Patiala district

Coordinates: 39°25′N 116°23′E / 39.41°N 116.38°E / 39.41; 116.38
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Patiala district
Vidhan Sabha constituency
9
HighwaysNH 1, NH 64, NH 71
Websitepatiala.nic.in

Patiala district is one of the

north-west India
.

Location

Patiala district lies between 38 47’ and 39 41’ north

Panchkula, Haryana to the northeast and Kurukshetra districts of neighboring Haryana state to the east, and Kaithal district
of Haryana to the southwest.

History

Sikh
religion.

It was since Baba Ala Singh's time that Patiala District came into being as before the area was under the Sirhind Government. Baba Ala Singh made

Fatehabad District
part of Patiala State.

In 1809, Patiala State came under British protection during the reign of Maharaja Sahib Singh (1773–1813) of Phulkian Dynasty, as he feared that Maharaja

Indian government
.

Patiala District was further divided into

Fatehgarh Sahib District
on 13 April 1992.

Patiala having a population of 1,895,686 is the 4th most populated district of Punjab after Ludhiana, Amritsar, and Jalandhar as per the 2011 census.[citation needed]

Geography

This district contains many small hill ranges that are part of the

Shivalik Hills
.

Divisions

The district is divided into three sub-divisions: Patiala, Rajpura and Nabha, which are further divided into five tehsils: Patiala, Rajpura, Nabha, Samana and Pattran. It also comprises eight blocks, Patiala, Rajpura, Nabha and Samana.

There are nine

Sanaur, and Patran.[1] All of these are part of Patiala Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Industry

Patiala is fast emerging as an important industrial growth center on the industrial map of the state. Besides traditional goods, high quality and sophisticated items are now produced including small cutting tools, power cables,

small scale industry
in the district are those producing agriculture implements, rice shellers, cutting tools, electrical goods, and bakeries. There are industrial focal points at Patiala, Rajpura, Nabha, and Dera Bassi and two industrial estates at Rajpura, Patiala.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951482,517—    
1961673,730+3.39%
1971855,029+2.41%
19811,112,368+2.67%
19911,343,517+1.91%
20011,584,780+1.67%
20111,895,686+1.81%
source:[3]

According to the

640).[4] The district has a population density of 596 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,540/sq mi).[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.4%.[4] Patiala has a sex ratio of 888 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 76.3%. Scheduled Castes made up 24.55% of the population.[4]

Gender

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

Sex ratio of Patiala district[7]
Census year Ratio
2011 891
2001 875
1991 882
1981 870
1971 850
1961 831
1951 809

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

Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Patiala district[8]
Year Urban Rural
2011 852 827
2001 794 769

Religion

Religion in Patiala district (2011)[9]
Religion Percent
Sikhism
 
 55.91%
Hinduism
 
 41.32%
Islam
 
 2.11%
Other
 
 0.65%
Religious groups in Patiala State (
British Punjab province
era)
Religious
group 		1901[10] 1911[11][12] 1921[13] 1931[14] 1941[15]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Hinduism [a] 880,490 55.14% 563,940 40.06% 642,055 42.81% 623,597 38.36% 597,488 30.86%
Islam 357,334 22.38% 307,384 21.84% 330,341 22.03% 363,920 22.39% 436,539 22.55%
Sikhism 355,649 22.27% 532,292 37.81% 522,675 34.85% 632,972 38.94% 896,021 46.28%
Jainism 2,877 0.18% 3,282 0.23% 3,249 0.22% 3,578 0.22% 3,101 0.16%
Christianity 316 0.02% 739 0.05% 1,395 0.09% 1,449 0.09% 1,592 0.08%
Zoroastrianism 26 0% 22 0% 21 0% 2 0% 21 0%
Buddhism 0 0% 0 0% 3 0% 2 0% 3 0%
Judaism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 12 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1,482 0.08%
Total population 1,596,692 100% 1,407,659 100% 1,499,739 100% 1,625,520 100% 1,936,259 100%
Note:
British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region
during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Patiala district.

Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Patiala district[16]
Religion Urban (2011) Rural (2011) Urban (2001) Rural (2001) Urban (1991) Rural (1991)
Hindu 4,53,619 3,29,687 3,86,288 3,92,139 2,95,473 3,68,233
Sikh 2,88,984 7,70,960 2,45,618 7,78,928 1,63,175 7,14,590
Muslim 13,812 26,231 8,237 26,591 2,899 19,275
Christian 2,847 2,836 1,864 1,901 651 1,736
Other religions 4,018 2,692 2,703 665 2,097 769

Language

Languages of Patiala district (2011)[17]

  Punjabi (89.61%)
  Hindi (7.79%)
  Bahawalpuri (1.24%)
  Others (1.36%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 89.61% of the population spoke Punjabi, 7.79% Hindi and 1.24% Bahawalpuri as their first language.[17]

Health

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Patiala, as of year 2020.

District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Patiala, year 2020 [18]
Indicators Number of children (<5 years) Percent (2020) Percent (2016)
Stunted 29,979 20% 18%
Wasted 14,650 10% 12%
Severely wasted 2,611 2% 5%
Underweight 24,977 17% 14%
Overweight/obesity 634 0.4% 6%
Anemia 101,704 77% 49%
Total children 147,534

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Patiala of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020.

District nutritional profile of Patiala of women of 15-49 years, in 2020[19]
Indicators Number of women (15-49 years) Percent (2020) Percent (2016)
Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2) 86,269 14% 10%
Overweight/obesity 264,038 43% 35%
Hypertension 176,353 29% 18%
Diabetes 113,959 19% NA
Anemia (non-preg) 400,579 65% 41%
Anemia (preg) 21,607 72% 37%
Total women (preg) 30,156
Total women 615,329

The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the age of 15 and 49 years, in Patiala district.

Family planning methods used by women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Patiala district[20]
Method Total (2015–16) Urban (2015–16) Rural (2015–16)
Female sterilization 34.5% 31.0% 37.3%
Male sterilization 0.4% 0.6% 0.2%
IUD/PPIUD 5.9% 3.9% 7.6%
Pill 5.2% 6.7% 3.9%
Condom 22.4% 26.9% 18.6%
Any modern method 68.5% 69.1% 67.9%
Any method 79.1% 79.4% 78.9%
Total unmet need 3.7% 4.3% 3.1%
Unmet need for spacing 2.1% 3.1% 1.2%

Topography

Most of the area is plains in the form of

flooding in the adjoining villages, which results in damage to the crops, livestock, and human lives. Other subsidiary rivers are Tangri Nadi, Patiala-Wali-Nadi, Sirhind
Choe, and the Jhambowali Choe.

Apart from the natural water lines, the

irrigation system
of the district.

Politics

No. Constituency Name of MLA Party Bench
109 Nabha (SC) Gurdev Singh Dev Maan Aam Aadmi Party Government
110 Patiala Rural Balbir Singh Aam Aadmi Party Government
111 Rajpura Neena Mittal Aam Aadmi Party Government
113 Ghanaur Gurlal Ghanaur Aam Aadmi Party Government
114 Sanour
Harmit Singh Pathanmajra
 Aam Aadmi Party Government
115. Patiala Ajit Pal Singh Kohli Aam Aadmi Party Government
116 Samana
Chetan Singh Jaura Majra
 Aam Aadmi Party Government
117 Shutrana (SC) Kulwant Singh Bazigar Aam Aadmi Party Government

Notable people

Notes

  1. ^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

  1. ^ "District Wise Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 157.
  3. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  4. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Hand Book – Patiala" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Lesotho 2,124,886
  6. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Mississippi 1,852,994
  7. ^ "District-wise Decadal Sex ratio in Punjab". Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  8. ^ "District-wise Rural and Urban Child Population (0-6 years) and their sex ratio in Punjab". Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Patiala District Religion Data - Census 2011". www.census2011.co.in.
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  16. ^ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". 21 January 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  18. ^ https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2022-07/Patiala-Punjab.pdf
  19. ^ https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2022-07/Patiala-Punjab.pdf
  20. ^ "National Family Health Survey - 4, 2015 -16, District Fact Sheet, Patiala, Punjab", http://rchiips.org/NFHS/FCTS/PB/PB_FactSheet_48_Patiala.pdf

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