Patiala (district)

Patiala district
State	Punjab
Division :	Patiala
Administrative headquarters :	Patiala
Area :	3325 km²
Residents :	1,895,686 (as of 2011)
Population density :	570 inhabitants / km²
Website :	http://patiala.nic.in/

The Patiala district is located in the Indian state of Punjab .

The district extends over an area of ​​3325 km² around its capital Patiala .

population

In the 2011 census, the population was 1,895,686, 10 years earlier it was 1,584,780. The gender ratio was 891 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 75.28% (80.20% for men, 69.80% for women). 55.91% of the population are Sikhs , 41.32% Hindu , 2.11% are Muslim .

Administrative division

The district is divided into 5 tehsils :

• Nabha
• Patiala
• Patran
• Rajpura
• Samana

There is a municipal corporation in the district : Patiala .

There are also the following municipal councils :

• Nabha
• Patran
• Rajpura
• Samana
• Sanaur

Nagar Panchayats in the district are:

• Bhadson
• Ghagga
• Ghanaur

Web links

Commons : Patiala District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• District administration of Patiala

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} www.census2011.co.in