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District of Punjab

Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 6.46 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

6,46,000 646,000 1 March 2026

Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district's population is estimated at ≈6.46 lakh (6,46,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Punjab projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,12,310.

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

Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district

Census 2011
6,12,310
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 6.46 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,25,416

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
4,86,894

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 6.46 lakh 6,46,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6.12 lakh 6,12,310 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
478per km² 2011
Sex ratio
954 Punjab: 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)
885 Punjab: 846
Literacy rate
79.8% Male 85.4% · Female 73.9%
Urban share
20.5% Punjab: 37.5%
Growth 2001–11
+4.2% Punjab: +13.9%
Area
1,282km² Census 2011
Households
1.29 lakh 4.7 people per household
Villages
468 Census 2011
Towns
8 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
6.4 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19513,06,122
19613,32,944
19713,82,523
19814,56,434
19915,31,253
20015,87,468
20116,12,310
2016 *6,29,000
2021 *6,40,000
2026 *6,46,000
2031 *6,47,000
2036 *6,43,000

* Estimate

How Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar'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.

How Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Nawanshahr4,23,54669.2%96680.8%22.7%
2 Balachaur1,88,76430.8%92977.5%15.5%

Largest towns in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Census 2011)
  1. Nawanshahr 46,024
  2. Balachaur 21,631
  3. Banga 20,906
  4. Rahon 15,676
  5. Rail CT 7,589
  6. Khothran CT 5,046
  7. Saloh CT 4,481
  8. Aur CT 4,063

How people in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

20.9%

Agricultural labourers

11.1%

Household industry

4.4%

Other work

63.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 33.4%.

Age structure of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-422,89020,693
5-926,74922,205
10-1430,28824,374
15-1933,08128,098
20-2430,44429,404
25-2924,64625,725
30-3421,45522,330
35-3920,94421,975
40-4419,55120,477
45-4918,02518,548
50-5415,68015,024
55-5912,44011,345
60-6411,00812,373
65-698,9178,837
70-746,9416,931
75-793,7143,753
80+5,4405,907
Children (0–14)
24.1%
Punjab 25.6%
Working age (15–59)
63.8%
Punjab 64.1%
Older people (60+)
12.1%
Punjab 10.3%
Median age
28.7years
Punjab 27.4
Dependency ratio
47.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Punjab 47.8

Languages spoken in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 29 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
  1. Punjabi 94.6%
  2. Hindi 4.9%
  3. Bengali 0.1%
  4. Urdu 0.1%
  5. Nepali 0.1%
  6. Maithili 0.0%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Odia 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Punjabi94.6%
  2. Hindi4.4%
  3. Bhojpuri0.3%
  4. Bengali0.1%
  5. Urdu0.1%
  6. Rajasthani0.1%
  7. Nepali0.1%
  8. Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar0.1%

Housing and amenities in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 97.2%

    Punjab 96.6%

  • Tap water 48.4%

    Punjab 51.0%

  • Water source within premises 87.2%

    Punjab 85.9%

  • Toilet within premises 70.5%

    Punjab 79.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 28.6%

    Punjab 19.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 90.1%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Closed drainage 15.2%

    Punjab 27.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 50.5%

    Punjab 54.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 44.6%

    Punjab 40.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 76.3%

    Punjab 75.5%

  • Television 84.9%

    Punjab 82.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 49.9%

    Punjab 47.5%

  • Computer or laptop 10.8%

    Punjab 12.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 11.2%

    Punjab 13.1%

  • Use banking services 80.9%

    Punjab 65.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 3.2%

    Punjab 4.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 91.8%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Rent their home 5.2%

    Punjab 8.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 92.5%

    Punjab 88.3%

  • House in good condition 55.1%

    Punjab 49.9%

  • Concrete roof 37.5%

    Punjab 49.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 63.3%

    Punjab 42.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 19.4%

    Punjab 24.1%

Punjab

What the numbers say

  • Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district held 2.2% of Punjab's population in 2011, 20th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 79.8%, 3.9 points above the Punjab average of 75.8%.
  • The sex ratio of 954 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 895.
  • The child sex ratio was just 885 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 20.5% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Punjab as a whole (37.5%).
  • The population grew 4.2% in 2001–11, slower than Punjab's 13.9%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈6.46 lakh, implies growth of about 6% since 2011; it is tied to the official Punjab projection.

Compare with

All districts of Punjab →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (15 May 2026 – 13 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsSharePunjab
Hindu 4,01,368 65.5% 38.5%
Muslim 6,829 1.1% 1.9%
Christian 1,479 0.2% 1.3%
Sikh 1,92,885 31.5% 57.7%
Buddhist 5,885 1.0% 0.1%
Jain 695 0.1% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 266 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 2,903 0.5% 0.3%
Total6,12,310100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,46,000 (6.46 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Punjab projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,12,310.

What was the population of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Census 2011?
6,12,310: 3,13,291 males and 2,99,019 females, of whom 1,25,416 lived in towns and 4,86,894 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?
Literacy was 79.8% in 2011 (men 85.4%, women 73.9%). The sex ratio was 954 females per 1,000 males, and 885 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district?
Nawanshahr, with 46,024 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 468 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Punjab district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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