Sangrur
District in Punjab
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Sangrur: 45.9%, 3rd lowest of 22 districts in Punjab
MSME Density in Sangrur: 56.3 per 1,000 people, 11th highest of 23 districts in Punjab
Women Literacy in Sangrur: 78.3%, 12th highest of 22 districts in Punjab
Health Insurance in Sangrur: 35.1%, lowest of 22 districts in Punjab
Sangrur is a district in Punjab with a population of 12.3 Lakh (Census 2011, counted on today's district boundary) spread across 2,846 sq km. Its literacy rate of 66.4% is below the state average of 75.8% and below the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 881 females per 1,000 males, below 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 Sangrur, 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 | 56.7% | 60.6% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 12.3% | 13.9% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 92.5% | 94.5% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 826 | 848 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 9.5% | 14.3% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 23.8 | 32.3 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 10.4 | 11.6 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 58 | 101 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Sangrur district?
Sangrur has a population of 12.3 Lakh according to the Census 2011, counted on the district's present boundary, with a density of 431 people per sq km across 2,846 sq km.
What is the population of Sangrur in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 12.3 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Sangrur?
Sangrur has a literacy rate of 66.4% (Census 2011), which is below the Punjab average of 75.8% and below the national average of 72.9%.
How does Sangrur compare to Punjab?
Sangrur is the 8th most populous of 23 districts in Punjab. Its sex ratio of 881 females per 1,000 males is below the state average of 895 (Census 2011).
How many children in Sangrur are stunted or underweight?
In Sangrur, 16.6% of children under 5 are stunted, 7.6% wasted and 13.4% 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 Sangrur have health insurance?
35.1% of households in Sangrur have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 18.7% in 2019–21. The Punjab average is 49.7% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Sangrur between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Sangrur improved most in health insurance (19% to 35%), women internet use (49% to 63%), women owning a mobile phone (59% to 72%), and got worse in women diabetes (11% to 18%), child marriage (8% to 15%), women overweight or obese (38% to 44%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Sangrur?
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.