Jalandhar district

Template:Short description Template:Use Indian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Template other Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. The district headquarters is the city of Jalandhar.

Before the Partition of India, Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division, with constituent districts Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Ferozepur and Kangra. The entire Jalandhar Division was awarded to India when Punjab was partitioned.

History

Classical

Parmar Rajputs established ancient city of Jalandhar in the 7th century, which is presently known as Jalandhar district. The City consistently had to deter invasion, which were endeavours of invaders.

Jalandhar was the site of the Katoch Rajput kingdom of Jalandhara, also known as Trigartta. The date of its founding is unclear, but its presence is observed by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang in the seventh century, and Kalhana records the defeat of Prithvi Chandra Raja of Trigartta by Sankara Varmma of Kashmir towards the end of the ninth century.

Medieval

Jalandhar became part of the Persianate Ghaznavid Empire during the reign of Ibrahim Shah sometime between 1058 and 1098, and by 1240, it was a fief of the Delhi Sultanate. In 1298, an army led by Ulugh Khan and Zafar Khan defeated in battle, and forced the retreat of invading Mongols of the Chagatai Khanate.

The sack and plunder of Delhi by Timur in 1398 gravely weakened the Delhi Sultanate and ushered in a period of lawlessness in the country. In 1416, the governor of Jalandhar, Malik Tughan assassinated the governor of Sirhind, and later rebelled against Khizr Khan, before being defeated. In the following years Jasrath Khokhar led a series of raids across Jalandhar as he challenged the authority of the Sultan. In 1441, Jalandhar came under the authority of Bahlol Lodi who was appointed governor of Lahore province. Lodi made peace with Jasrath, rebelled and in 1450 became sovereign of Delhi.

Early modern

Mughal

When Babur invaded northern India in 1524 he granted the jagir of Jalandhar to Daulat Khan Lodi at whose instigation he had come. The following year Lodi revolted and was defeated by Babur. In 1540, Babur's son Humayun was expelled by Sher Shah Suri and Jalandhar became part of the Sur Empire. On Humayun's return in 1555, Jalandhar was occupied by his general Bairam Khan and later Akbar. While Akbar had moved east to fight Hemu, Sikandar Suri defeated Khizr Khan, governor of Lahore, at Chamiari in the north of the district. On Akbar's return to Jalandhar, Mughal hegemony was re-established.

With the regaining of Humayun lot of Muslim tribes such as Baloch, Syed and Arain (the descendants of Arab invaders accompanied with Muhammad Bin Qasim were settled in Sindh and Balochistan fetch up in Jalandhar Doaba region.

During Akbar's reign, the city of Jalandhar became one of his mint cities. In 1594, the town of Kartarpur was founded by Guru Arjan on land granted by Akbar. The reigns of Jahangir and Shah Jahan saw significant improvements to the region's infrastructure, and many villages were founded. The town of Phillaur dates from this period, when it was selected for one of the serais on the Delhi to Lahore road, while the town of Nurmahal was re-established by Jahangir's consort Nur Jahan, who is believed to have been raised there. Mughal administrative authority in Jalandhar lasted into the reign of Muhammad Shah, evidenced by the significant number of land grants in the district issued by the Emperor.

Durrani

Nader Shah's invasion of India, culminating in the sack of Delhi in 1739, effectively ended Mughal imperial power. During his fourth invasion, Nurmahal was plundered and its inhabitants slaughtered. In 1756, Adina Beg, Arain (descendants of Arab invaders accompanied with Muhammad Bin Qasim via Sindh later in 15th century) settled in Jalandhar, assisted militarily by Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, defeated Sarbuland Khan, the Afghan general and captured Jalandhar. In 1758, the Mahrattas, at the instigation of Adina Beg, invaded the Punjab, defeating the Afghans, and installing Adina Beg as governor of the entire province. Adina Beg died in 1759, and in 1761 the Afghans returned, taking control of the Punjab, and driving out the Mahrattas.

