Hoshiarpur

This page provides an overview of Hoshiarpur: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

7,598,156
Population
1,612,807
Households
963
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
75.47%
Approx. literacy

Hoshiarpur has an aggregated population of 7,598,156. Approximately 41.76% live in rural areas (3,173,250) and 8.82% live in urban areas (669,938).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,173,250 3
Dasua 1,025,311 401
Garhshankar 963,818 300
Hoshiarpur 1,491,727 417
Mukerian 944,050 310

Population summary

Hoshiarpur has a population of 7,598,156 (3,870,698 males and 3,727,458 females). The sex ratio is about 963 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population7,598,156
Male3,870,698
Female3,727,458
Rural population3,173,250 (41.76%)
Urban population669,938 (8.82%)
Households1,612,807

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 75.47%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,734,631
Total illiterates1,863,525

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,695,053 (35.47%). ST: 0 (0%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,695,05335.47%
ST00%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 807,380 (10.63%). Workers: 2,384,454 (31.38%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)807,38010.63%
Total workers2,384,45431.38%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Hoshiarpur 1,586,625
Hoshiarpur 1,251,656
Hoshiarpur 560,346
Hoshiarpur 371,035
Dasua 360,505
Mukerian 335,063
Hoshiarpur 334,969
Garhshankar 330,711
Dasua 304,301
Garhshankar 302,396