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Hoshiarpur district

Coordinates: 31°35′N 75°59′E / 31.583°N 75.983°E / 31.583; 75.983
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Hoshiarpur district
District
Graveyard in Todarpur
Graveyard in Todarpur
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 31°35′N 75°59′E / 31.583°N 75.983°E / 31.583; 75.983
Country India
StatePunjab
RegionDoaba
HeadquartersHoshiarpur [1]
Government
 • MPRaj Kumar Chabbewal(AAP)
 • MLAPandit Bharma Shankar Jimpa(AAP)(Hoshiarpur City)
 • MayorSurinder Shinda (AAP)
 • Deputy commissionerKomal Mittal
Area
 • Total3,365 km2 (1,299 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)‡[›]
 • Total1,586,625
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • 
961
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Literacy85.40%
Websitehoshiarpur.nic.in

Hoshiarpur district, located in the northern Indian state of Punjab, is one of the oldest districts in the region. It shares borders with Gurdaspur district to the northwest, Jalandhar district and Kapurthala district to the southwest, and Kangra district and Una district of Himachal Pradesh to the northeast.[2]

The district is divided into four sub-divisions, ten community development blocks, nine urban local bodies, and 1,417 villages. It covers an area of 3,365 square kilometers and has a population of 1,586,625 people, according to the 2011 census.[3]

Hoshiarpur district is part of the Doaba region, which also includes the districts of Nawanshehar, Kapurthala, and parts of Jalandhar. The area is known for its rich cultural heritage and is situated between the two rivers, Beas and Sutlej.

The district's terrain is varied, with both hill and plain regions. The eastern part of the district features the western slope of the Solar Singhi Hills, while the Siwalik Range runs parallel to it. The Jaswan Dun valley stretches between the two mountain ranges.

The Sutlej River flows through the district, entering through a break in the hills and flowing southwest before turning westward onto the plains. The Beas River also flows through the district, creating a fertile fringe of lowland that is prone to moderate flooding.

The district's economy is driven by agriculture, with crops like rice, sugar, and indigo being major exports. The area is also known for its cotton fabrics and has a number of government woodlands.[4]

Hoshiarpur's climate is relatively cool and humid due to its proximity to the hills. The district is often referred to as the "City of Saints" due to its many deras, or religious centers. Several major religious fairs are held in the district each year, attracting large crowds.[5]

The district has a rich history, having once been a campus for Punjab University. During the Sikh Empire, the area was predominantly inhabited by Gujjar, Saini, and Dogras from the Jammu-Punjab region.[6]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901650,662—    
1911603,685−0.75%
1921609,650+0.10%
1931678,526+1.08%
1941769,884+1.27%
1951712,440−0.77%
1961782,483+0.94%
1971948,505+1.94%
19811,116,326+1.64%
19911,299,261+1.53%
20011,481,292+1.32%
20111,586,625+0.69%
source:[7]

According to the 2011 census Hoshiarpur district has a population of 1,586,625,[8] roughly equal to the nation of Gabon[9] or the US state of Idaho.[10] This gives it a ranking of 310th in India (out of a total of 640).[8] The district has a population density of 683 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,770/sq mi).[8] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.95%.[8] Hoshiarpur has a sex ratio of 961 females for every 1000 males,[8] and a literacy rate of 85.40%. Scheduled Castes made up 35.14% of the population.[8]

The Hoshiarpur district has one of the highest Scheduled Caste population (34%) population in Punjab. The Hoshiarpur-I and Hoshiarpur-II have 48 percent Scheduled Castes population. In Mahilpur block the proportion of Scheduled Castes population is 44 percent and in Bhunga block it is 41 percent while in the remaining blocks the proportion of Scheduled Castes population is less than 40 percent.[11][12]

Gender

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The table below shows the sex ratio of Hoshiarpur district through decades.

Sex ratio of Hoshiarpur district[13]
Census year Ratio
2011 961
2001 935
1991 924
1981 919
1971 899
1961 902
1951 877
1941 879
1931 867
1921 856
1911 828
1901 878

The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Hoshiarpur district.

Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Hoshiarpur district[14]
Year Urban Rural
2011 863 865
2001 800 815

Religion

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Religion in Hoshiarpur district (2011)[15]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 63.07%
Sikhism
 
 33.92%
Islam
 
 1.46%
Christianity
 
 0.94%
Other or not stated
 
 0.61%
Religion in Hoshiarpur District
Religious
group 		2011[15]
Pop. %
Hinduism 1,000,743 63.07%
Sikhism 538,208 33.92%
Islam 23,089 1.46%
Christianity 14,968 0.94%
Others 9,617 0.61%
Total Population 1,586,625 100%

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Hoshiarpur district.

Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Hoshiarpur district[16]
Religion Urban (2011) Rural (2011) Urban (2001) Rural (2001) Urban (1991) Rural (1991)
Hindu 2,52,667 7,48,076 2,15,934 6,55,989 1,35,337 6,03,892
Sikh 74,051 4,64,157 69,954 5,04,908 41,240 4,45,807
Muslim 2,828 20,261 2,081 13,313 352 6,090
Christian 2,133 12,835 1,561 11,165 625 8,081
Other religions 3,290 6,327 2,544 3,287 2,066 317
Religious groups in Hoshiarpur District (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group 		1901[17] 1911[18][19] 1921[20] 1931[21] 1941[22]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Hinduism [a] 603,710 60.99% 498,642 54.28% 500,339 53.95% 526,182 50.98% 584,080 49.91%
Islam 312,958 31.62% 281,805 30.68% 289,298 31.19% 328,078 31.78% 380,759 32.53%
Sikhism 71,126 7.19% 134,146 14.6% 132,958 14.34% 173,147 16.77% 198,194 16.93%
Jainism 1,173 0.12% 998 0.11% 1,079 0.12% 1,016 0.1% 1,125 0.1%
Christianity 813 0.08% 2,978 0.32% 3,745 0.4% 3,764 0.36% 6,165 0.53%
Judaism 2 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Zoroastrianism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Buddhism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Total population 989,782 100% 918,569 100% 927,419 100% 1,032,187 100% 1,170,323 100%
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
Religion in the Tehsils of Hoshiarpur District (1921)[20]
Tehsil Hinduism Islam Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[b] Total
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Hoshiarpur Tehsil 95,280 38.54% 106,724 43.17% 43,567 17.62% 1,075 0.43% 550 0.22% 0 0% 247,196 100%
Dasuya Tehsil 86,938 40.32% 100,825 46.76% 25,195 11.69% 2,392 1.11% 250 0.12% 0 0% 215,600 100%
Garh Shankar Tehsil 133,877 57.51% 52,832 22.7% 45,554 19.57% 234 0.1% 275 0.12% 0 0% 232,772 100%
Una Tehsil 184,244 79.47% 28,917 12.47% 18,642 8.04% 44 0.02% 4 0% 0 0% 231,851 100%
Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
Religion in the Tehsils of Hoshiarpur District (1941)[22]
Tehsil Hinduism [a] Islam Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[c] Total
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Hoshiarpur Tehsil 113,680 35.11% 145,985 45.09% 62,517 19.31% 953 0.29% 510 0.16% 95 0.03% 323,740 100%
Dasuya Tehsil 95,572 34.98% 132,105 48.35% 40,509 14.83% 4,729 1.73% 328 0.12% 3 0% 273,246 100%
Garh Shankar Tehsil 150,991 52.15% 67,584 23.34% 70,310 24.28% 363 0.13% 284 0.1% 7 0% 289,539 100%
Una Tehsil 223,837 78.87% 35,085 12.36% 24,858 8.76% 15 0.01% 3 0% 0 0% 283,798 100%
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.

Language

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Languages of Hoshiarpur district (2011)[23]

  Punjabi (93.74%)
  Hindi (5.27%)
  Others (0.99%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.74% of the population spoke Punjabi and 5.27% Hindi as their first language.[23]

Notes

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
  2. ↑ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
  3. ↑ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated

References

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  1. ↑ "District Administration". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ↑ [(link unavailable) "Hoshiarpur District Population Census 2011-2021, Punjab literacy sex ratio and density"]. (link unavailable). {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ↑ [(link unavailable) "Hoshiarpur District Population Census 2011-2021, Punjab literacy sex ratio and density"]. (link unavailable). {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ↑  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hoshiarpur". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 787–788.
  5. ↑  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hoshiarpur". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 787–788.
  6. ↑  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hoshiarpur". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 787–788.
  7. ↑ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "District Census Handbook: Hoshiarpur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  9. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Gabon 1,576,665
  10. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Idaho 1,567,582
  11. ↑ "State-wise, District-wise List of Blocks with >40% but less than 50% SC population". Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "Jat Sikhs: A Question of Identity". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "District-wise Decadal Sex ratio in Punjab". Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "District-wise Rural and Urban Child Population (0-6 years) and their sex ratio in Punjab". Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  16. ↑ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". 21 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 34. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  19. ↑ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved December 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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