Panchkula (District)
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| State | Haryana |
| Administrative headquarters : | Panchkula |
| Area : | 898 km² |
| Residents : | 561,293 (2011) |
| Population density : | 625 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | www.panchkula.gov.in |
Panchkula is a district in the Indian state of Haryana .
The area is 898 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Panchkula .
history
The district was established on 1995 and grew out of parts of Ambala .
population
Population statistics have been available since 1991:
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 310,400 | 468.411 | 561.293 |
The population was 561,293 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 19.83%. Panchkula has a gender ratio of 873 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus that is common for India. In 2011 the district had a literacy rate of 81.88%, an increase of almost 8 percentage points compared to 2001. The literacy rate is thus above the national average. Almost 87.4% of the population are Hindus , approx. 7.3% are Sikhs , approx. 4.2% are Muslims , approx. 0.5% are Christians , approx. 0.3% are Jainas , approx. 0, 2% are Buddhists and approx. 0.1% stated no religious affiliation or belonged to other religions. Children under 6 years of age are 11.8% of the population. The Haryanvi language, a dialect of Hindi, is common in the district .
Almost 55.8% of the population live in cities. The largest city is Panchkula with 211,355 inhabitants.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Panchkula District - Population 1991–2011
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
