 20.7

51. Fazilka ., 377,341 201,902 175,439 1 308,342 68,999 81.7 18.3

AMRITSAR .. 1,547,241 824,907 722,334 1,084,040 463,201 70.1 29.9

52. Amritsar .. 818,239 436,120 382,119 402,056 416,183 49.1 50.9

53. TarnTaran .. 352,831 186,564 166,267 331,907 20,924 94.1 5.9

54. Ajnala .. 178,169 95,184 82,985 175,027 3,142 98.2 1.8

55. Patti .. 198,002 107,039 90,963 175,050 22,952 88.4 11.6

GURDASPUR 984,152 527,171 456,981 785,146 199,006 79.8 20.2

56. Gurdaspur .. 364,155 191,865 172,290 317,442 46,713 87.2 12.8

57. Batala .. 368,528 195,550 172,978 291,852 76,676 79.2 20.8

58. Pathankot .. 251,469 139,756 111,713 175,852 75,617 69.9 30.1

KAPURTHALA 343,775 182,337 161,438 264,593 79,182 77.0 23.0

59. Kapurthala .. 233,011 122,622 110.389 191.772 41,239 82.3 17.7

60. Phagwara .. 110,764 59,715 51,049 72,881 37,943 65.7 34.3

BHATINDA .. 1,056,033 574,546 481,487 827,201 228,832 78.3 21.7

61. Bhatinda .. 492,434 268,407 224, 027 1 383,059 109,375 77.8 22.2
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TABLE VII-CONCLD
POPULATION IN 1961 BY TAHSILS
MALES AND FEMALES : RURAL AND URBAN

Percentage
of 101aJ.
Population
District/Tahsil Persons Males Females' Rural Urban
Rural jUrban

-
1 2 3

!
4 5 6
I 7 8

62. Faridkot .. 242,107 130,890 111,217 166,202 75,905 68.6 31.4

63. Mansa 321,492 175,249 146,243 277,940 43,552 86.4 13.6
SANGRUR .. 1,425,261 774,140 651,121 1,184,290 240,971 83.0 17.0
64. Sangrur .. 397,965 218,800 179,165 325,687 72,278 81.'8 18.2
.
65. Jind .. 232,842 124,068 108,774 194,246 38,596 83.4 16.6
.
66. Narwana .. 231,984 125,800 106,184 213,562 18,422 92.0 8.0
67. Barnala .. 255,054 138,896 116,158 206,834 [48,220 81.1 18.9
68. Malerkotla .. 307,416 166,576 140,840 243,961 '63,455 79.3 20.7
PATIALA ., 1,047,437 572,015 475,422 789,142 f258,295 75.3 24.7
69. Patiala .. 397,089 217,952 179,137 247,017 150,072 62.2 37.8
70. Nabha .. 120,984 66,539 54,445 90,409 t30,575 74.7 25.3
71. Rajpura ., 234,306 126,027 108,279 198,036 36,270 84.5 15.5
72. Sirhind ., 295,058 161,497 133,561 253,680 I 41,378 I' 86.0 14.0
MAHENDRAGARH 547,164 282,838 264,326 494,198 52,966190.3 9.7

73. Narnaul .- 195,105 99,632 95,473 169,636 f25,469 86.9 13.1

74. Mahendragarh 151,750 77,471 74,279 138,083 13,667 91.0 9:0

75. Dadri -- 200,309 I 105,735 94,574 186,479 13,830 93.1 I 6.9

Total for Punjab /20,298,151 10,866,910 19,431,241 116,219,051

1-
4,079,100 179.-9120.1
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TABLE VIIl
POPULATION OF TOWNS IN 1961 AND 1951

I 1961 1951
District/Town
.
Persons Males Females Persons Males Females'

