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The population of the districts in the State of Punjab by census years.

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1991-03-01
Population
Census
2001-03-01
Population
Census
2011-03-01
 
AmritsarDistrict1,697,3002,157,0202,490,656
BarnalaDistrict440,800526,931595,527
BathindaDistrict985,3001,183,2951,388,525
FaridkotDistrict455,000550,892617,508
Fatehgarh SahibDistrict455,300538,470600,163
FirozpurDistrict1,448,9001,746,1072,029,074
GurdaspurDistrict1,756,6002,103,4552,298,323
HoshiarpurDistrict1,299,3001,481,2921,586,625
JalandharDistrict1,649,9001,962,7612,193,590
KapurthalaDistrict646,700754,521815,168
LudhianaDistrict2,428,4003,032,8313,498,739
MansaDistrict574,700688,758769,751
MogaDistrict777,900894,793995,746
Muktsar (Sri Muktsar Sahib)District654,500777,493901,896
PatialaDistrict1,344,9001,584,7801,895,686
RupnagarDistrict542,700628,846684,627
Sahibzada Ajit Singh NagarDistrict540,100746,987994,628
SangrurDistrict1,244,7001,473,2421,655,169
Shahid Bhagat Singh NagarDistrict531,300587,468612,310
Tarn TaranDistrict807,700939,0571,119,627
PunjabState20,281,96924,358,99927,743,338

Contents: Cities and Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the State of Punjab by census years.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, urbanization, population group, literacy (a7+), activity status (a7+)).

Name StatusDistrictPopulation
Census
1991-03-01
Population
Census
2001-03-01
Population
Census
2011-03-01
 
