Ludhiana district covers 3967 sq km and records a literacy rate of 82.02 per cent

Background

The district administration of Ludhiana in Punjab publishes its demographic profile as per Provisional population figures of 2011 Census. The district covers an area of 3967 Sq Km. It is organised into 7 Sub Divisions, 7 Tehsils, 6 Sub-Tehsils, 44 Kanungo Circles and 13 Blocks. It contains 916 villages, of which 893 are inhabited and 23 un-habited, together with 11 towns and 941 Gram Panchayts. The population is 3498739, made up of 1867816 male and 1630923 female residents. Females per thousand stands at 873 and the literacy figure at 82.02. The district accounts for 1 Parliament seat and 14 Assembly seats, 1 Municipal Corporation, 9 Nagar Councils and 13 Market Committees.