Explore the administrative structure, geographical area, population and local governance of Ludhiana district. This overview brings together the district's administrative divisions and Census 2011 statistics in one convenient place.
Navigate the district's administrative divisions, local bodies, population figures and rural–urban distribution using the sections below.
Administrative divisions and local governance
| Sr. No. | Scope | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No. of Sub-Divisions | 7 |
| 2 | No. of Tehsils | 7 |
| 3 | No. of Sub-Tehsils | 7 |
| 4 | No. of Kanungo Circles | 44 |
| 5 | No. of Blocks | 13 |
| 6 | No. of Towns | 11 |
| 7 | No. of Villages | 916 |
| 8 | No. of Inhabited Villages | 893 |
| 9 | No. of Un-inhabited Villages | 23 |
| 10 | No. of Parliament Seats | 1 |
| 11 | No. of Gram Panchayats | 941 |
| 12 | No. of Assembly Seats | 14 |
| 13 | No. of Municipal Corporations | 1 |
| 14 | No. of Nagar Councils | 9 |
| 15 | No. of Nagar Panchayats | 1 |
| 16 | No. of Market Committees | 13 |
Administrative jurisdictions as supplied
| Sr. No. | Tehsil | Sub-Tehsil | Municipal Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludhiana East | Dehlon | Jagraon |
| 2 | Ludhiana West | Koom Kalan | Raikot |
| 3 | Jagraon | Machhiwara | Samrala |
| 4 | Samrala | Maloud | Doraha |
| 5 | Khanna | Mullanpur Dakha | Payal |
| 6 | Payal | Sidhwan Bet | Khanna |
| 7 | Raikot | Ludhiana Central | Machhiwara |
| 8 | — | — | Sahnewal |
| 9 | — | — | Mullanpur |
| Sr. No. | Nagar Panchayat · 1 | Improvement Trusts · 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maloud | Ludhiana |
| 2 | — | Khanna |
List of 13 market committees and 13 blocks
| Sr. No. | Market Committees · 13 | Blocks · 13 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana - 1 |
| 2 | Mullanpur | Ludhiana - 2 |
| 3 | Sahnewal | Dehlon |
| 4 | Maloud | Pakhowal |
| 5 | Kila Raipur | Sudhar |
| 6 | Raikot | Raikot |
| 7 | Machhiwara | Machhiwara |
| 8 | Khanna | Khanna |
| 9 | Jagraon | Jagraon |
| 10 | Doraha | Doraha |
| 11 | Sidhwanbet | Sidhwanbet |
| 12 | Samrala | Samrala |
| 13 | Hathur | Maloud |
Key geographical, demographic and social indicators for Ludhiana district, based on the supplied Census 2011 data.
District-level indicators
| Sr. No. | Scope | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Area (in sq. km) | 3,767 |
| 2 | Total Population | 3,498,739 |
| i | Male Population | 1,867,816 |
| ii | Female Population | 1,630,923 |
| iii | Females per Thousand Males | 873 |
| 3 | Density of Population (per sq. km) | 978 |
| 4 | Literacy (%) | 82.2% |
| 5 | Workers as % of Total Population | 32.5% |
| 6 | Population Increase (2001–2011) | 15.4% |
| 7 | Scheduled Caste Population | 26.39% |
Urban population figures for municipal and local bodies in the supplied Census 2011 data.
| Sr. No. | Corporation / Nagar Council / Nagar Panchayat | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Municipal Corporation Ludhiana | 1,624,771 |
| 2 | Nagar Council Doraha | 25,424 |
| 3 | Nagar Council Jagraon | 65,240 |
| 4 | Nagar Council Khanna | 128,137 |
| 5 | Nagar Council Payal | 7,923 |
| 6 | Nagar Council Raikot | 28,734 |
| 7 | Nagar Council Samrala | 19,678 |
| 8 | Nagar Council Machhiwara | 24,916 |
| 9 | Nagar Council Mullanpur | 16,356 |
| 10 | Nagar Council Sahnewal | 22,484 |
| 11 | Nagar Panchayat Maloud | 7,567 |
Distribution of villages and population across the district's administrative blocks.
| Sr. No. | Block Name | No. of Villages | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dehlon | 46 | 90,156 |
| 2 | Doraha | 45 | 82,164 |
| 3 | Jagraon | 70 | 174,176 |
| 4 | Khanna | 88 | 114,322 |
| 5 | Ludhiana 1 | 72 | 207,102 |
| 6 | Ludhiana 2 | 154 | 217,637 |
| 7 | Machhiwara | 136 | 94,057 |
| 8 | Maloud | 51 | 70,834 |
| 9 | Pakhowal | 40 | 93,300 |
| 10 | Samrala | 63 | 84,205 |
| 11 | Sidhwan Bet | 63 | 76,792 |
| 12 | Sudhar | 45 | 132,520 |
| 13 | Raikot | 43 | 90,244 |
| — | Total | 916 | 1,527,509 |
Village counts and rural population figures by tehsil, as provided in the supplied Census 2011 dataset.
| Sr. No. | Tehsil | No. of Villages | Population (2011 Rural) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jagraon | 139 | 341,234 |
| 2 | Khanna | 72 | 222,297 |
| 3 | Ludhiana (East) | 185 | 1,934,225 |
| 4 | Ludhiana (West) | 134 | 362,602 |
| 5 | Payal | 110 | 213,545 |
| 6 | Raikot | 76 | 201,451 |
| 7 | Samrala | 200 | 223,385 |
| — | Total | 916 | 3,498,739 |
A detailed comparison of rural and urban male and female population figures across the district's tehsils. Scroll horizontally on smaller screens to view all columns.
Census 2011 figures as supplied
| Tehsil | Rural Total | Rural Male | Rural Female | Urban Total | Urban Male | Urban Female | Total Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludhiana East | 292,862 | 156,115 | 136,747 | 1,641,363 | 886,897 | 754,466 | 1,934,225 |
| Ludhiana West | 340,354 | 179,488 | 160,866 | 22,248 | 11,715 | 10,533 | 362,602 |
| Khanna | 94,160 | 49,579 | 44,581 | 128,137 | 67,801 | 60,336 | 222,297 |
| Samrala | 178,791 | 93,791 | 85,000 | 44,594 | 23,477 | 21,117 | 223,385 |
| Jagraon | 275,994 | 144,679 | 131,315 | 65,240 | 34,387 | 30,853 | 341,234 |
| Payal | 172,631 | 91,242 | 81,389 | 40,914 | 22,561 | 18,353 | 213,545 |
| Raikot | 172,717 | 90,946 | 81,771 | 28,734 | 15,138 | 13,596 | 201,451 |
| Total | 1,527,509 | 805,840 | 721,669 | 1,971,230 | 1,061,976 | 909,254 | 3,498,739 |
From administrative divisions and local governance to villages, towns and population distribution, these figures provide a consolidated overview of Ludhiana district using the supplied Census 2011 dataset.
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