Gurdaspur
District in Punjab
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Gurdaspur: 43.5%, 2nd lowest of 22 districts in Punjab
MSME Density in Gurdaspur: 38.0 per 1,000 people, 3rd lowest of 23 districts in Punjab
Women Literacy in Gurdaspur: 82.0%, 10th highest of 22 districts in Punjab
Health Insurance in Gurdaspur: 61.2%, 5th highest of 22 districts in Punjab
Gurdaspur is a district in Punjab with a population of 16.2 Lakh (Census 2011, counted on today's district boundary) spread across 2,553 sq km. Its literacy rate of 78.0% is above the state average of 75.8% and above the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 907 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 895. Some values for this district are estimates: area-proportional, or copied from the district it was carved from.
Demographics
What changed in Gurdaspur, 2019–21 to 2023–24
NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Governance
Safety & Crime
Climate Vulnerability
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 66.7% | 60.6% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 10.6% | 13.9% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 95.0% | 94.5% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 820 | 848 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 14.4% | 14.3% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 32.9 | 32.3 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 14.4 | 11.6 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking | 93 | 101 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Gurdaspur district?
Gurdaspur has a population of 16.2 Lakh according to the Census 2011, counted on the district's present boundary, with a density of 635 people per sq km across 2,553 sq km.
What is the population of Gurdaspur in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 16.2 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Gurdaspur?
Gurdaspur has a literacy rate of 78.0% (Census 2011), which is above the Punjab average of 75.8% and above the national average of 72.9%.
How does Gurdaspur compare to Punjab?
Gurdaspur is the 5th most populous of 23 districts in Punjab. Its sex ratio of 907 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 895 (Census 2011).
How many children in Gurdaspur are stunted or underweight?
In Gurdaspur, 16.8% of children under 5 are stunted, 22.4% wasted and 23.3% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Punjab average of 20.5% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Gurdaspur have health insurance?
61.2% of households in Gurdaspur have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 23.5% in 2019–21. The Punjab average is 49.7% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Gurdaspur between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Gurdaspur improved most in health insurance (24% to 61%), pre-school attendance (31% to 56%), women internet use (60% to 78%), and got worse in child wasting (10% to 22%), male diabetes (14% to 26%), child underweight (15% to 23%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Gurdaspur?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.