Jalandhar city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Jalandhar Metropolitan Region. The Jalandhar city is located in Punjab state of India.
The current estimate population of Jalandhar city in 2024 is
1,223,000
, while Jalandhar metro population is estimated at
1,241,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Jalandhar city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Jalandhar city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Jalandhar city, we will update the same here in 2024.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Jalandhar in 2011 is 862,886. Although Jalandhar city has population of 862,886; its urban / metropolitan population is 874,412.
Jalandhar Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Jalandhar city are 666,926 of which 363,903 are males while 303,023 are females. Average literacy rate of Jalandhar city is 86.22 percent of which male and female literacy was 88.82 and 83.30 percent.
The sex ratio of Jalandhar city is 886 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 865 per 1000 boys.
Jalandhar Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Jalandhar city & its Out Growth numbers 30,170 in which population of 145,117 resides. This is around 16.70% of total population of Jalandhar city & its outgrowth which is 868,929.
Jalandhar Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Jalandhar city with 74.90 % followers.
Sikhism is second most popular religion in Jalandhar city with 21.39 % following it.
In Jalandhar city, Islam is followed by 1.47 %, Jainism by 0.37 %, Christinity by 21.39 % and Buddhism by 0.16 %. Around 0.04 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.65 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
74.90 %
650,863
Muslims
1.47 %
12,744
Christian
1.02 %
8,889
Sikh
21.39 %
185,869
Buddhist
0.16 %
1,407
Jain
0.37 %
3,203
Others
0.04 %
330
Not Stated
0.65 %
5,624
Jalandhar Future Population 2021-2031
Jalandhar
City
Metropolitan
2011
862,886
874,412
2021
1,121,000
1,136,000
2022
1,154,000
1,170,000
2023
1,188,000
1,205,000
2024
1,223,000
1,241,000
2025
1,259,000
1,278,000
2026
1,296,000
1,316,000
2027
1,334,000
1,355,000
2028
1,374,000
1,395,000
2029
1,415,000
1,436,000
2030
1,457,000
1,479,000
2031
1,500,000
1,523,000
Jalandhar City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City + Out Growths
868,929
460,811
408,118
City Population
862,886
457,636
405,250
Literates
666,926
363,903
303,023
Children (0-6)
89,383
47,921
41,462
Average Literacy (%)
86.22 %
88.82 %
83.30 %
Sexratio
886
Child Sexratio
865
Jalandhar Metropolitan Region
Jalandhar city comes under Jalandhar Metropolitan area.
Jalandhar Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
874,412
463,636
410,776
Literates
675,336
368,523
306,813
Children (0-6)
90,641
48,556
42,085
Average Literacy (%)
86.16 %
88.78 %
83.22 %
Sexratio
886
Child Sexratio
867
Jalandhar Metropolitan Areas
Alipur adjacent to Village Mithapur, Bidhipur on Amritsar Road, Jalandhar, Khambra, and Nangal Karkhan adjacent to Master Mehnga Singh Colony