1 2 3 ,4 5 6
I 7

BISSAR .. 241,002 130,912 110,090 167,700 90,464 77,236

\
1. Hissar .. 60,195 33,860 26,335 35,297 19,849 15,448
2. Bhiwani .. 58,198 31,037 27,161 52,183 27,841 24,342
3. Hansi .. 33,704 17,839 15,865 25,837 13,476 12,361
4. Sirsa .. 33,370 18,223 15,147 24,980 13,599 11,381
5. Dabwali Mandi .. 15,419 8,309 7,110 10,380 5,587 4,793
6. Fatehabad .. 12,448 6,692 5,756 2,968 1,566 1,402
7. Tohana .. 12,398 6,642 5,756 7,955 4,215 3,740
8. Loharu .. 4,46~ 2,394 2,071 3,438 1,834 1,604
9. Kalanwali .. 4,079 2,196 1,883 2,622 1,387 1,235
10. Uklana Mandi .. 3,588 1,966 1,592 - - -
11. Jakhal Mandi .. 3,138 1,724 1,414 2,040 1,110 930

ROHTAK .. 194,137 103,573 90,564 151,059 80,782 70,277

12. Rohtak .. 88,001 47,045 40,956 71,902 38,913 32,989
13. Sonepat .. 45,768 25,037 20,731 30,189 16,072 14,117
14. Bahadurgarh .. 14,987 7,983 7,004 11,170 6,058 5,112
15. Jhajjar .. 14,178 7,353 6,825 to,514 5,447 5,067
16. Gohana .. 11,072 5;856 5,216 8,796 4,754 4,042
17. Beri .. 10,842 5,485 5,357 9,952 5,111 I 4,841
18. Meham .. 9,289 4,814 4,475 8,536 4,427 4,109
GURGAON .. 205,497 109,914 95,583 140,153 74,056 66,097
19. Faridabad N.T. .. 39,846 22,004 17,842 23,125 12,133 to,992
20. Gurgaon .. 37,817 20,208 17,609 18,613 9,962 8,651
21. Rewari " 36,980 19,462 17,518 34,082 18,106 15,976
22. Palwal .. 27,860 14,661 13,199 13,915 7,318 6,597
23. Faridabad .. 10,848 5,791 5,057 8,341 4,331 4,010
24. Hodel .. to,558 5,621 4,937 8,303 4,399 3,904
25. Ballabgarh .. 8,329 4,514 3,815 5,927 3,228 2,699
26. Sohna .. 6,888 3,639 3,249 5,138 2,681 2,457
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TABLE VDI-CONTD

POPULATION OF TOWNS IN 1961 AND 1951

District/Town
1961
I 1951

Persons Males Females Persons Males Females

1
I 2 3 4
I 5 6
I 7

27. Bawal .. 5,914 ~ 3,108 2,806 5,392 2,781 2,611

28. Ferozepore.Jbirka .. 5,776 ~ 3,065 2,711 4,444 2,373 2,071
29. Farrukh Nagar .. 4,944 [2,629 2,315 4,947 2,569 2,378
30. Pataudi .. 4,238 ~2,234 2,004 3,688 1,923 1,765
31. Nuh .. 3,771 ~ 2,027 1,744 2,892 1,533 1,359
32. Hailey Mandi .. 1,728 951 7V7 1,346 719 627

KARNAL .. 254,973 136,927 118,046 203,312 108,108 95,204

33. Kamal .. 71,883 ,38,312 33,571 59,790 31,235 28,555
34. Pampat .. 66,737 . 35,611
\
31,126 54,981 28,950 26,031
35. Kaithal .. 34,885 18,694 16,191 28,422 15,088 13,334

