India Punjab's Population @ 2011

Current Population of Punjab in 2011	2,77,04,234
Total Males	1,46,34,819
Total Females in Punjab	1,30,69,417
Sex Ratio in Punjab	893 females per 1,000 males

Population of Punjab - The splendid state of Punjab lies in Northern part of India. Punjab is dominated by Sikh/Punjabi community with more than 60% population. Rest of the population represents Hindu, Muslims, Christians, Jains, and other communities. The Punjabi language also known as Gurmukhi is the official language of Punjab. Punjab is a leading state of India with agricultural production and per capita income. Jat Sikhs forms a larger part of Sikh community in Punjab. Their main occupation is believed to be agriculture and its related work. Population of Punjab is growing at a good rate every year from the time of Independence. The population of Punjab in 1991 was estimated to be 20.19 million. It reached further 24.3 million by the end of 2001. Around 20% of total Population in Punjab is migratory from other regions in India. The literacy rate in Punjab stands at 75% which is quiet descent. Agricultural is the main source of income of the people in Punjab. About 66% of the Population in Punjab lives in rural areas.

Another important factor related to Population of Punjab is its ever declining sex ratio. In the last 20 years, it has gone down very rapidly. According to recent figures, there are only 850 females per 1000 males in Punjab.

Current Population of Punjab in 2011 is 2,77,04,234.

According to Population Census of India:

Population of Punjab consists of *
Sikhs - 63.60%,
Hindus - 34.00%,
Muslims - 2%,
Christians - 1.20%
Jains - 0.16%

Current Population of Punjab
State /District	Total Population	Sex Ratio	Density	Literacy Rate
Punjab	2,77,04,236	893	550	76.7
Gurdaspur	22,99,026	895	649	81.1
Kapurthala	8,17,668	912	501	80.2
Jalandhar	21,81,753	913	831	82.4
Hoshiarpur	15,82,793	962	466	85.4
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	6,14,362	954	479	80.3
Fatehgarh Sahib	5,99,814	871	508	80.3
Ludhiana	34,87,882	869	975	82.5
Moga	9,92,289	893	444	71.6
Firozpur	20,26,831	893	380	69.8
Muktsar	9,02,702	895	348	66.8
Faridkot	6,18,008	889	424	70.6
Bathinda	13,88,859	865	414	69.6
Mansa	7,68,808	880	350	62.8
Patiala	18,92,282	888	596	76.3
Amritsar	24,90,891	884	932	77.2
Tarn-Taran	11,20,070	898	464	69.4
Rupnagar	6,83,349	913	488	83.3
Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	9,86,147	878	830	84.9
Sangrur	16,54,408	883	449	68.9
Barnala	5,96,294	876	419	68.9

* Data based on 2001 Census