Sikh

The death of Adina Beg coincided with the start of increasing Sikh influence in Jalandhar, with many sardars dating the acquisition of their estates from 1759. The Dallewalia Misl, one of twelve Sikh Misls that came to dominate the Punjab during this period originated in the southern extremities of the district. In 1766 the Faizullapuria Misl of Khushal Singh captured the town of Jalandhar and thereafter entrenched their power in the district.

In 1811, Ranjit Singh despatched Dewan Mokham Chand to annexe Faizullapuria dominions in Jalandhar. By August that year, Budh Singh, son of Khushal Singh, had fled and Jalandhar came under the control of Lahore and part of the Sikh Empire. The petty sardars of the district were gradually ousted from their estates, and were replaced by the direct management of the Sikh governors.

Modern

British

During both the First Anglo-Sikh War and Second Anglo-Sikh War no significant battle took place in Jalandhar. Following the British victory in 1846, Jalandhar was ceded to the East India Company becoming part of the Trans Sutlej States.

When the Indian Rebellion of 1857 began, Jalandhar was strategically important as a main line of communication between the Punjab and Delhi. Incidents of mutiny originated in Jalandhar and Phillaur cantonments, however they were suppressed by the 8th Foot who in turn were strengthened by troops provided by Randhir Singh of Kapurthala, John Nicholson's moveable column and the Tiwana horse under Sher Muhammad Khan.

In 1858, Jalandhar became part of the British Raj and in 1863 became administratively part of Punjab province.

The first case of the plague in the Punjab was reported in the village of Khatkar Kalan in 1897.

Partition

In early 1947, communal tensions heightened in Jalandhar and across the Punjab. In March riots occurred in the district following speeches made by Congress and Sikh leaders at Lahore. In June 1947, the Indian Independence Act 1947 stipulated the partition of the Punjab, and on 17 August the Radcliffe Line was announced, placing Jalandhar in the new Dominion of India. As Jalandhar had a Muslim plurality at the time (45.23 per cent per the 1941 census) it led to significant demographic change in the district, with the Muslim population becoming refugees in Pakistan, and an influx of Hindus and Sikhs arriving having abandoned their homes in the new Pakistan.

Administration

The district is divided into five tehsils:

• Jalandhar-I, Jalandhar-II, Nakodar, Phillaur, and Shahkot

In addition there are a further five sub-tehsils:

• Adampur, Bhogpur, Goraya, Kartarpur, and Nurmahal

Constituencies

Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab.

There are also nine Punjab Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the district:

• Adampur, Jalandhar Cantt, Jalandhar Central, Jalandhar North, Jalandhar West, Kartarpur, Nakodar, Phillaur, and Shahkot

MLA

No.	Constituency	Name of MLA	Party		Bench
30	Phillaur (SC)	Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary	Template:Full party name with color	Opposition
31	Nakodar	Inderjit Kaur Mann	Template:Full party name with color	Government
32	Shahkot	Hardev Singh Laddi	Template:Full party name with color	Opposition
33	Kartarpur (SC)	Balkar Singh	Template:Full party name with color	Government
34	Jalandhar West (SC)	Mohinder Bhagat	Template:Full party name with color	Government
35	Jalandhar Central	Raman Arora	Template:Full party name with color	Government
36	Jalandhar North	Avtar Singh Junior	Template:Full party name with color	Opposition
37	Jalandhar Cantonment	Pargat Singh	Template:Full party name with color	Opposition
38	Adampur (SC)	Sukhwinder Singh Kotli	Template:Full party name with color	Opposition