AboharMunicipal CouncilFirozpur107,163124,339145,302
AdampurMunicipal CouncilJalandhar15,33116,70720,922
AhmedgarhMunicipal CouncilSangrur25,56028,02231,302
AjnalaNagar PanchayatAmritsar...18,58921,107
AkalgarhCensus TownLudhiana5,5646,6037,678
AlawalpurMunicipal CouncilJalandhar6,4687,1727,815
AlhoranCensus TownPatiala...8,51910,218
AmargarhCensus TownSangrur...6,0757,339
AmlohMunicipal CouncilFatehgarh Sahib9,85412,68914,696
AmritsarMunicipal Corporation with OutgrowthAmritsar708,8351,003,9171,159,227
Amritsar CantonmentCantonment (Board)Amritsar...12,16210,410
Anandpur SahibMunicipal CouncilRupnagar10,67413,88916,282
ApraCensus TownJalandhar...5,9636,258
AurCensus TownShahid Bhagat Singh Nagar......4,063
Baba BakalaCensus TownAmritsar...6,9968,946
BaddowalCensus TownLudhiana...6,0526,825
Badhni KalanNagar PanchayatMoga8,5726,3666,786
Bagha PuranaMunicipal CouncilMoga17,28721,59625,206
BalachaurMunicipal CouncilShahid Bhagat Singh Nagar...18,15621,631
BalongiCensus TownSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar......15,982
BangaMunicipal CouncilShahid Bhagat Singh Nagar17,72118,80920,906
BanurMunicipal CouncilSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar10,01415,01318,775
BaretaMunicipal CouncilMansa11,53714,88617,432
BariwalaNagar PanchayatMuktsar...7,5468,668
BarnalaMunicipal CouncilBarnala75,43096,624116,449
BaryarCensus TownGurdaspur......3,520
Bassi PathanaMunicipal CouncilFatehgarh Sahib...19,05820,288
BatalaMunicipal Council with OutgrowthGurdaspur86,006147,872158,621
BathindaMunicipal CorporationBathinda159,114217,256285,788
BegowalNagar PanchayatKapurthala...9,61610,116
BehrampurCensus TownGurdaspur...5,4595,432
BhadaurMunicipal CouncilBarnala14,80816,80818,561
BhadsonNagar PanchayatPatiala...3,7747,260
Bhagta Bhai KaNagar PanchayatBathinda...11,80914,467
Bhamian KalanCensus TownLudhiana......13,174
BhankharpurCensus TownSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar...9,21610,768
BhattianCensus TownLudhiana......11,066
BhawanigarhMunicipal CouncilSangrur13,90017,79222,320
BhikhiNagar PanchayatMansa...15,08017,825
BhikhiwindCensus TownTarn Taran...10,29320,526
BhisianaCensus TownBathinda...4,7754,890
BhogpurNagar PanchayatJalandhar4,89613,91917,549
Bhucho MandiMunicipal CouncilBathinda10,00613,24614,961
BhulathNagar PanchayatKapurthala...10,09110,548
Budha ThehCensus TownAmritsar...8,73110,979
BudhladaMunicipal CouncilMansa18,71723,52126,172
BungalCensus TownGurdaspur...4,6885,257
ChachokiCensus TownKapurthala......4,307
Chamkaur SahibNagar PanchayatRupnagar...8,28413,920
CheemaNagar PanchayatSangrur...9,24511,615
ChogawanCensus TownAmritsar......5,416
ChohalCensus TownHoshiarpur...7,4337,304
ChomonCensus TownJalandhar......3,704
DaperCensus TownSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar...4,9185,936
Dasua (Dasuya)Municipal CouncilHoshiarpur18,35120,11425,192
DaulatpurCensus TownGurdaspur...4,56512,988
Dera Baba NanakMunicipal CouncilGurdaspur7,3807,4946,394
Dera BassiMunicipal CouncilSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar9,60215,84126,295
DhakiCensus TownGurdaspur...4,9884,203
DhanaulaMunicipal CouncilBarnala15,96718,48519,920
DharamkotMunicipal CouncilMoga11,98115,39919,057
DhariwalMunicipal CouncilGurdaspur......16,772
DhilwanNagar PanchayatKapurthala...7,9738,157
DhinCensus TownJalandhar...4,6415,961
DhuriMunicipal CouncilSangrur37,43149,40655,225
Dina NagarMunicipal CouncilGurdaspur16,96821,50223,976
DirbaNagar PanchayatSangrur...13,07916,952
DorahaMunicipal CouncilLudhiana9,58918,98625,424
FaridkotMunicipal Council with OutgrowthFaridkot58,24479,32187,695
Fatehgarh ChurianMunicipal CouncilGurdaspur......13,070
Fateh NangalCensus TownGurdaspur...6,9357,721
FazilkaMunicipal CouncilFirozpur58,02867,42776,492
FirozpurMunicipal CouncilFirozpur78,73895,475110,313
Firozpur CantonmentCantonment (Board)Firozpur53,09457,67853,199
GardhiwalaMunicipal CouncilHoshiarpur...6,2647,593
Garhshankar (Garhshanker)Municipal CouncilHoshiarpur11,76115,14816,955
