Ludhiana (District)
| Ludhiana District ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ |
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| State | Punjab |
| Division : | Patiala |
| Administrative headquarters : | Ludhiana |
| Area : | 3,578 km² |
| Residents : | 3,498,739 (2011) |
| Population density : | 978 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | ludhiana.nic.in |
The Ludhiana district ( Panjabi : ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ) is a district in the Indian state of Punjab . The main town of the district is the eponymous city of Ludhiana .
geography
The Ludhiana district has an area of 3,578 square kilometers and is located in the center of the Indian state of Punjab. Neighboring districts are Jalandhar and Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in the north, Rupnagar and Fatehgarh Sahib in the east, Sangrur and Barnala in the south and Moga in the west.
In the north, the Satluj , one of the five great rivers of the Punjab, forms the border of the Ludhiana district. The district thus belongs to the Malwa region of the Punjab, the part of the Indian Punjab south of the Sutlej. Typically for Punjab, the terrain is flat and consists mainly of alluvial land, but the southern part of the district is a plateau. The river Buddha Nala flows parallel to the Satluj .
history
Ludhiana owes its name to the Pashtun Lodi dynasty , which is believed to have founded the city of the same name, Ludhiana, in 1480. During the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar I , Ludhiana became part of the Sirhind administrative unit. Later the area was subordinated to the kings of Raikot. From 1707 to 1835 the area was relatively independent, the villages were administered by Sikh chiefs. In 1760 the rulers of Raikot were able to regain control of the city of Ludhiana. The following cities were founded by them: Chakar, Talwandi Rai in 1478, Raikot in 1648 and Jagraon in 1688.
In the early 19th century, Ludhiana became an important garrison town for the British. According to the 1901 census, 269,076 residents were Hindus (40 percent of the population), 235,937 Muslims (35 percent) and 164,919 Sikhs (24 percent). Because of the violence between the various religious groups in 1947, the Muslims living in Ludhiana had to flee to Pakistan .
population
The Ludhiana district is the most populous with 3,498,739 inhabitants (2011 census) and the most densely populated district of the state of Punjab with a population density of 977 inhabitants per square meter. With the megacity Ludhiana, the district is home to the largest city in the Indian part of Punjab. The district's degree of urbanization is correspondingly high at 59 percent, compared to an average for the state of Punjab of 37 percent. The population growth rate between 2001 and 2011 was 15 percent, the literacy rate in 2011 was 82 percent.
The majority of the residents of Ludhiana District are Sikhs . According to the 2001 census, they make up 58 percent of the district's population. The remainder is largely made up of Hindus (40 percent). The Muslim minority is less than two percent.
Administrative division
The district is divided into 7 tehsils :
There is a municipal corporation in the district : Ludhiana .
There are also the following cities with the status of a Municipal Council in the district:
There are also the following Nagar Panchayats :
literature
- The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 16: Kotchāndpur to Mahāvinayaka. New edition Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 199–207 , keyword: Ludhiāna District .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Punjab (PDF; 621 kB).
- ^ Census of India 2001: Basic Data Sheet. District Ludhiana (09), Punjab (03). (PDF; 54 kB)
Amritsar | Barnala | Bathinda | Faridkot | Fatehgarh Sahib | Fazilka | Firozpur | Gurdaspur | Hoshiarpur | Jalandhar | Kapurthala | Ludhiana | Mansa | Moga | Muktsar | Pathankot | Patiala | Rupnagar | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | Sangrur | Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | Tarn Taran