Hoshiarpur district

**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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

## Demographics

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

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.

### Gender

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

|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.

|Year|Urban|Rural|
| --- | --- | --- |
|2011|863|865|
|2001|800|815|

### Religion

|rowspan="2"|Religious group|colspan="2"|2011|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Hinduism|1,000,743|||
|Sikhism|538,208|||
|Islam|23,089|||
|Christianity|14,968|||
|Others|9,617|||

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

|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|

|rowspan="2"|Religious group|colspan="2"|1901|colspan="2"|1911|colspan="2"|1921|colspan="2"|1931|colspan="2"|1941|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|603,710||498,642||500,339||526,182||584,080||||
|312,958||281,805||289,298||328,078||380,759||||
|71,126||134,146||132,958||173,147||198,194||||
|1,173||998||1,079||1,016||1,125||||
|813||2,978||3,745||3,764||6,165||||
|2||0||0||0||0||||
|0||0||0||0||0||||
|0||0||0||0||0||||
|0||0||0||0||0||||
|colspan="11"||||||||||||
|rowspan="2"|Tehsil|colspan="2"|Hinduism|colspan="2"|Islam|colspan="2"|Sikhism|colspan="2"|Christianity|colspan="2"|Jainism|colspan="2"|Others|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|95,280||106,724||43,567||1,075||550||0||||||
|86,938||100,825||25,195||2,392||250||0||||||
|133,877||52,832||45,554||234||275||0||||||
|184,244||28,917||18,642||44||4||0||||||
|colspan="15"||||||||||||||||
|rowspan="2"|Tehsil|colspan="2"|Hinduism|colspan="2"|Islam|colspan="2"|Sikhism|colspan="2"|Christianity|colspan="2"|Jainism|colspan="2"|Others|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|113,680||145,985||62,517||953||510||95||||||
|95,572||132,105||40,509||4,729||328||3||||||
|150,991||67,584||70,310||363||284||7||||||
|223,837||35,085||24,858||15||3||0||||||
|colspan="15"||||||||||||||||

### Language

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

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Hoshiarpur district
- **settlement type**: List of districts of Punjab, India, District
- **image caption**: Graveyard in Todarpur
- **image skyline**: Graveyard of todarpur.jpg
- **image map**: Hoshiarpur in Punjab (India).svg
- **map caption**: Location in Punjab
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision name1**: Punjab, India, Punjab
- **subdivision type2**: Region
- **subdivision name2**: Doaba
- **seat type**: Headquarters
- **seat**: Hoshiarpur
- **leader title1**: MP
- **leader name1**: Raj Kumar Chabbewal(AAP)
- **leader title2**: MLA
- **leader name2**: Pandit Bharma Shankar Jimpa(AAP)(Hoshiarpur City)
- **leader title3**: Mayor
- **leader name3**: Surinder Shinda (AAP)
- **leader title4**: Deputy commissioner
- **leader name4**: Komal Mittal
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 3,365
- **population total**: 1,586,625
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population blank2**: 961
- **demographics type1**: Languages
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **demographics1 info1**: Punjabi language, Punjabi
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +5:30
- **blank1 name sec1**: Literacy
- **blank1 info sec1**: 85.40%