Pathankot District

Punjab

Pathankot district is one of the districts of Punjab. Its administrative headquarters is at Pathankot. It covers 929 sq km and had a population of 6,76,598 at the 2011 census, a density of 728 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Pathankot
Area
929 sq km
Population
6.77 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
728 /km²
Literacy Rate
84.6%
Sex Ratio
905
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Pathankot District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Pathankot district.

Total Population
6.77 Lakh
Male Population
3.55 Lakh
Female Population
3.22 Lakh
Rural Population
3.81 Lakh
Urban Population
2.95 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.62 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
0
Literacy Rate
84.6%
Population Density
728 /km²
Sex Ratio
905
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 88.2%Female literacy 80.5%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Pathankot district.

2
Tehsils
6
Blocks
25
Nyay Panchayats
410
Gram Panchayats
421
Villages
Headquarters
Pathankot
Languages
Punjabi, Dogri, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
32.27° N, 75.65° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Pathankot

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Assembly Constituencies Covering Pathankot

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Sujanpur
No. 1 · Gurdaspur
NP
Naresh Puri
Indian National Congress
MLA
Bhoa
No. 2 · Gurdaspur
LK
Lal Chand Kataruchak
Aam Aadmi Party
MLA
Pathankot
No. 3 · Gurdaspur
AS
Ashwani Kumar Sharma
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Pathankot

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Pathankot district.

  • Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
    Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Gurdaspur · No. 1
  • NP
    Naresh Puri
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Sujanpur · No. 1
  • LK
    Lal Chand Kataruchak
    Aam Aadmi Party
    MLA
    Bhoa · No. 2
  • AS
    Ashwani Kumar Sharma
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Pathankot · No. 3

Election History

Lok Sabha

Gurdaspur · No. 1

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCSukhjinder Singh Randhawa
    Votes 3,64,043Vote share 33.63%Margin 82,861
    1. 1. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa · INC3,64,043 (33.63%)
    2. 2. Dinesh Singh Babbu · BJP2,81,182 (25.98%)
    3. 3. Amansher Singh Shery Kalsi · AAP2,77,252 (25.61%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Punjab
State
Pathankot
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 1
3 Assembly
No. 1, 2, 3

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Pathankot District at a Glance

State
Punjab
Headquarters
Pathankot
Area
929 sq km
Population
6.77 Lakh
Population density
728 per km²
Sex ratio
905 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
84.6%
Languages
Punjabi, Dogri, Hindi
Tehsils
2
Blocks
6
Gram panchayats
410
Villages
421
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Punjab
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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