Ludhiana district

The district Ludhiana ( Punjabi: ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ) is a district of the Indian state of Punjab. Capital of the district is the eponymous city Ludhiana.

Geography

The Ludhiana district has an area of ​​3,578 square kilometers and is located in the center of the Indian state of Punjab. Neighboring districts are Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar Jalandhar and in the north, and Fatehgarh Sahib Rupnagar in the East, Sangrur and Barnala Moga in the south and the west.

In the north of the Satluj, one of the five great rivers of the Punjab, the boundary of the district Ludhiana forms. Thus, the district is part of the Malwa region of Punjab, the south of the Sutlej park of the Indian Punjab. The terrain is typical of the Punjab, flat and consists largely of alluvium, but the southern part of the district presents itself as a high surface dar. parallel to the Satluj flows of periodic water-bearing river Buddha Nala.

The Ludhiana district is divided into seven Tehsils Samrana, Khanna, Payal, Ludhiana ( West), Ludhiana ( East), Raikot and Jagraon.

History

Ludhiana gets its name from the Pashtun Lodi dynasty, which is believed she had the same city Ludhiana in 1480 founded. During the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar Ludhiana was part of the administrative Sirhind. Later, the area was placed under the kings of Raikot. From 1707 to 1835 the area was relatively independent, the villages were administered by Sikh leaders. 1760 could bring the city Ludhiana regain control the ruler of Raikot. The following cities were founded by these. Chakar, Talwandi Rai in 1478, Raikot and Jagraon in 1648 in the year 1688.

In the early 19th century Ludhiana was an important garrison town of the British. According to the census of 1901 were 269 076 inhabitants Hindus (40 per cent of the population), 235 937 Muslims ( 35 percent) and 164 919 Sikhs ( 24 percent). Because of the violence between the different religious groups in 1947 had to flee to Pakistan established in Ludhiana Muslims.

Population

The Ludhiana district with 3,498,739 inhabitants ( 2011 census ) and the most populous with a population density of 977 inhabitants per square meter of the most densely besiedlelte District of the State of Punjab. With the metropolis of Ludhiana district is home to the largest city in the Indian part of the Punjab. Is correspondingly high degree of urbanization of the district with 59 percent compared to a State average of 37 per cent of Punjab. The population growth rate 2001-2011 at 15 percent, the literacy rate in 2011 at 82 percent.

The majority of the inhabitants of the district of Ludhiana Sikhs are. According to the 2001 census, they account for 58 percent of the district population. The rest is mostly on Hindus (40 percent). The Muslim minority accounts for only less than two percent.