Rupnagar (District)

Rupnagar District
State	Punjab
Division :	Rupnagar
Administrative headquarters :	Rupnagar
Area :	1356 km²
Residents :	684,627 (2011)
Population density :	505 inhabitants / km²
Website :	http://www.rupnagar.gov.in/

Rupnagar ( Doabi : ਰੂਪਨਗਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ) is a district in the Indian state of Punjab .

Rupnagar District extends along the foot of the Siwaliks . The Satluj River flows through the district. It was founded on November 1st, 1966. On April 14, 2006, the two blocks Kharar and Majri were spun off and added to the newly formed SAS Nagar (Mohali) district . The Rupnagar District is part of the newly established Rupnagar Division . Before that he was part of the Patiala Division . It covers an area of ​​1356 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Rupnagar .

population

The population in the 2011 census was 684,627, 10 years earlier it was 628,846. This corresponds to a growth of 8.9%. The gender ratio was 915 women for 1000 men. The literacy rate was 82.19% (87.50% for men, 76.42% for women). 52.74% of the population were Sikhs , 44.47% Hindu .

Administrative division

The district is divided into 4 tehsils :

• Anandpur Sahib
• Chamkaur Sahib
• Nangal
• Rupnagar

Cities with Municipal Council status are:

• Anandpur Sahib
• Morinda
• Nangal
• Rupnagar

Cities with Nagar Panchayat status are:

• Chamkaur Sahib

Web links

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

• District homepage

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c d} District administration of Rupnagar
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} www.census2011.co.in