Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur district is located in Punjab. Population of Gurdaspur district is 2,299,026 as per Census 2011. Gurdaspur is 3th most Populous district out of total 20 districts in Punjab and it is 196th most Populous district out of total 640 districts in India.

The population density of Gurdaspur is 649 Persons per square Km. It is 5th most densely populated out of 20 districts in Punjab and it is 190th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in India.

Total Literacy rate of Gurdaspur is 81.1%. This means 81.1 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 6 in terms of literacy rate out of total 20 districts of Punjab and 151 out of total 640 districts of India.

Male Literacy of Gurdaspur is 85.9% while female literacy stands at 75.7%.

Note: Serchhip district (98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district (37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-ratio of Gurdaspur is 895 female per thousand male.

Note: Highest Sex-ratio of India is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533). All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Gurdaspur is 3,542.41 Sq. Km. It is 4th largest district in Punjab and 348th largest in India in terms of total area.

Note: Kutch district (45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district (9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.