Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district)

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Dera Baba Nanak is a sub-district (Tehsil or block) in Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. [1] Its headquarters is in Dera Baba Nanak city. It is situated in the western part of the district, along the Indo-Pakistani border. It was created in 1995. The Kartarpur corridor is situated there, that connects Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib on the other side of the international border.

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History

During the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, some military action was seen in the area around Kasowal, near Dera Baba Nanak city. This battle was won by Indian army. In this battle, 32 soldiers were killed and 3 wounded on the Indian side. On the Pakistani side, 34 soldiers were killed, 1 wounded and 26 were missing or captured. [2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Dera Baba Nanak sub-district has a total population of 1,24,295. Of these, 65,662 were males and 58,633 were females. The population of children below the age of 6 was 15,064, of which 8,338 were males and 6,716 were females. The population of Scheduled castes was 16,761, of which 8,775 were males and 7,986 were females. The number of persons who were literate were 80,449, of which 45,133 were males and 35,316 were females. [3]

Religion

The table below shows the population by religion of Dera Baba Nanak sub-district and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.

Population by religion of Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, census 2011 [4]
ReligionTotalMaleFemaleGender ratio
Sikh85,04644,64740,399904
Christian22,84611,96110,885910
Hindu15,1598,3716,788810
Muslim433257176684
Jain3213191461
Buddhist26188444
Other religions281612750
Not stated725379346912
Total1,24,29565,66258,633892

The table below shows the absolute number of religious communities by urban and rural areas.

Religious groups by urban and rural areas, 2011 census [4]
ReligionUrbanRural
Sikh4,82980,217
Hindu4,53110,628
Christian91121,935
Muslim74359
Buddhist620
Jain032
Other religions325
Not stated41684
Total10,3951,13,900

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References

  1. ↑ "Gurdaspur district - Tehsils" . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "1971 War: Battle of Dera Baba Nanak". 6 December 2018.
  3. ↑ search Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district) censusindia.gov.in [ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011 censusindia.gov.in

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