36. Shahbad 18,968 10,112 8,856 17,301 9,079 8,222

i
37. Thanesar .. 16,747 9,212 7,535 11,273 6,227 5,046

38. Gharaunda .. 10,505 5,654 4,851 8,632 4,799 3,833

39. Ladwa .. 8,247 4,411 3,836 6,237 3,399 2,838

40. Nilokheri Township 8,032 4,628 3,404 6,287 3,801 2,486

41. Pundri .. 7,656 4,140 3,516 6, 552 1 3,507 3,045

42. Pehowa .. 6,161 3,398 2,763 - i -

43. Radaur "
5,152 2,755 2,397 3,837 2,0231 1,814

AMBALA .. 438,689 250,765 187,924 250,497 142,654 107,843

44. Ambala Cantt. .. 105,507 61,195 44,312 94,043 55,605 38,438

45. Chandigarh .. 89,319 55,047 34,272 - - -

46. Ambala City .. 75,453 40,880 34,573 57,979 I 31,928 26,051

47. Yamuna Nagar .. 51,672 29,487 22,185 15,684 9,431 6,253

48. Jagadhri .. 32,652 17,909 14,743 23,943 12,944 10,999

49. Kalka .. 18,063 10,303 7,760 14,058 8,038 6,020

50. Rupar .. 14,116 7,655 6,461 14,213 7,965 6,248

51. Manimajra .. 9,943 5,575 4,368 - - -

52 Kharar .. 8,209 4,543 3,666 6,317 3,526 2,791
 ~1

TABLE VIII-cONTD
POPULATION OF TOWNS IN 1961 AND 1951

1961 1951
District/Town I I. 1

Persons I Males FemaJes Persons Males Females

1 2 , 3 4 5 6 7

53. Sadhaura .. 7,763 I 3,996 3,767 7,566 3,991 3,575

54. Morinda .. 7,517 4,066 3,451 6,068 3,255 2,813
55. Kurali, .. 6,387 3,539 2,848 - - -
56. Chhachbrauli I
.. 5,037 2,719 2,318 f_ 4,444 2,453 1,991
57. Buria .. 3,956 2,155 1,801 ~ 3,635 1,991 1,644
58. Nalagarh .. 3,095 1,696 1,399 l2,547 1,527 1,020
I
54,052 34,133 19,919 . 54,187 35,218
SIMLA~ .. \ 18,969
59. Simla .. 42,467 26,599 15,868 46,150 29,735 16,415
60. Kasauli
61. Sabathu
62. Daghshai
..
..
..
4,102
3,217
2,783
2,558
2,072 i
1,963
1,544

I,'"
820
l 4,007
2,585
1,445
2,684
1,854
945
1,323
731
500
63. Jutogh
KANGRA
..
..
1,483
43,129
941
26,138
542
16,991
-
42,450
-
24,536 17,914
-

64. Yolecamp .. 10,271 6,859 3,412 13,520 7,442 6,078

65. Dharamsala .. 10,190 6,073 4,117 9,933 5,902 4,031
66. Palampur ., 6,097 4,327 1,770 4,672 3,189 1.483
67. Kangra .. 5,711 2,974 2,737 4,928 2,684 2,244
68. Kulu .. 4,877 2,748 I 2,129 3,694 2,153 ~ 1,541
69. Nurpur .. 3,396 1,798 1,598 3,200 1,766 . 1,434
70. Nagrota .. 2, 587 1 1,359 1,228 2,503 1,400 1,103
HOSHIARPUR .. 146,111 I 82,665 63,446 96,435 I 53,300 ::'43,135
71. Hoshiarpur
72. Nanga! Township ..
.. 50,631
34,377
27,835
21,531
22,796 I
12,846
45,291

-I
I 25,803
-
_
19,488

73. UrmarTanda .. 10,367 5,471 4,896 9,857 I 5,214 4,643

74. Dasuya .. 8,721 4,581 4,140 7,895 4,103 3,792
..
75. Mukerian
76. Naya Nangal ..
8,665
7,988
4,668
5,100
3,997
2,888
l7,493
r, '_
~
4.196
-
_
3,297

77. Garhshankar .. 5,952 3,205 2,747 [5,495 2,901 2,594

78. Una .. 5,139 2,679 2,460 5,407 2,955 2,452
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TABLE VIn-CONTD
POPULATION OF TOWNS IN 1961 AND 1951

