Sangrur district

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Sangrur district
District of Punjab
Rajrajeshwari Temple, Sangrur.jpg
Rajarajeshwari Temple in Sangrur
Sangrur in Punjab (India).svg
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 30°14′N75°50′E / 30.23°N 75.83°E / 30.23; 75.83
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
Headquarters Sangrur
Area
 • Total2,848 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,225,415
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
148001
Telephone code01672
Vehicle registration PB 13
Website sangrur.nic.in

Sangrur district is in the state of Punjab in northern India. Sangrur city is the district headquarters. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in the Indian state of Punjab. [1] Neighbouring districts are Malerkotla (north), Barnala (west), Patiala (east), Mansa (southwest) and Fatehabad (Haryana) and Jind (Haryana) (south).

Contents

Sangrur consists of the cities of Dhuri, Lehragaga, Sangrur, and Sunam. Other cities are Bhawanigarh, Dirba, Khanauri, Longowal, Cheema and Moonak. There are 7 sub-divisions, being Sangrur, Dhuri, Sunam, Lehragaga, Moonak, Bhawanigarh and Dirba. Till 2006, Barnala was also a part of Sangrur district, but now it is a separate district. In 2021, a new district Malerkotla district, consisting of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh subdivisions and the Amargarh sub-tehsil, was formed out of Sangrur district. [2]

Origin and history

The administrative district of Sangrur was created in 1948. Earlier the area fell in the Nabha Princely State. Settlements in Sangrur trace back to the pre-Harappan period. Recent excavations in Rohira in Sangrur have revealed a 10-metre high mound with settlements dating back to 2300 BC. [3] Excavations from Mard Khera village have led to the discovery of pottery from the Harappan period. [4] Remnants of pottery from the Kushan period have also been discovered.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951565,152—    
1961696,418+2.11%
1971836,497+1.85%
19811,026,166+2.06%
19911,244,677+1.95%
20011,473,242+1.70%
20111,655,169+1.17%
source: [5]

According to the 2011 census Sangrur district (including Malerkotla district) had a population of 1,655,169 of which male and female were 878,029 and 777,140 respectively, [6] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau [7] or the US state of Idaho. [8] This gives it a ranking of 300st in India (out of a total of 640). [6] The district has a population density of 449 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,160/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.3%. Sangrur has a sex ratio of 885 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 67.99%. [6]

After bifurcation, the district had a population of 1,225,415. Scheduled Castes made up 368,562 (30.08%) of the population. [6]

Gender

The table below shows the sex ratio of Sangrur district through decades.

Sex ratio of Sangrur district [9]
Census yearRatio
2011885
2001870
1991870
1981860
1971840
1961832
1951820

The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Sangrur district.

Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Sangrur district [10]
YearUrbanRural
2011869827
2001803779

Literacy

The table below shows the literacy rate of different CD blocks of Sangrur district, as of 2011. [11]

Literacy rate by blocks in Sangrur district - Census 2011 [12]
Sr. No.BlockTotalMaleFemaleGap
1Malerkotla-I72.48%78.12%66.25%11.87%
2Malerkotla-II73.34%79.03%66.97%12.06%
3Sherpur68.40%73.14%63.08%10.06%
4Dhuri69.01%74.77%62.58%12.19%
5Bhawanigarh65.81%71.62%59.29%12.33%
6Sangrur64.62%69.50%59.09%10.41%
7Sunam58.60%63.45%53.10%10.35%
8Lehragaga55.24%60.60%49.20%11.40%
9Andana59.90%67.43%51.60%15.83%
Sangrur District64.79%70.22%58.70%11.52%

Religion

Religion in Sangrur district (2011) [13]
ReligionPercent
Sikhism
 
70.08%
Hinduism
 
26.49%
Islam
 
2.95%
Other or not stated
 
0.48%

Sikhism is followed by majority of the people in the Sangrur district. Hinduism is followed by a considerable population. Before the division of Malerkotla district, Sangrur had the largest population of Muslims in Punjab. However in the residual district Muslims are a small minority. [13]

Language

Languages of Sangrur district (2011) [14]

   Punjabi (94.93%)
   Hindi (3.12%)
   Haryanvi (1.48%)
  Others (0.47%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 94.93% of the population spoke Punjabi, 3.12% Hindi and 1.48% Haryanvi as their first language. [14]

Health

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Sangrur, as of year 2019-21.

District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Sangrur, year 2020 [15]
IndicatorsPercent (2019-21)Percent (2015-16)
Stunted23.4%27.3%
Wasted10.4%18.0%
Severely wasted3.8%7.8%
Underweight18.1%19.2%
Overweight/obesity2.7%5.5%
Anemia66.9%51.4%

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Sangrur of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2019-21.

District nutritional profile of Sangrur of women of 15-49 years, in 2020 [15]
IndicatorsPercent (2019-21)Percent (2015-16)
Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2)14.1%14.8%
Overweight/obesity37.6%30.3%
Anemia (non-preg)52.7%46.9%
Anemia (preg)49.4%53.3%

Economy

In 2009-10, there were a total of 10,695 registered industrial units in Sangrur district. Of this, 23 were large and medium units. Small scale industries employed 53,259 workers and Large and Medium industries employed 10,325 people. [16]

Politics

No.ConstituencyName of MLAPartyBench
99 Lehragaga Barinder Kumar Goyal Aam Aadmi Party Government
100 Dirba (SC) Harpal Singh Cheema Aam Aadmi Party Government
101 Sunam Aman Arora Aam Aadmi Party Government
102 Malerkotla (SC) Mohammad Jamil Ur Rehman Aam Aadmi Party Government
103 Amargarh Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra Aam Aadmi Party Government
104 Dhuri Bhagwant Mann Aam Aadmi Party Government
105 Sangrur Narinder Kaur Bharaj Aam Aadmi Party Government

Administration

Sangrur district is further sub-divided into 7 sub-divisions/tehsils - Bhawanigarh, Dhuri, Dirba, Lehragaga, Moonak, Sangrur and Sunam.[ clarification needed ] [17]

The district is part of the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency. By-election to Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency is scheduled to be held on 23 June 2022. [18]

Villages

Historical Places and Monuments

Notable people

Educational institutions

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

See also

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