District of Punjab
Gurdaspur District Population 2026
Population · 1 March 2026
≈ 17.72 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
17,72,000 1.77 million 1 March 2026
Gurdaspur district's population is estimated at ≈17.72 lakh (17,72,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Punjab projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 16,21,725 on the district’s present boundaries.
Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Punjab. Census: ORGI.
Which number do you mean?
District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.
District
Gurdaspur district
- Census 2011
- 16,21,725
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 17.72 lakh
Urban population
Towns (urban)
- Census 2011
- 3,61,153
Rural
Villages (rural)
- Census 2011
- 12,60,572
Key figures
- Population 2026
- ≈ 17.72 lakh 17,72,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- Census 2011
- 16.22 lakh 16,21,725 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
- Density
- ≈ 594per km² 2011
- Sex ratio
- 907 Punjab: 895
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 820 Punjab: 846
- Literacy rate
- 78.0% Male 82.6% · Female 73.0%
- Urban share
- 22.3% Punjab: 37.5%
- Growth 2001–11
- +9.3% Punjab: +13.9%
- Area
- ≈ 2,731km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
- Households
- 3.09 lakh 5.3 people per household
- Villages
- 1,198 Census 2011
- Towns
- 13 Census 2011
Where it ranks
Population over time
Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.
- Reconstructed
- Estimate
› Show the numbers as a table
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 12,39,572 |
| 2001 | 14,84,224 |
| 2011 | 16,21,725 |
| 2016 * | 16,85,000 |
| 2021 * | 17,36,000 |
| 2026 * | 17,72,000 |
| 2031 * | 17,96,000 |
| 2036 * | 18,07,000 |
* Estimate
How Gurdaspur's 2011 population was spread
Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurdaspur | 8,21,539 | 50.7% | 910 | 79.7% | 17.9% |
| 2 | Batala | 6,75,891 | 41.7% | 904 | 76.7% | 30.1% |
| 3 | Dera Baba Nanak | 1,24,295 | 7.7% | 893 | 73.6% | 8.4% |
Largest towns in Gurdaspur (Census 2011)
- Batala 1,58,621
- Gurdaspur 77,928
- Dina Nagar 23,976
- Qadian 23,632
- Dhariwal 16,772
- Fatehgarh Churian 13,070
- Tibri CT 11,845
- Sri Hargobindpur 8,241
- Fateh Nangal CT 7,721
- Dera Baba Nanak 6,394
How people in Gurdaspur worked (Census 2011)
Cultivators
23.8%
Agricultural labourers
15.0%
Household industry
4.5%
Other work
56.7%
Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 33.3%.
Age structure of Gurdaspur
Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →
- 80+
- 75-79
- 70-74
- 65-69
- 60-64
- 55-59
- 50-54
- 45-49
- 40-44
- 35-39
- 30-34
- 25-29
- 20-24
- 15-19
- 10-14
- 5-9
- 0-4
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| Age | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 67,620 | 56,223 |
| 5-9 | 77,849 | 61,881 |
| 10-14 | 86,125 | 66,649 |
| 15-19 | 93,495 | 74,992 |
| 20-24 | 83,846 | 77,217 |
| 25-29 | 73,995 | 70,182 |
| 30-34 | 62,191 | 59,190 |
| 35-39 | 58,540 | 57,861 |
| 40-44 | 52,640 | 50,822 |
| 45-49 | 46,738 | 43,396 |
| 50-54 | 36,570 | 32,543 |
| 55-59 | 27,452 | 26,941 |
| 60-64 | 27,920 | 31,240 |
| 65-69 | 22,959 | 21,434 |
| 70-74 | 16,875 | 14,879 |
| 75-79 | 7,663 | 7,490 |
| 80+ | 12,285 | 12,434 |
- Children (0–14)
- 25.7%
- Punjab 25.6%
- Working age (15–59)
- 63.5%
- Punjab 64.1%
- Older people (60+)
- 10.8%
- Punjab 10.3%
- Median age
- 27.2years
- Punjab 27.4
- Dependency ratio
- 48.9
- children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
- Punjab 47.8
Languages spoken in Gurdaspur
Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 54 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →
- Punjabi 98.3%
- Hindi 1.0%
- Urdu 0.2%
- Dogri 0.1%
- Nepali 0.1%
- Bengali 0.0%
- Telugu 0.0%
- Tamil 0.0%
- All other languages 0.2%
Largest mother tongues
- Punjabi98.3%
- Hindi0.9%
- Urdu0.2%
- Dogri0.1%
- Nepali0.1%
- Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar0.0%
- Bengali0.0%
- Telugu0.0%
Housing and amenities in Gurdaspur
Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →
Basic services
- Electricity for lighting 95.0%
Punjab 96.6%
- Tap water 16.4%
Punjab 51.0%
- Water source within premises 95.7%
Punjab 85.9%
- Toilet within premises 63.7%
Punjab 79.2%
- Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 35.1%
Punjab 19.5%
- Bathing area within premises 84.8%
Punjab 88.9%
- Closed drainage 14.2%
Punjab 27.8%
- Cooking with LPG/PNG 54.2%
Punjab 54.5%
- Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 42.9%
Punjab 40.3%
What households own
- Mobile phone 69.4%
Punjab 75.5%
- Television 85.0%
Punjab 82.6%
- Scooter or motorcycle 46.7%
Punjab 47.5%
- Computer or laptop 8.5%
Punjab 12.7%
- Car, jeep or van 7.6%
Punjab 13.1%
- Use banking services 64.8%
Punjab 65.2%
- None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 4.2%
Punjab 4.4%
The home itself
- Own their home 96.2%
Punjab 88.9%
- Rent their home 2.6%
Punjab 8.8%
- Permanent (pucca) house 83.5%
Punjab 88.3%
- House in good condition 44.8%
Punjab 49.9%
- Concrete roof 59.5%
Punjab 49.1%
- Cement or tiled floor 46.5%
Punjab 42.9%
- One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 20.3%
Punjab 24.1%
Punjab
What the numbers say
- Gurdaspur district held 5.8% of Punjab's population in 2011, 5th of 23 districts.
- Literacy is 78.0%, 2.2 points above the Punjab average of 75.8%.
- The sex ratio of 907 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 895.
- The child sex ratio was just 820 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
- 22.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Punjab as a whole (37.5%).
- The population grew 9.3% in 2001–11, slower than Punjab's 13.9% (on today’s boundaries).
- Our 2026 estimate, ≈17.72 lakh, implies growth of about 9% since 2011; it is tied to the official Punjab projection.
- Its largest town, Batala, had 1.59 lakh people in 2011, 9.8% of the district.
How this district was formed
Gurdaspur covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:
- Gurdaspur (2011) 100.0% of this district
70.6% of the 2011 district
Compare with
All districts of Punjab →Census 2027 status
Results pending-
Phase I: houselisting
Done (15 May 2026 – 13 June 2026)
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Phase II: counting people
February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
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Results
Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.
When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Gurdaspur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →
Population by religion in Gurdaspur (Census 2011)
Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →
| Religion | Persons | Share | Punjab |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | ≈ 4,76,100 | 29.4% | 38.5% |
| Muslim | ≈ 13,400 | 0.8% | 1.9% |
| Christian | ≈ 1,69,300 | 10.4% | 1.3% |
| Sikh | ≈ 9,50,000 | 58.6% | 57.7% |
| Buddhist | ≈ 300 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Jain | ≈ 400 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Other religions and persuasions | ≈ 700 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Religion not stated | ≈ 11,600 | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| Total | 16,21,725 | 100% |
Frequently asked questions
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Sources and method
- Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (ORGI)
- Census 2011 village and town population figures (ORGI)
- How 2011 figures are rebuilt on today’s district boundaries
- Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections 2011–2036 (July 2020)
- Our estimation method M1 (formulas and checks)
- Census 2011 Table C-14: population in five-year age groups
- Census 2011 Table C-16: population by mother tongue
- Census 2011 Houselisting Table HH-14: households by amenities and assets
- Census 2011 Table C-01: population by religious community
- Local Government Directory (current district boundaries)
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