1961 1951
District/Town I
Persons Males Females I Persons I Males Females

1
,
2 3 4 5
I 6 7

79. Hariana .. ~,465 2,332 2,133 4,725 ~ 2,5H 2,214

80. Anandpur Sahib .. 4,189 2,279 1,910 4,266 [ 2,377 1,889
81. Gardhiwala .. 3,148 1,679 1,469 3,018 L 1,623 1,395
82. Sham Chaurasi .. 2,469 1,305 1,164 2,988 ['1,617 1,371
JULLUNDUR .. ~ 349,276 192,709 156,567 274;771 152,067 122,704
83. Jullundur City .. 221,952 120,172 101,780 168,816 91,127 77,689
84. Jullundur Cantt. .. 42,456 27,522 14;934 33,174 22,114 11,060
85. Nakodar .. 14,446 7,464 6;982 11,307 6,032 5,275
86. Nawanshahr .. 14,094 7,673 6;421 13,140 7,236 5,904
87. Kartarpur .. 12,187 6,475 5,712 11,220 5,949 5,271
88. Phillaur .. 11,046 5,856 5,190 9,484 5,054 4,430
89. Banga .. 10,206 5,410 4,796 9,843 5,170 4,673
90. Nurmahal .. 6,904 3,578 3,326 6,794 .3,581 3,213
91. Rahon .. 6,310 I 3,344 2,966 6,541 I 3,400 3,141
92. Adampur .. 5,157 I 2,779 2,378 - - -
93. Alawalpur .. 4,518 2,436 2,082 I 4,452 2,404 2,048
LUDHlANA .. 314,895 170,974 143,921 205,887 I lll,553 94,334
94. Ludhiana ., 244,238 133,590 110,648 153,795 I 83;820 69,975
95. Jagraon .. 29,595 15,604 13,991 24,519, 12,775 11,744
96. Khanna 24,399 12,980 11,419 12,646 6,950 -5,696
97. Raikot 11,237 5,852 5,385 10,193 5,421 4,772
98. SamraIa 5,426 2,948 2,478 4;734 2,587 2,147
FEROZEPORE .. 314,886 174,273 140,613 223,458 125,090 98,368
99. Moga 47,730 25,533 22,197 36,598 19,7D6 16,892
100. Ferozepore City .. 46,975 25,980 21,495 40,703 22,152 18,551
101. Ferozepore Cantt ... 46,283 29,363 16,920 38,784 24,963 13,821
102. Abohar 36,974 20,477 16,497 ~,476 13,803 11,673
103. Fazilka 32,025 16,988 15,037 25,934 13,926 12,008
104. Muktsar 30,767 16;514 14,253 22,097 11,940 10,157
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TABLE VIII-cONTD
POPULATION OF TOWNS IN 1961 AND 1951

1961 1951
District'Town
-Berson;-I-Ma'];;- Females
- - - - - -----
P-ersons
----------
Males I Females
---:---1---- - _2- - - - -3 - ---,-- --'_- __ -- _1 ____ -
4 6 _-' __?_ __ 5 ,
--------~~-
105. Malout
--'_'_----- ------ ----- _ _
20,768 11,339 ' 9,429
106. Gidderbaha 17,366 9,390 7,976 7,421 4,035 3,386
107. Zira 8,115 4,262 3,853 6,389 3,374 3,015
108. lalalabad 7,720 4, 07 6 3,644 i 6,283 3,358 2,925
109. Dharamkot 6,444 3,433 3,011 I
I
6,845 3,627 3,~18

