According to Census 2011, Punjab has population of 2.77 Crores, an increase from figure of 2.44 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Punjab as per 2011 census is 27,743,338 of which male and female are 14,639,465 and 13,103,873 respectively. In 2001, total population was 24,358,999 in which males were 12,985,045 while females were 11,373,954. The total population growth in this decade was 13.89 percent while in previous decade it was 19.76 percent. The population of Punjab forms 2.29 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 2.37 percent.
 Male |
14,639,465 | 52.76% |
 Female |
13,103,873 | 47.23% |
| Male |
10,436,056 | 80.44% | |
| Female |
8,271,081 | 70.73% |
| Male |
12.74% | |||||
| Female |
15.21% |
| Male |
1,665,994 | 54.15% |
| Female |
1,410,225 | 45.84% |
 Sex Ratio |
846/1000 |
 Rural |
19,607,961 | 76.76% | |
 Urban |
5,937,237 | 23.24% | |
 Total |
27,743,338 | 100% |
 Sikh |
1.60 Crore | 57.68% | |
 Hindu |
1.06 Crore | 38.48% | |
.svg) Muslim |
5.35 Lakhs | 1.93% |
| Ludhiana | 3,498,739 | ||||
| Amritsar | 2,490,656 | ||||
| Gurdaspur | 2,298,323 | ||||
| Jalandhar | 2,193,590 | ||||
| Firozpur | 2,029,074 |
| Hoshiarpur | 84.59% | ||||
| Mohali | 83.80% | ||||
| Jalandhar | 82.48% | ||||
| Ludhiana | 82.20% | ||||
| Rupnagar | 82.19% |
| Hoshiarpur | 962 | |||||
| Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | 954 | |||||
| Rupnagar | 913 | |||||
| Jalandhar | 913 | |||||
| Kapurthala | 912 |
punjab Population Census 2011
As per details from Census 2011, Punjab has population of 2.77 Crores, an increase from figure of 2.44 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Punjab as per 2011 census is 27,743,338 of which male and female are 14,639,465 and 13,103,873 respectively. In 2001, total population was 24,358,999 in which males were 12,985,045 while females were 11,373,954. The total population growth in this decade was 13.89 percent while in previous decade it was 19.76 percent. The population of Punjab forms 2.29 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 2.37 percent.
punjab Literacy Rate Census 2011
Literacy rate in Punjab has seen upward trend and is 75.84 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 80.44 percent while female literacy is at 70.73 percent. In 2001, literacy rate in Punjab stood at 69.65 percent of which male and female were 75.23 percent and 63.36 percent literate respectively. In actual numbers, total literates in Punjab stands at 18,707,137 of which males were 10,436,056 and females were 8,271,081.
punjab Decadal Growth Rate Census 2011
In 2011, population decadal growth for punjab was 13.89 %. Population decadal growth of punjab increased from in male 12.74 % in female 15.21%.
According to the Census of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, the decade of 2001 to 2011 is the 1st decade post Indian Independence, which added least number of people to the country's population. The percentage of decadal growth in the nation, for the first time, showed a decrease by 3.90 % since, the present Census of India 2011 has registered the rate to be 17.64 % from the rate of 21.54 % in the earlier Census conducted in the year 2001
punjab Sex Ratio and child sex ratio Census 2011
Sex Ratio in Punjab is 895 i.e. for each 1000 male, which is below national average of 940 as per census 2011. In 2001, the sex ratio of female was 876 per 1000 males in Punjab..
Child Sex Ratio in punjab is 846 i.e. for each 1000 male,In the census 2001 the child sex ratio of India was 927 which declined to 919 in the census 2011. As per the census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio among the Indian states i.e. 972 while Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio i.e.834 per thousand males.
Religious Data in punjab census 2011
Punjab is the only Sikh majority state in India with approximately 57.69 % of state population following Sikhism. Hinduism is second most popular religion in state of Punjab with 38.49 % following it. In Punjab state, Islam is followed by 1.93 %, Jainism by 0.16 %, Buddhism by 0.12 % and Christianity by 1.26 %. Around 0.04 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.32 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Rural population in punjab census 2011
Of the total population of Punjab state, around 62.52 percent live in the villages of rural areas. In actual numbers, males and females were 9,093,476 and 8,250,716 respectively. Total population of rural areas of Punjab state was 17,344,192. The population growth rate recorded for this decade (2001-2011) was 62.52%. In rural regions of Punjab state, female sex ratio per 1000 males was 907 while same for the child (0-6 age) was 844 girls per 1000 boys. In Punjab, 1,945,502 children (0-6) live in rural areas. Child population forms 11.22 percent of total rural population. In rural areas of Punjab, literacy rate for males and female stood at 76.62 % and 58.99 %. Average literacy rate in Punjab for rural areas was 71.42 percent. Total literates in rural areas were 10,997,657.
Urban population in punjab census 2011
Out of total population of Punjab, 37.48% people live in urban regions. The total figure of population living in urban areas is 10,399,146 of which 5,545,989 are males and while remaining 4,853,157 are females. The urban population in the last 10 years has increased by 37.48 percent. Sex Ratio in urban regions of Punjab was 875 females per 1000 males. For child (0-6) sex ratio the figure for urban region stood at 852 girls per 1000 boys. Total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Punjab were 1,130,717. Of total population in urban region, 10.87 % were children (0-6). Average Literacy rate in Punjab for Urban regions was 83.18 percent in which males were 86.67% literate while female literacy stood at 68.29%. Total literates in urban region of Punjab were 7,709,480.