Villages

• Abadan, Jalandhar
• Achan Chak
• Adagil
• Addhi Khuyi
• Ade Kali
• Adhi, Jalandhar
• Adraman
• Aemakazi
• Aidalpur
• Ajtani
• Akalpur
• Akbarpur Kalan
• Akbarpur Khurd
• Akhara, Bhogpur
• Akuwal
• Aladinpur
• Alamgir, Bhogpur
• Alampur, Jalandhar
• Alewali
• Ali Chak
• Ali Khel, Jalandhar
• Alipur-1
• Alipur-2
• Aliwal, Jalandhar
• Allowal
• Ambgarh
• Ambia Tohva
• Angi Kiri
• Anihar
• Apra, Punjab
• Arjanwal
• Ashahoor
• Ashaur
• Athola
• Atta, Jalandhar
• Atti, Jalandhar
• Aujla
• Aujla Dhak
• Aulakh, Nakodar
• Awan Chaharmi
• Awan Khalsa
• Baloki
• Chachowal
• Chananpur
• Chandpur
• Chuhan
• Chukhiara
• Damudarpur
• Dhandaur
• Dhandauri
• Dhandwar
• Dhepur
• Diwali
• Ghurial
• Goalpind
• Hardo Pharala
• Hazara
• Isharwal
• Jago Sangha
• Jalbhe
• Kandola
• Kandola Khurd
• Kapur Pind
• Kathar
• Khojpur
• Kot Kalan
• Kotli Jamiat Singh
• Kotli Sheikhan
• Lesariwala
• Mander
• Mianwal Araian
• Nagra
• Nawan Qila
• Partappura
• Sagarpur
• Salaich
• Sanoura
• Sarnana
• Satowali
• Sattowali
• Sitalpur
• Sundar Tatar

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Jalandhar district has a population of 21,93,590 roughly equal to the nation of Latvia or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 208th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.16%. Jalandhar has a sex ratio of 913 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 91.4%. Scheduled Castes made up 38.95% of the population.

Gender

The table below shows the sex ratio of Jalandhar district through decades.

Sex ratio of Jalandhar district

Census year	Ratio
2011	915
2001	887
1991	897
1981	890
1971	883
1961	867
1951	857
1941	859
1931	841
1921	807
1911	783
1901	848

The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Jalandhar district.

Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Jalandhar district

Year	Urban	Rural
2011	865	885
2001	793	817

Religion

Religion in Jalandhar district (2011)
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			63.56%
Sikhism			32.75%
Islam			1.38%
Christianity			1.19%
Buddhism			0.52%
Other or not stated			0.22%

Hinduism is the majority religion. In rural areas, Hindus and Sikhs are in roughly equal proportions, but in urban areas, Hindus are predominant.

Religion in Jalandhar District

Religious group	2011
	Pop.	%
Hinduism File:Om.svg	1,394,329
Sikhism File:Khanda.svg	718,363
Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg	30,233
Christianity File:Christian cross.svg	26,016
Others	24,649
Total Population	2,193,590

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Jalandhar district.

Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Jalandhar district

Religion	Urban (2011)	Rural (2011)	Urban (2001)	Rural (2001)	Urban (1991)	Rural (1991)
Hindu	8,63,936	5,30,393	6,72,889	4,85,979	4,60,102	5,09,318
Sikh	2,52,274	4,66,089	2,30,709	5,10,132	1,42,700	6,00,666
Muslim	14,363	12,408	9,835	9,092	4,452	4,048
Christian	17,825	11,653	8,216	12,271	1,381	7,231
Other religions	14,363	11,876	9,835	13,243	4,452	720

Religious groups in Jalandhar District (British Punjab province era)

Religious group	1881		1891		1901		1911		1921		1931		1941
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg	358,601		413,469		421,011		357,051		366,586		419,556		509,804
Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn	338,292		380,916		368,051		265,378		244,995		268,822		311,010
Sikhism File:Khanda.svg	90,320		110,790		125,817		176,227		206,130		249,571		298,741
Christianity File:Christian cross.svg	1,631		1,645		1,713		2,404		4,088		4,323		6,233
Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg	690		760		969		842		736		1,379		1,395
Zoroastrianism File:Faravahar.svg	2		3		24		18		9		70		7
Buddhism File:Dharma Wheel (2).svg	0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Judaism File:Star of David.svg	—	—	0		2		0		0		0		0
Others	19		0		0		0		0		0		0
Total population	789,555		907,583		917,587		801,920		822,544		943,721		1,127,190
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Religion in the Tehsils of Jalandhar District (1921)

