Demographic/Population Profile of Punjab (India, 2011)

1. Nand Lal Mishra
IIPS, Mumbai- 400088
nandlal.iips@gmail.com
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
OF PUNJAB

2.  Rigvaidic Period (800-600 BC)
 Arthashastra (321-296 BC)
 Ain-e-Akbari (1595-96)
 Systematic but Non synchronous
(1865-72)
 Synchronous and Regular Census
(1881-Present)
 2011 Census: 15th since 1872 & 7th
since Independence
 Separation of Punjab & Haryana
(1966)
Population History of Punjab
Undivided Punjab
Land of 5 rivers
Map: http://pakgeotagging.blogspot.in/2014/10/partition-of-punjab-in-1947.html

3. Current Status (2011)
 Total Population: 2,77,04,236 (16th Rank)
(2.3% of India’s Total Population)
 Area: 50362 Sq. Km (20th Rank)
(1.5% of India’s total land)
 Divisions: 04
 Districts: 20 (22 in 2017)
 Tehsils: 72 (in 2011)
 Towns: 217 (in 2011)
 Villages: 12, 581 (in 2011)
Map: http://www.pbrdp.gov.in/hidden/-/asset_publisher/3GWdFFxVf8Oy/content/district-map-of-punjab/6205745

4. Population Size
9.2
11.1
13.6
16.8
20.3
24.4
27.8
5
10
15
20
25
30
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Populationinmillions

5. Decadal Growth Rate
21.5 21.7
23.9
20.8
19.8
13.9
21.5
24.8 24.7
23.9
21.3
17.7
10
15
20
25
30
InPercentage
Punjab India

6. Population Distribution
52.8%
47.2%
Male-Female
Male Female
62.5%
37.5%
Rural-Urban
Rural Urban
 Male Popln: 1,46,39,465 | Female Popln: 1,31,03,873
 Rural Popln: 1,73,44,192 | Female Popln: 1,03,99,146

7. Population Distribution
52.4%
47.6%
Rural: Male & Female
Male Female
53.3%
46.7%
Urban: Male & Female
Rural Urban
 Rural Male: 90,93,476 | Rural Female: 82,50,716
 Urban Male: 55,45,989 | Urban Female: 48,53,157

8. Household Size
2.8%
6.3%
11.6%
23.9%
22.2%
14.8%
16.2%
2.3%
No. of Households by Size
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 to 10
11 +
 No. of Households: 54,86,851
 Rural: 33,44,978 (61%)
 Urban: 21,41,873 (39%)
 Mean Size (Total)= 5.0
 Mean Size (Rural)= 5.2
 Mean Size (Urban)= 4.8

9. Population Density
333
403
484
551
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
1981 1991 2001 2011
Population/Sq.Km

10. Sex Ratios*
____________________________
*Females per 1000 males
890
907
849
875876
895
750
800
850
900
950
2001 2011
Sex Ratio
Rural Urban Total
799
844
796
852
798
846
750
800
850
900
950
2001 2011
Child Sex Ratio
Rural Urban Total

11. Sex Ratios*
____________________________
*Females per 1000 males
854
865
879 882 876
895901 901 908
875
798
846
750
800
850
900
950
1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Sex Ratio Child Sex Ratio

12. Literacy Rate (Male-Female)
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
InPercentage(%)
Total Male Female

13. Literacy Rate (Rural-Urban)
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
InPercentage(%)
Total Rural Urban

14. Composition
38.5%
1.9%
1.3%
57.7%
0.6%
Population by Religion
Hindu
Muslim
Christian
Sikh
Others
 SC Population: 88,60,179 (31.94% of total population)
 ST Population: NA

15. SC population over time
15
20
25
30
35
1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
%oftotalpopulation
Punjab

16. District’s Overview
Parameters Maximum Minimum
Population Ludhiana Barnala
Population Density Ludhiana (975) Muktpur (348)
Sex Ratio Hoshiarpur (962) Bathinda (865)
Literacy Rate Hoshiarpur (80.8) Mansa (62.8)
Urbanisation Ludhiana (59%) Tarn Taran (12%)
Growth Rate SAS Nagar (32.2) SBS Nagar (4.58)

17. Population by Age-group
26%
64%
10%
Children Working Age Elderly
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*Children: 0 to 14; Youth: 15 to 29; Working Age: 15 to 59; Middle Age:
30 to 59; Elderly: 60+
26%
29%
35%
10%
Children Youth Middle Age Elderly

18. Punjab: Age-Sex Pyramid (2011)
6 4 2 0 2 4 6
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80+
Female (%) Male (%)

19. Median Age
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021
InYears
Punjab India

20. Population by Age-group
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021
InPercentage(%)
Children (0-14) Working Age (15-59) Elderly (60+)

21. Dependency Ratio
0
20
40
60
80
100
1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021
DR (Total) YDR ODR

22. Current Vital Rates
Indicators Year Total Rural Urban
Crude Birth Rate** 2014 15.5 16.2 14.5
Crude Death Rate** 2014 6.4 7.2 5.2
Infant Mortality Rate* 2015 29 34 22
Child Mortality Rate* 2015 33 39 25
Fertility Rate* 2015 1.6 1.6 1.6
Life Expectancy 2015 Male: 69.7 | Female: 72.8
**SRS (2014-15) | *NFHS (2015-16)

23. Vital Rates over Time
0
20
40
60
80
100
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate

24. Working & Non-working Population
31%
5%
64%
Working & Non-Working Population
Main Workers Marginal Workers Non Workers
86%
14%
Main Workers: Male & Female
Male Workers Female Workers

25. Sectoral Work Participation Rate
35.6 35.8
35.7
54.9 55.5 55.2
14.3 13.2 13.9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Rural Urban Overall
InPercentage(%)
Total Male Female

26.  HDI Score: 0.679
 9th Rank in States and UTs
 Medium HDI
 Punjab: Twin of Bolivia
 India’s HDI Score: 0.609
 India: 130th rank
Human Development Index (2015)

27.  Census of India, Various Years
 SRS, CRS & NFHS, Various Years
 http://www.pbplanning.gov.in/reports.htm
 Demographics of Population Ageing in India, IESC, Bangalore
References
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Note: This document doesn’t include Migration, Disability and Marital Profiles.