Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar District

Punjab

Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district is one of the districts of Punjab. Its administrative headquarters is at Nawanshahr. It covers 1,282 sq km and had a population of 6,12,310 at the 2011 census, a density of 478 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Nawanshahr
Area
1,282 sq km
Population
6.12 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
478 /km²
Literacy Rate
79.78%
Sex Ratio
954
per 1,000 males
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Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district.

Total Population
6.12 Lakh
Male Population
3.13 Lakh
Female Population
2.99 Lakh
Rural Population
4.81 Lakh
Urban Population
1.31 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.61 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
0
Literacy Rate
79.78%
Population Density
478 /km²
Sex Ratio
954
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 85.41%Female literacy 73.93%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district.

3
Tehsils
5
Blocks
25
Nyay Panchayats
462
Gram Panchayats
472
Villages
Headquarters
Nawanshahr
Languages
Punjabi, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
31.12° N, 76.12° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar

(1)

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

Assembly Constituencies Covering Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Banga
No. 46 · Anandpur Sahib
SS
Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi
Shiromani Akali Dal
MLA
Nawanshahr
No. 47 · Anandpur Sahib
NP
Nachhatar Pal
Bahujan Samaj Party
MLA
Balachaur
No. 48 · Anandpur Sahib
SK
Santosh Kataria
Aam Aadmi Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district.

  • Malvinder Singh Kang
    Malvinder Singh Kang
    Aam Aadmi Party
    MP
    Anandpur Sahib · No. 6
  • SS
    Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi
    Shiromani Akali Dal
    MLA
    Banga · No. 46
  • NP
    Nachhatar Pal
    Bahujan Samaj Party
    MLA
    Nawanshahr · No. 47
  • SK
    Santosh Kataria
    Aam Aadmi Party
    MLA
    Balachaur · No. 48

Election History

Lok Sabha

Anandpur Sahib · No. 6

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaAAPMalvinder Singh Kang
    Votes 3,13,217Vote share 29.48%Margin 10,846
    1. 1. Malvinder Singh Kang · AAP3,13,217 (29.48%)
    2. 2. Vijay Inder Singla · INC3,02,371 (28.46%)
    3. 3. Jasvir Singh Garhi · BSP1,17,210 (11.03%)
    4. 4. Subhash Sharma · BJP1,12,100 (10.55%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Punjab
State
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 6
3 Assembly
No. 46, 47, 48

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Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar District at a Glance

State
Punjab
Headquarters
Nawanshahr
Area
1,282 sq km
Population
6.12 Lakh
Population density
478 per km²
Sex ratio
954 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
79.78%
Languages
Punjabi, Hindi
Tehsils
3
Blocks
5
Gram panchayats
462
Villages
472
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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