27-455: Gurdaspur district is a district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab , India. Gurdaspur is the district headquarters. It internationally borders Narowal District of Pakistani Punjab , and the districts of Amritsar , Pathankot , Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur . Two main rivers Beas and Ravi passes through the district. The Mughal emperor Akbar is said to have been enthroned in
54-483: A literacy rate of 79.95%. After the separation of the Pathankot tehsil into a separate district in 2011, the residual district has a population of 1,621,725 of which 1,260,572 were rural and 361,153 were urban. Scheduled Castes have a population of 373,544 (23.03%) of the population. Punjabi is the predominant language, spoken by 98.27% of the population. The table below shows the sex ratio of Gurdaspur through
81-505: A population of 2,298,323, roughly equal to the nation of Latvia or the US state of New Mexico . This gives it a ranking of 196th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 649 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,680/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 9.3%. Gurdaspur has a sex ratio of 895 females for every 1000 males, and
108-496: A bus and police station. Before being killed in 12 hour long operation, the terrorists killed 7 people, of which 2 were civilians, 2 policemen, 2 home guards and one Superintendent of Police (SP). About 5 kilometres from Dinanagar, five live bombs were found on a small bridge near Parmanand railway station on the Amritsar-Pathankot railway track, which were later disposed. The terrorists were said to have come Pakistan. It
135-464: A garden near Kalanaur , a historically important town in the district. The district is at the foothills of the Himalayas . As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Punjab (out of 22 ), after Ludhiana and Amritsar . Batala , with 31% of the district's population, is its largest city. On February 14, 1556 AD, Akbar was crowned as emperor at Kalanaur , a town in the district, after
162-696: A narrow 51.14% Muslim majority. Radcliffe Award of the boundary gave only the Shakargarh tehsil of the district to Pakistan, and the rest to India. The Muslim population of the eastern tehsils migrated to Pakistan as refugees, and the Hindus and Sikhs of Shakargarh migrated to Gurdaspur after crossing the Ravi Bridge. They settled and spread in the Gurdaspur district. According to the 1951 census, there were around 2,97,581 displaced persons who had settled in
189-456: A new Pathankot district , which was earlier part of Gurdaspur. The Pathankot district comprises two sub-divisions of Pathankot and Dharkalan along with two sub-tehsils namely Narot Jaimal Singh and Bamial. On 27 July 2015, there was a terror attack in Dinanagar , which is situated in the northern part of the district. During this, three heavily armed terrorists wearing army uniforms attacked
216-710: A single day in Kahnuwan , near Gurdaspur. Under the Lahore governorship of Yahiya Khan, Lakhpat Rai (revenue minister) and Shah Navaz Khan were directed to avenge the killing of Lakhpat Rai's brother, Jaspat Rai. An official decree to exterminate Sikhs was issued. In about 1633 CE , during the rule of Shah Jahan, the Badshahi canal was constructed for carrying waters to the Shalimar Gardens at Lahore. Maharaja Ranjit Singh constructed Hansali canal to carry waters to
243-961: A total of 787 districts in India. This count includes Mahe and Yanam which are Census districts and not Administrative districts and excludes Itanagar Capital Complex which has a Deputy Commissioner but is not an official district. Each of these officials is aided by officers from the appropriate branch of the state government. Most districts have a distinct headquarters; but the districts of Mumbai City in Maharashtra , Kolkata in West Bengal , Hyderabad in Telangana , and Chennai in Tamil Nadu are examples where there are no distinct district headquarters, although there are district collectors. The majority of districts are named after their administrative centre. Some are referred to by two names,
270-459: A traditional one and one that uses the name of the town that is the headquarters. Since most of the districts are named after a town, the word "district" is appended to distinguish between the town and the district. The following tables list the population details of various states. The columns include the hierarchical administrative subdivision codes , the district name, district headquarters, 2011 census population, area in square kilometres, and
297-485: The age of 15 and 49 years, in Gurdaspur district. The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Gurdaspur district by year. List of Indian districts A district ( zila ), also known as revenue district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory . In some cases, districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions , and in others directly into tehsils or talukas . As of 24 November 2024 , there are
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#1732772301400324-547: The data from the areas currently in the Pathankot district. According to the National Family Health Survey - 4 (2015-16), 88.2% of the total women between the ages of 15 and 49 years in Gurdaspur district were literate, this rate was 86.7% for rural areas of the district. For men in the same age group, 90.4% were literate and this rate was 90.7% for rural areas. According to the same survey, 62.7% of
351-541: The death of his father Humayun . This area was used as a base by Banda Singh Bahadur to raid the area up to Lahore . The Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah conducted an expedition against him in 1711, but with only temporary effect. Banda Singh Bahadur fought his last battle against Mughals at Gurdas Nangal and was captured. On 17 May 1746, the Chhota Ghallughara (smaller Sikh genocide) took place. Approximately 10,000 to 15,000 Sikhs were killed in battle on
378-418: The district, who formed about 34.96% of the district population. Of the total displaced persons 1,59,716 were males and 1,37,865 females. The origin of most of them were pakistani districts of Sialkot (1,93,182), Shakargarh (43,203), Lyallpur (17,783) and Shekhupura (8,826). New tehsil of Dera Baba Nanak was created in 1995 and Dhar Kalan in 1996. On 27 July 2011 a part of district was carved out to form
