Bathinda District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Punjab) - Census 2011

Bathinda district of Punjab has a total population of 1,388,525 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 743,197 are males while 645,328 are females. In 2011 there were a total 273,902 families residing in Bathinda district. The Average Sex Ratio of Bathinda district is 868.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 36% people live in Urban areas while 64% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.5% while that in rural areas is 62%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bathinda district is 858 while that of Rural areas is 874.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bathinda district is 151145 which is 11% of the total population. There are 81533 male children and 69612 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bathinda is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (868) of Bathinda district.

The total literacy rate of Bathinda district is 68.28%. The male literacy rate is 65.7% and the female literacy rate is 55.26% in Bathinda district.

To facilitate the administration, Bathinda district is further divided into 3 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Bathinda Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bathinda district.

Caste-wise Population - Bathinda district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bathinda district of Punjab.

Religion-wise Population - Bathinda district

Literacy Rate - Bathinda district

The total literacy rate of Bathinda district was 68.28% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 844,868 literates, males were 488,261 while females were 356,607. Also the male literacy rate was 73.79% and the female literacy rate was 61.94% in Bathinda district.

Sex Ratio - Bathinda district

The Sex Ratio of Bathinda district is 868 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 868 females in Bathinda district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 868 ) of Bathinda district.

Population Density - Bathinda district

The total area of Bathinda district is 3,353 km². Thus the density of Bathinda district is 414 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 159 sq. km. area is under urban region while 3,194 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Bathinda district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Bathinda, 35.95% people lived in urban regions while 64.05% in rural areas. The total urban population was 499,217 out of which 268,713 were males while the remaining 230,504 were females. In rural areas of Bathinda, male population was 474,484 while the female population was 414,824.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Bathinda was 858 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Bathinda was 857 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Bathinda were 56,773 which is 11.37% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Bathinda was 874 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Bathinda was 852 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Bathinda for urban regions was 79.48 percent in which males were 84.29% literate while female literacy stood at 73.89%. The total literate population of Bathinda was 844,868. Similarly in rural areas of Bathinda, the average literacy rate was 62.04 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 67.89% and 55.37% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Bathinda were 493,192.

Child Population - Bathinda district

According to Census 2011, there were 151,145 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bathinda district. Out of which 81,533 were male while 69,612 were female.

Working Population - Bathinda district

In Bathinda district out of total population, 549,986 were engaged in work activities. 82.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 549,986 workers engaged in Main Work, 131,204 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 91,364 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Districts from Bathinda

Below are the list of Districts near Bathinda district in Punjab.

Bathinda district Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Bathinda, Punjab - Wikipedia