GhaggaNagar PanchayatPatiala...8,21210,162
GhanauliCensus TownRupnagar...4,6674,894
GhanaurNagar PanchayatPatiala...5,7546,985
GhohCensus TownGurdaspur...6,0016,883
Gidderbaha (Giddarbaha)Municipal CouncilMuktsar29,86636,59845,370
GillCensus TownLudhiana...15,06228,884
Gobindgarh (Mandi Gobindgarh)Municipal Council with OutgrowthFatehgarh Sahib42,06360,67782,266
GonianaMunicipal CouncilBathinda10,41512,81315,208
GorayaNagar PanchayatJalandhar10,70815,15816,462
GurdaspurMunicipal Council with OutgrowthGurdaspur54,73368,44177,928
Guru Har SahaiMunicipal CouncilFirozpur10,50014,35117,192
HalwaraCensus TownLudhiana......9,761
HandiayaNagar PanchayatBarnala...9,73312,507
HarianaMunicipal CouncilHoshiarpur6,4737,8188,928
Hazipur (Hajipur)Census TownHoshiarpur...5,3606,091
HoshiarpurMunicipal CouncilHoshiarpur122,705149,668168,653
HussainpurCensus TownKapurthala...15,33715,575
JagraonMunicipal CouncilLudhiana47,37260,08065,240
JaituMunicipal Council with OutgrowthFaridkot28,85033,46537,377
JalalabadMunicipal Council with OutgrowthFirozpur23,10832,92439,525
Jalandhar [Jullundur]Municipal Corporation with OutgrowthJalandhar509,510710,042868,929
Jalandhar CantonmentCantonment (Board)Jalandhar31,52040,53147,845
JandialaMunicipal CouncilAmritsar19,29323,83429,232
JandialaCensus TownJalandhar...7,7058,487
JodhanCensus TownLudhiana......3,845
JugialCensus TownGurdaspur...16,66815,210
KapurthalaMunicipal CouncilKapurthala64,56785,68698,916
KartarpurMunicipal CouncilJalandhar21,09325,15725,662
KathanianCensus TownAmritsar...9,45210,679
KhamanonNagar PanchayatFatehgarh Sahib...8,84210,135
Khambra on Nakodar RoadCensus TownJalandhar...4,0355,483
KhanauriNagar PanchayatSangrur...10,96014,096
KhannaMunicipal CouncilLudhiana71,990103,099128,137
KhararMunicipal CouncilSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar26,10942,28974,460
Khem KaranNagar PanchayatTarn Taran...11,94013,446
KhilchianCensus TownAmritsar......4,588
KhothranCensus TownShahid Bhagat Singh Nagar...4,3385,046
KorianwaliCensus TownFirozpur...5,3155,770
KotCensus TownGurdaspur...5,0305,406
Kot FattaMunicipal CouncilBathinda5,6116,5047,412
Kot Ise KhanCensus TownMoga...10,49912,800
Kot KapuraMunicipal CouncilFaridkot62,43080,78591,979
Kotla NihangCensus TownRupnagar...4,3114,715
KuraliMunicipal CouncilSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar17,59223,04731,060
LalruCensus TownSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar...15,82421,394
LehragagaMunicipal CouncilSangrur15,55519,33622,588
Lohian KhassNagar PanchayatJalandhar...8,54810,362
LongowalMunicipal CouncilSangrur16,25420,23923,851
LudhianaMunicipal CorporationLudhiana1,042,7401,398,4671,618,879
MachhiwaraMunicipal CouncilLudhiana13,55418,36424,916
MahilpurNagar PanchayatHoshiarpur...10,01811,360
MajithaMunicipal CouncilAmritsar10,71312,99214,503
MakhuNagar PanchayatFirozpur...12,17514,658
MalerkotlaMunicipal CouncilSangrur88,600107,009135,424
MalikpurCensus TownGurdaspur...4,1784,645
Mallanwala KhassNagar PanchayatFirozpur...12,59716,183
Maloud (Malaudh)Nagar PanchayatLudhiana...7,1867,567
MaloutMunicipal CouncilMuktsar56,86870,76581,406
MamunCensus TownGurdaspur...28,59632,689
MansaMunicipal CouncilMansa55,08972,62782,956
ManwalCensus TownGurdaspur...5,2286,496
MaurMunicipal CouncilBathinda25,18027,54331,849
MehnaCensus TownBathinda...27,02927,733
MirpurCensus TownSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar...4,4045,967
MogaMunicipal Council with OutgrowthMoga108,304135,279163,397
MoonakNagar PanchayatSangrur...14,92418,141
MorindaMunicipal CouncilRupnagar17,44022,63524,022
MubarakpurCensus TownSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar......5,217
MudalCensus TownAmritsar......3,882
MudkiNagar PanchayatFirozpur...8,22210,415
MukerianMunicipal CouncilHoshiarpur17,81321,38429,841
Muktsar (Sri Muktsar Sahib)Municipal CouncilMuktsar66,38383,655116,747
Mullanpur DakhaNagar PanchayatLudhiana10,13813,94916,356
