Patiala

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

Quick facts

8,715,150
Population
1,703,429
Households
891
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
66.05%
Approx. literacy

Patiala has an aggregated population of 8,715,150. Approximately 43.5% live in rural areas (3,791,372) and 17.52% live in urban areas (1,526,560).

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 3,791,372 3
Nabha 746,258 174
Patiala 2,101,402 360
Patran 542,924 71
Rajpura 1,065,356 246
Samana 467,838 76

Population summary

Patiala has a population of 8,715,150 (4,608,888 males and 4,106,262 females). The sex ratio is about 891 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population8,715,150
Male4,608,888
Female4,106,262
Rural population3,791,372 (43.5%)
Urban population1,526,560 (17.52%)
Households1,703,429

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 66.05%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,756,002
Total illiterates2,959,148

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,210,023 (25.36%). ST: 0 (0%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,210,02325.36%
ST00%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 986,062 (11.31%). Workers: 3,028,367 (34.75%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)986,06211.31%
Total workers3,028,36734.75%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Patiala 1,895,686
Patiala 1,132,406
Patiala 859,786
Patiala 763,280
Patiala 477,956
Rajpura 391,011
Patiala 381,830
Rajpura 283,334
Nabha 277,236
Patran 193,683