Sri Muktsar Sahib district is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of Punjab. The capital city of district is Sri Muktsar Sahib.[1] The district itself was historically referred to as Khidrane Di Dhaab. There are four tehsils in the district, which consists of a total of 234 villages. The tehsils are Sri Muktsar Sahib, Lambi, Giddarbaha and Malout.
Guru Angad (Nanak II), the Second Guru of the Sikhs, was born in the village Matte-di-Sarai (Sarainaga) in 1504 in the same district.[2]
The last battlefield of the tenth Sikh Guru, Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji, lies in the district's main city. The Battle of Muktsar, a major battle between the Mughals and the Sikhs, occurred in present-day Sri Muktsar Sahib during 1705. The Gurudwara Tibbi Sahib was built to mark the battlefield. They were led by Mai Bhago and Mahan Singh.
The Sri Muktsar Sahib district was formed as a new district on 7 November 1995 by the separation of the Muktsar subdivision from the Faridkot district.[3]
The district has many historical Gurudwaras including the Darbar Sahib - Tuti Gandi Sahib Gurudwara, the Shaheed Ganj Gurudwara, Tibbi Sahib Gurudwara, Datansar Sahib Gurudwara, Rakabsar Sahib Gurudwara in the Sri Muktsar Sahib city, and several others in the district's respective villages.
The Muktsari jutti is famous throughout the world. The shops making and selling these pieces of art are located around the Gurudwara Sahib in the heart of Sri Muktsar Sahib city. Gidderbaha manufactures naswaar which is supplied throughout India.
According to the 2011 census, Sri Muktsar Sahib district has a total population of 901,896, which consists of Gidderbaha 222,937, Malout 348,165 & Sri Muktsar Sahib 330,794[5] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[6] or the US state of Delaware.[7] This gives it a ranking of 464th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 348 inhabitants per square kilometre (900/sqmi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.1%. It has a sex ratio of 895 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 66.8%. Scheduled Castes made up 42.31% of the population.[5]
Gender
The table below shows the sex ratio of Muktsar district through decades.
At the time of the 2011 census, 92.13% of the population spoke Punjabi and 6.79% Hindi as their first language. Bagri is spoken in the south of the district along the Rajasthan and Haryana border.[11]
Health
The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Muktsar, as of 2020.
District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Muktsar, 2020 [12]
Indicators
Number of children (<5 years)
Percent (2020)
Percent (2016)
Stunted
25,388
35%
32%
Wasted
9,872
14%
16%
Severely wasted
4,679
6%
4%
Underweight
22,283
31%
22%
Overweight/obesity
2,009
3%
4%
Anemia
44,941
69%
64%
Total children
72,537
The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Muktsar, of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of 2020.
District nutritional profile of Muktsar, of women of 15-49 years, in 2020[12]
Indicators
Number of women (15-49 years)
Percent (2020)
Percent (2016)
Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2)
52,395
18%
15%
Overweight/obesity
87,495
31%
26%
Hypertension
69,433
24%
21%
Diabetes
38,428
14%
NA
Anemia (non-preg)
173,312
61%
48%
Anemia (preg)
NA
NA
43%
Total women (preg)
14,544
Total women
284,445
The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Sri Muktsar Sahib district.
Family planning methods used by women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Sri Muktsar Sahib district[13]
Method
Total (2019–21)
Total (2015–16)
Female sterilization
31.3%
49.0%
Male sterilization
0.6%
0.5%
IUD/PPIUD
3.0%
12.5%
Pill
1.7%
2.3%
Condom
22.6%
14.6%
Injectables
0.3%
0.3%
Any modern method
59.7%
79.2%
Any method
72.0%
84.8%
Total unmet need
6.2%
1.9%
Unmet need for spacing
2.3%
0.7%
The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Sri Muktsar Sahib district by year.
Road accidents and people affected in Sri Muktsar Sahib district by year[14]
Year
Accidents
Killed
Injured
Vehicles Involved
2022
139
131
79
211
2021
161
130
78
149
2020
142
112
74
172
2019
188
166
97
128
Economy
In 2014-15, there were 2,371 registered Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) units in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, which provided employment to 8,846 people. There were 4 registered Medium and Large industrial units, which provided employment to 2,064 people.[15]
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