Tehsil	Hinduism File:Om.svg		Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg		Sikhism File:Khanda.svg		Christianity File:Christian cross.svg		Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg		OthersTemplate:Efn		Total
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Jalandhar Tehsil	77,101		142,435		66,119		3,255		477		9		289,396
Nawanshahr Tehsil	72,500		56,258		48,620		112		202		0		177,692
Phillaur Tehsil	58,401		55,408		50,787		201		9		0		164,806
Nakodar Tehsil	36,993		112,485		40,604		520		48		0		190,650
Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Religion in the Tehsils of Jalandhar District (1941)

Tehsil	Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn		Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg		Sikhism File:Khanda.svg		Christianity File:Christian cross.svg		Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg		OthersTemplate:Efn		Total
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Jalandhar Tehsil	123,718		226,623		86,996		4,656		768		249		443,010
Nawanshahr Tehsil	81,019		74,449		79,972		92		496		0		236,028
Phillaur Tehsil	66,507		72,814		79,736		294		7		11		219,369
Nakodar Tehsil	39,766		135,918		52,037		929		124		9		228,783
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labelled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.

Language

At the time of the 2011 census, 88.15% of the population spoke Punjabi and 9.83% Hindi as their first language. Hindi is predominantly spoken in urban areas.

Health

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Jalandhar, as of year 2020.

District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Jalandhar, year 2020

Indicators	Number of children (<5 years)	Percent (2020)	Percent (2016)
Stunted	38,536	25%	29%
Wasted	15,967	10%	17%
Severely wasted	6,834	4%	6%
Underweight	25,877	17%	25%
Overweight/obesity	2,827	2%	1%
Anemia	96,595	69%	60%
Total children	155,323

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Jalandhar of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of year 2020.

District nutritional profile of Jalandhar of women of 15–49 years, in 2020

Indicators	Number of women (15–49 years)	Percent (2020)	Percent (2016)
Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2)	85,534	12%	7%
Overweight/obesity	347,827	48%	27%
Hypertension	234,262	33%	12%
Diabetes	128,120	18%	NA
Anemia (non-preg)	412,752	57%	54%
Anemia (preg)	NA	NA	49%
Total women (preg)	35,199
Total women	720,586

The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Jalandhar district by year.

Road accidents and people affected in Jalandhar district by year

Year	Accidents	Killed	Injured	Vehicles Involved
2022	273	197	127	456
2021	354	306	127	415
2020	317	223	155	381
2019	380	322	163	463

Economy

Jalandhar has a major sports items manufacturing industry. It produces around 90% of all sports items produced in Punjab.

Notable people

• Hoon Balakram, a mathematician, civil servant and Bombay High Court judge
• Prakash Chandra Sood, a nuclear physicist and professor and receiver of Padam Shri
• Harminder Dua, an Indian-British medical doctor and prominent researcher in the field of ophthalmology, known for discovery of a previously unknown layer of the human cornea now called Dua's layer
• Guru Prakash Dutta, a cell biologist and immunologist, known for his contributions to experimental protozoology and immunology
• Satya Paul Agarwal, an neurosurgeon, academician, public health administrator, secretary general of the Indian Red Cross Society and recipient of Padam Bhushan award
• Satinder Singh, a 400-meter hurdle athlete
• Fauja Singh, a British marathon runner
• Davinder Singh Kang, a javelin throw athlete
• Diljit Dosanjh, a singer and actor
• Achal Kumar Jyoti, a retired IAS officer who served as 21st Chief Election Commissioner of India from 6 July 2017 to 23 January 2018
• Dilbagh Singh, the head of the Indian Air Force from 1981 to 1984, as Chief of the Air Staff
• Malkiat Singh (IPS) - Former DGP and Chairman UPPSC
• Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota - Former DGP Punjab Police
• Sukhjeet Singh - Indian field hockey player
• Harbhajan Singh - Indian Cricket Player

References

• List of Deputy Commissioner | Jalandhar Web Portal | India