Hoshiarpur city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Punjab State/UT.
The current estimate population of Hoshiarpur city in 2024 is
237,000
, while Hoshiarpur metro population is estimated at
0
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Hoshiarpur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Hoshiarpur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Hoshiarpur city, we will update the same here in 2024.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Hoshiarpur in 2011 is 168,653.
Hoshiarpur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Hoshiarpur city are 133,367 of which 71,551 are males while 61,816 are females. Average literacy rate of Hoshiarpur city is 88.14 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.54 and 85.52 percent.
The sex ratio of Hoshiarpur city is 910 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 869 per 1000 boys.
Hoshiarpur Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Hoshiarpur city numbers 8,006 in which population of 37,680 resides. This is around 22.34% of total population of Hoshiarpur city.
Hoshiarpur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Hoshiarpur city with 75.67 % followers.
Sikhism is second most popular religion in Hoshiarpur city with 21.45 % following it.
In Hoshiarpur city, Islam is followed by 0.78 %, Jainism by 0.92 %, Christinity by 21.45 % and Buddhism by 0.14 %. Around 0.09 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.36 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.