110. Talwandi Bhai 4,884 2,620 2,264 '

11 I. Tankanwali 4,541 2,503 2,038 3,800 2,507 1,293
112. Guruhar Sahai 4,294 2,295 1,999 3,128 1,699 1,429
AMRITSAR 463,201 257,046 I 206,155 396,942 223,691 173,251
I 13. Amritsar 375,542 208,53~ 167,007 325,747 184,923 140,824
114. Tarn Taran 20,924 10,973 9,951 16,344 8,826 7,518
115. Patti 15,786 8,509 7,277 14,297 7,629 6,668
116. Chh.ehrta 13,753 8,014 5,739 10,367 6,296 4,071
117. landiala 11,915 6,270 5,645 12,704 6,660 6,035
J 18. AmritsarCantt 8,007 5,597 2,410 I
119. Khem Karan 7,166 3,8:'0 3,316 7,069 3,772 3,297
120. Majitha 6,966 3,666 3,300 7,368 3,966 3,402
121. Ramda'S,s 3,142 1,632 1,510 3,046 1,-610 1,436
GURDASPUR 199,006 J IJ ,687 87.319 163,260 90,630 72,630
122. Batala 51,118 27)02 23,816 55,850 30,097 ! 25,753
123. Pathankot . 46,288 25,497 20,,791 23,108 12,882 10,226
00\
124. Gurda~pur 27,519 15,351 12,168 22,677 11,878 10,799
125. Qadian 11,481 6,017 5,464 11,531 6,377 5,154
126. Sujanpur 10,448 5.472 4,976 10,269 5,575 ' 4,694
127. Dhariwal 9,604 5,152 4,452 7,731 4,205 3,526
128. Dina Nagar 001I 9,5.90 5,038 4,552 9,617 5,094 4,523
,
129. Da!hollsie 8,583 6,141 2,442 1,097 724 373
L30. Pathankot 8,489 7,371 1,118 9,307 7,394 1,913
!\1ilitary Area
131. Fatehgarh 6,439 3,365 4,151 2,219 1,932
3,074/
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TABLE VlII-cmolTD
POPULATION OF TOWNS IN 1961 AND 1951

1961 1951
District/Tbwn -------- ----
Persons Males Females P-;sons':- -Males~-IFemale;-
---_--_.-_--- ----
1
- - - - - - - - - - - ----
2
-~--

3
- - - - -_..---
----'---
4
---
5 -----1-----
6
---- - - - - - - - - - -
7

132. Dera Baba Na'nak 5,297 2,812 I 2,485 2,868 1,537 1,331
133. Siri Har Go.bind .. 2,341 1,2S6 1,105 3,049 1,595 1,454
Pur
134. Narot laimal SingQ 1,809 933 876 2,005 I,OS3 952
KAPURTHALA 79,182 42,834 36,348 64,416 34,707 29,709
135. Phagwar,a 37,943 20,713 17,230 25,591 13,611 11,980
136. Kapurthala 29,288 15,883 13,405 26,947 14,824 12,123
137. Sultanpur 7;661 4,075 3,586 7,733 4,122 31,6B
138. Dhilwan 4;290 2,163 2,127 4,135 2,150 1,985
BHATINDA 228,.832 124,682 104,150 144,769 77,439 64,330
139. Bhatinda 52,227 28,970 23,257 34,991 19,283 15,708
14Q. KotKapura 32,018 !i,11S 14,903 19,683 10,687 8,996
141. Faridkot 26,715 14,583 12,132 19,982 10.794 9,188
142. Mansa Mandi 22,471 12,211 10,260 15,2:51 8.408 6,843
143. Rampura Phul 19,688 10,509 9,179 14;409 7,903 6,506
144, laitu Mandi 17,172 9,288 7,884 7,621 4,130 3,491
145. Budhlada 14,042 7,618 6,424 7,077 3,694 3,383
146. MatH Mandi 10,940 6,000 4,940 3,847 2,118 1,729
<);513 4,302 6,446
. 3,555 2,891
147. Rama Mandi 0
5,211 L

