Administrative
Structure
| Divisions |
4 |
| Districts |
20 |
| Sub-Divisions/Tehsils |
76 |
| Sub-Tehsils |
77 |
| Blocks |
141 |
|
No. of Inhabited Villages (2001 Census) |
12278 |
| No.
of Towns (2001 Census) |
143 |
|
No. of Cities ( 2001
Census) |
14 |
Population
2001
| Total
Population |
243.59 |
| Rural
Population (in Lakh) |
160.96 |
| Urban
Population (in Lakh) |
82.63 |
|
Density (Per Sq. Km.) |
484 |
Local
Bodies (2005-2006)
|
Zila Parishads |
17 |
|
Municipal Committees |
133 |
|
Improvement Trusts |
20 |
Climate
(2005)
| Average
Rainfall (Millimeter) |
435.6
|
Area,
Average yield & Production of selected Crops.(2005-2006)
| |
Area
(000,hec) |
Prod.
(000, tons) |
Average yield
(Kg. per hec.) |
| Rice |
2642 |
10193 |
3858 |
| Wheat |
3468 |
14493 |
4179 |
| Maize |
148 |
403 |
2726 |
| Bajra |
5 |
5 |
1045 |
| Gram |
4 |
4 |
864 |
| Sugarcane |
84 |
486 |
5783 |
| Rapeseed
& Mustard |
48 |
54 |
1108 |
| Sunflower |
19 |
30 |
1578 |
| Groundnut |
4 |
3 |
871 |
| Cotton |
557 |
2395 |
731 |
Co-operatives
(2005-2006)
| No.
of Cooperative Societies |
20875 |
| Membership
(lakh) |
47.17 |
| Working
Capital (Crore) |
26380.51 |
| No.
of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies |
3978 |
Irrigation
(2005-2006)
|
Net Area Irrigated by: |
000 Hectare |
| Gross
Area Irrigated |
7680 |
| Government
Canals |
1134 |
| Private
Canals |
4 |
|
Wells/Tubewells |
2914 |
| Others
|
8 |
Energy(2005-2006)
| Consumption of Electricity
|
24192
Million KWH |
| Per capita Consumption
of Electricity |
906
KWH |
Forests
(2005-2006)
| Area
under Forests (Sq. K.M) |
3054 |
Industries
(2005)
| Working
Factories |
15301 |
| Average
No. of Workers employed in Regd. working factories |
521337 |
Medical
and Health (01.04.2006)
| Hospitals |
219 |
| Dispensaries |
1453 |
| P.H.C.s. |
441 |
|
Ayurvedic and Unani Institutions |
529 |
| Homoepthic
Institution |
107 |
| Beds
installed in Medical Institutions (Allopthy) |
25489 |
Animal
Husbandry (2005-2006)
| Veterinary
Hospitals |
1367 |
| Outlying
Dispensaries & Insemination |
1485 |
| Total Poultry
(Thousands) |
10779 |
| Area
stocked with fish (in hec.) |
9890 |
| Total
Livestock (Thousands) |
8608 |
Education
(30.09.2005)
| Universities |
6 |
| No. of Arts, Home Science,
Commerce and Science College |
232 |
| No. of High schools/
Senior Secondary Schools |
4043 |
| No. of Middle schools |
2481 |
| No. of Primary Schools |
13291 |
Banking
(31-12-2005)
| Scheduled
Bank |
2807 |
| Non-Scheduled
Bank |
2 |
Miscellaneous
(2005-2006)
| Post
Offices |
3952 |
| Police
Stations/ Police Post |
456 |
| Seats
in Punjab Vidhan Sabha |
117 |
| Lok
Sabha Seats in Punjab |
13 |
| Rajya
Sabha Seats in Punjab |
7 |
Source : - Statistical Abstract
of Punjab 2006
|