405-449: The highest share of Christians in the state, and Muslims 13,350 (0.82%). Before Partition , undivided Gurdaspur district had a slight Muslim majority with a large Hindu minority and smaller Sikh and Christian populations. The area which now forms the current district had a Muslim majority and a large Sikh minority, with smaller Hindu and Christian populations. The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in
432-405: The north, Beas River in the north-east, Hoshiarpur district in the south-east, Kapurthala district in the south, Amritsar district in the south-west and Pakistan in the north-west. It is a border district of Punjab and lies along India-Pakistan border . As of 2011, 5.24% of the district area, including Pathankot, consists of forest area. According to the 2011 census Gurdaspur district has
459-401: The number of registered working factories and workers employed by selected manufacturing industries in Gurdaspur district as of 2017. As of 2018, the number of registered doctors in the Gurdaspur district were 1,642 and registered nurses were 6,118.Which means the average population served per doctor for that year was 1,058. In the year 2017, Gurdaspur district recorded 12 malaria cases, which
486-659: The tank of the Golden Temple . The district of Gurdaspur came into being in April 1846 after the annexation of Punjab by the British. During British Rule the district of Gurdaspur was a subdivision of Lahore Division , the district itself was administratively subdivided into four tehsils : Gurdaspur , Batala , Shakargarh and Pathankot . During the India's first war of independence , on 12 July 1857, battle of Trimmu Ghat
513-860: The urban and rural areas of Gurdaspur district. Note:- The separation of the areas in the current Pathankot district in 2011, may have significantly changed the numbers and figures for that year. The income of Municipalities and Municipal corporations in the Gurdaspur district from municipal rates and taxes in the year 2018 was 380,930 thousand rupees. In 2020–21, there were a total of 7,740 registered Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) and Artisan units in Gurdaspur district, which provided employment to 56,298 people. There were 9 registered Medium and Large industrial Unit, which provided employment to 2,709 people. In 2010–11, there were 7,840 registered industrial units which provided employment to 55,541 people. The major export items of large scale industries in Gurdaspur were rice, sugar and knitting yarn. The table below shows
540-416: The women of the same age group had 10 or more years of schooling and this rate was 57.6% for rural areas. The table below shows the percentage of rural population through the decades. Note:- The separation of the areas in the current Pathankot district in 2011, may have significantly changed the numbers and figures for that year. The table below gives the absolute number of rural and urban population through
567-471: The women received postnatal care within two days of childbirth, which was fifth lowest in the state. The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Gurdaspur, as of year 2020. The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Gurdaspur of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020. The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between
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#1732772301400594-416: The years, according to various census years. Note:- The figure for 2011 does not include the data of the areas that currently form Pathankot district , which were separated from Gurdaspur on that year, to form a new district. (Census) The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Gurdaspur district. Note:- The data till year 2001 also includes
621-474: The years. Note:- The separation of the areas in the current Pathankot district in 2011, may have significantly changed the numbers and figures for that year. Religion in Gurdaspur District, 2011 Sikhism is the largest religion in the residual district with 950,016 (58.58%), while Hinduism is the second-largest with 476,095 (29.36%). Christians are the third-largest community with 169,295 (10.44%),
648-483: Was fought between the forces of British and Indian rebel sepoys on the left bank of Ravi.Trimmu Ghat was about 9 miles west of Gurdaspur city in the district. Most of the Indian rebel sepoys were killed in the battle. According to the 1881 census the population of the district was 823,695 this had risen by over 100,000 to 943,922 in the 1891 census. However, the 1901 census recorded a fall in population – 940,334, this
675-539: Was largely due to emigration – some 44,000 settlers settling in Chenab colony . According to the 1901 census there were 463,371 Muslims (49%), 380,636 Hindus (over 40%) and 91,756 (10%) Sikhs. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad who founded the Ahmadiyya movement had followers here. During the partition of India in 1947 the future of Gurdaspur was highly contested. According to the 1941 census, the population of this district had
702-471: Was tenth lowest in Punjab. The table given below shows the population served per doctor in Gurdaspur district, by years. In 2016, 88.5% women in Gurdaspur district gave birth in a health facility, which was the second lowest in the state. In 2016, 42.1% of the children upto 59 months of age received postnatal care within two days of their birth, which was fourth lowest in the state. In the same year, 83.7% of
729-595: Was the first major terror attack in Punjab since 1995. On 14 December, 2014, new tehsil of Kalanaur was created. New tehsil of Dinanagar was created in May 2018. Earlier, they were sub-tehsils. The Gurdaspur district is in the north of Punjab state. It falls in the Jalandhar division and is sandwiched between rivers Ravi and Beas. The district lies between north-latitude 31°36' and 32°34' and east longitude 74°56' and 75°24' and shares common boundaries with Pathankot district in
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