148, Goniana 8,054 4,427 3,627 3,948 2,n3 1,725

149. Barctta Mandi 7,039 3,861 3,178 5,317 3,831 2,486
150. Kot Fateh Mandi 3,803 2,040 1,763 640 354 2&6

151. Sangat Mandi 2,873 1,577 1,296 933 527 406

152. Bhucho Mandi 2,277 1,272 1,005 1,624 932 692

SANGRUR 240,971 130,508 I 110,463 181,943 98,659 83,284
153. Malerkotla 39,539 20,952 18,587 32,575 17,073 15,502
154. Sangrur 28,328 15,707 12.621 18,741 10,097 8,644
155. Jind 24,220 13,105 11,115 19,449 I 9,912 9,537
156. Sunam
157. Bamaia
j
21,404
21,362
11,364
11,539
10,040
9,823
I 16,
782
15,996
1
9,047
9,133
7,735
6,863
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TABLE VIII-cONTD
POPULATION OF TOWNS IN 1961 AND 1951

·1 1961 1951
District/Town
Persons Males Females Persons Males I Females

1 2 3 4 5 6
I 7

158. DllUri .. 14,837 8,333 6,504 9,719 5,484 4,235

159. Narwana .. 14,035 7,653 6,382 10,368 5,785 4,583
160. Dhanaula .. 11,231 6,103 5,128 9,552 5,093 4,459
161. Bhadaur .. 9,406 1 5,080 4,326 7,727 4,139 3,588
162. Longowal .. 9,268 5,094 4,174 6,543 3,718 2,825
163. Safidon .. 9,222 4,953 4,269 9,426 5,331 4,095
164. Ahmedgarh .. 9,079 4,897 4,182 6,258 3,439 2,819
165. Lehragaga .. 7,843 4,248 3,595 3,616 1,933 1,683
166. Tappa .. 6,221 3,256 2,965 4,671 . 2,538 2,133
167. Bhawanigarh .. 5,435 2,931 2,504 4,253 2,361 1,892
168. J:ulana .. 5,154 2,844 2,310 3,522 2,005 1,517
169. Uchana 4,387 2,449 1,938 2,745 1,571 1,174
PATIALA .. 258,295 141,756 116,539 211,109 117,960 93,149
170. Patiala .. 124,948 69,693 55,255 97,869 54,561 43,308

171. Nabha .. 30,575 16,931 13,644 25,676 15,742 9,934

172. Rajpura Township 16,712 8,565 8,147 - - -

173. Samana .. 16,122 8,623 7,499 15,364 8,235 7,129

174. Bassi .. 13,046 6,950 6,096 1 13,151 7,067 6,084

175. Rajpura .. 11,209 6,194 5,015 23,310 12,664 10,646

176. Sirhind .. 9,595 5,169 4,426 7,808 4,332 3,476

177. Sanaur .. 9,002 4,719 4,283 7,948 4,272 3,676

178. Gobindgarh .. 6,979 4,137 2,842 3,385 2,118 1,267

179. Doraha' .. 4,601 2,471 2,130 3,062 1,692 1,370

180. Banur .. 4,302 2,347 1,955 3,468 1,936 1,532

181. Dera Bassi .. 4,047 2,120 1,927 3,651 1,893 1,758

._
182. Amloh .. 3,582 1,905' -!{,67J.. . . 2,863 i,548 1,315

183. Payal .. 3,575 1,932 I 1,643 j,5~4

,.
1,900 1,654
MAHENDRAGARH 52,~6- 28,2561 24,710 39,408 20,394 19,014

184. Narnaul .. 23,948 12,726 i l'i,222

~

18,180 9,430 8,750

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TABLE VIlI-coNcLD

POPULATION OF TOWNS IN 1961 AND 1951

1961 1951
DistrictjTown
Persons Males [ Females Persons Males Females

I
1< 2 3 ' 4 5 6 7
I
185. Dadri ., 13,830 7,580 Ii 6,250 8,79$
1
4,522 4,273
186. Mahendragarh ,. 9,061 776 4,285 7,961 4,121 3,840
4, 1
187. Kanina .. 4,606 2,329 , 2,277 3,457 1,734 1,723
188. Ateli 1,521 845 676 1,015 587 428
"I
Total for all Towns in
Punjab ..
I 4,079,100 2,249,752 1,829,348 3,008,746 1 1,661,308 1,347,438
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time in 1951.
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