Mullanpur Garib DassCensus TownSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar...6,1476,165
NabhaMunicipal CouncilPatiala54,42162,00067,972
NakodarMunicipal CouncilJalandhar28,47831,40836,973
NangalMunicipal Council with OutgrowthRupnagar32,00345,36848,497
NangliCensus TownAmritsar......20,440
Narot MehraCensus TownGurdaspur...7,6918,885
NawanshahrMunicipal CouncilShahid Bhagat Singh Nagar29,95531,96746,024
Naya GaonNagar PanchayatSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar......50,869
NehonCensus TownRupnagar...10,1629,439
NilpurCensus TownPatiala......8,391
NurmahalMunicipal CouncilJalandhar11,14912,63214,560
Partap SinghwalaCensus TownLudhiana......10,843
PathankotMunicipal Council with OutgrowthGurdaspur123,930163,497156,306
PatialaMunicipal Corporation with OutgrowthPatiala238,368323,884446,246
PatranMunicipal CouncilPatiala14,32822,17527,963
PattiMunicipal CouncilTarn Taran27,77634,44440,976
PayalMunicipal CouncilLudhiana5,8527,2677,923
PhagwaraMunicipal CouncilKapurthala83,163102,25397,864
Phagwara SharkiCensus TownKapurthala......20,102
PhillaurMunicipal CouncilJalandhar20,95622,30224,688
QadianMunicipal Council with OutgrowthGurdaspur20,01222,00123,632
RahonMunicipal CouncilShahid Bhagat Singh Nagar10,77112,13415,676
RaikotMunicipal CouncilLudhiana21,06124,76928,734
RailCensus TownShahid Bhagat Singh Nagar...6,9047,589
Raipur RasulpurCensus TownJalandhar......3,916
Raja SansiNagar PanchayatAmritsar10,00812,17614,298
RajpuraMunicipal CouncilPatiala70,98382,95692,301
RakriCensus TownHoshiarpur...5,2005,722
RamanMunicipal CouncilBathinda17,27519,55122,553
RamdasMunicipal CouncilAmritsar4,7655,7796,398
Rampura PhulMunicipal Council with OutgrowthBathinda35,53044,66551,023
RayyaNagar PanchayatAmritsar9,12212,63114,506
RupnagarMunicipal CouncilRupnagar37,99649,15956,038
Rurki KasbaCensus TownPatiala...8,17910,509
SahnewalNagar PanchayatLudhiana...17,29322,484
SalohCensus TownShahid Bhagat Singh Nagar...4,1184,481
SamanaMunicipal CouncilPatiala36,65646,59254,072
SamralaMunicipal CouncilLudhiana14,92117,59019,678
SanaurMunicipal CouncilPatiala16,49017,93521,201
SangatMunicipal CouncilBathinda......2,744
SangrurMunicipal CouncilSangrur56,41977,98988,043
SansarpurCensus TownJalandhar...4,0604,657
Sarai KhasCensus TownJalandhar...7,0557,044
SardulgarhNagar PanchayatMansa...16,31519,219
SarnaCensus TownGurdaspur...5,0575,847
S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali, Ajitgarh)Municipal Council with OutgrowthSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar78,457123,484166,864
SatyewalaCensus TownFirozpur...6,2798,724
ShahkotNagar PanchayatJalandhar10,24612,60714,488
Sham ChaurasIMunicipal CouncilHoshiarpur3,7114,2454,426
ShikarCensus TownGurdaspur......4,001
Sirhind Fatehgarh SahibMunicipal CouncilFatehgarh Sahib30,81849,82558,097
SohanaCensus TownSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar......9,306
Sri HargobindpurMunicipal CouncilGurdaspur3,4615,4508,241
SufipindCensus TownJalandhar...5,5499,406
SujanpurMunicipal CouncilGurdaspur16,09021,81528,270
SultanpurMunicipal CouncilKapurthala13,72215,57116,877
SunamMunicipal Council with OutgrowthSangrur43,90956,25169,069
Talwandi BhaiMunicipal CouncilFirozpur10,46214,57317,285
Talwandi SaboNagar PanchayatBathinda...16,75420,589
TalwaraCensus TownHoshiarpur17,37922,57419,485
TapaMunicipal CouncilBarnala14,16118,91723,248
Tarn TaranMunicipal CouncilTarn Taran47,52955,78766,847
TharialCensus TownGurdaspur...4,6125,081
TharikeCensus TownLudhiana...8,88412,294
TibriCensus TownGurdaspur...10,45011,845
Urmar TandaMunicipal CouncilHoshiarpur18,78622,04823,419
ZiraMunicipal Council with OutgrowthFirozpur23,72231,78337,498
ZirakpurMunicipal CouncilSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar...25,02295,553

Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (web), Delimitation Commission of India (web), Rand McNally International Atlas 1994, School of Planning & Architecture (web).

Explanation: Districts, cities and towns in the boundaries of 2011.