Sri Muktsar Sahib district is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of Punjab. The capital city of district is Sri Muktsar Sahib. The district itself was historically referred to as Khidrane Di Dhaab. There are four tehsils in the district, which consists of a total of 234 villages. The tehsils are Sri Muktsar Sahib, Lambi, Giddarbaha and Malout. The district is part of the Firozpur division.
History
Guru Angad (Nanak II), the Second Guru of the Sikhs, was born in the village Matte-di-Sarai (Sarainaga) in 1504 in the same district.
The last battlefield of the tenth Sikh Guru, Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji, lies in the district's main city. The Battle of Muktsar, a major battle between the Mughals and the Sikhs, occurred in present-day Sri Muktsar Sahib during 1705. The Gurudwara Tibbi Sahib was built to mark the battlefield. They were led by Mai Bhago and Mahan Singh.
The Sri Muktsar Sahib district was formed as a new district on 7 November 1995 by the separation of the Muktsar subdivision from the Faridkot district.
The district has many historical Gurudwaras including the Darbar Sahib - Tuti Gandi Sahib Gurudwara, the Shaheed Ganj Gurudwara, Tibbi Sahib Gurudwara, Datansar Sahib Gurudwara, Rakabsar Sahib Gurudwara in the Sri Muktsar Sahib city, and several others in the district's respective villages.
The Mela Maghi fair is celebrated annually in January in the Sri Muktsar Sahib city in remembrance of the forty martyrs (liberated ones).
The Muktsari jutti is famous throughout the world. The shops making and selling these pieces of art are located around the Gurudwara Sahib in the heart of Sri Muktsar Sahib city. Gidderbaha manufactures naswaar which is supplied throughout India.
Administration
Subdistricts of Muktsar district According to the Indian government's integrated online directory, Muktsar district is divided into the following subdistricts (tehsils/subdivisions) and blocks:
Subdistricts Gidderbaha Malout Sri Muktsar Sahib Blocks: Gidderbaha Lambi Malout Sri Muktsar Sahib
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Sri Muktsar Sahib district has a total population of 901,896, which consists of Gidderbaha 222,937, Malout 348,165 & Sri Muktsar Sahib 330,794 roughly equal to the nation of Fiji or the US state of Delaware. This gives it a ranking of 464th 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 16.1%. It has a sex ratio of 895 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 66.8%. Scheduled Castes made up 42.31% of the population.
Gender The table below shows the sex ratio of Muktsar district through decades.
+Sex ratio of Muktsar district Census Year 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 Sex Ratio 862 846 863 885 880 891 896
The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Muktsar district.
+Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Muktsar districtYearUrbanRural20118288322001804814
Religion
The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Muktsar district.
+Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Muktsar districtReligionUrban (2011)Rural (2011)Urban (2001)Rural (2001)Hindu1,58,17496,746 1,24,73871,301Sikh90,0655,48,560 71,4945,04,737Muslim2,0432,2901,0111,632Christian776905 503900Other religions1,1331,204818359
Language
At the time of the 2011 census, 92.13% of the population spoke Punjabi and 6.79% Hindi as their first language. Bagri is spoken in the south of the district along the Rajasthan and Haryana border.
Health The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Muktsar, as of 2020.
+ District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Muktsar, 2020IndicatorsNumber of children (<5 years) Percent (2020) Percent (2016)Stunted25,38835%32%Wasted9,87214%16%Severely wasted4,6796%4%Underweight22,28331%22%Overweight/obesity2,0093%4%Anemia44,94169%64%Total children72,537
The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Muktsar, of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of 2020.
+District nutritional profile of Muktsar, of women of 15-49 years, in 2020IndicatorsNumber of women (15-49 years) Percent (2020)Percent (2016)Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2)52,39518%15%Overweight/obesity87,49531%26%Hypertension69,43324%21%Diabetes38,42814%NAAnemia (non-preg)173,31261%48%Anemia (preg)NANA43%Total women (preg)14,544Total women284,445
The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Sri Muktsar Sahib district.
+Family planning methods used by women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Sri Muktsar Sahib district"National Family Health Survey - 5 2019 -21, District Fact Sheet, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab", http://rchiips.org/nfhs/NFHS-5_FCTS/PB/Muktsar.pdfMethodTotal (2019–21) Total (2015–16)Female sterilization31.3%49.0%Male sterilization0.6%0.5%IUD/PPIUD3.0%12.5%Pill1.7%2.3%Condom22.6%14.6%Injectables0.3%0.3%Any modern method59.7%79.2%Any method72.0%84.8%Total unmet need6.2%1.9%Unmet need for spacing2.3%0.7%
The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Sri Muktsar Sahib district by year.
+Road accidents and people affected in Sri Muktsar Sahib district by yearYearAccidentsKilledInjuredVehicles Involved202213913179211 202116113078149202014211274172201918816697128
Economy In 2014-15, there were 2,371 registered Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) units in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, which provided employment to 8,846 people. There were 4 registered Medium and Large industrial units, which provided employment to 2,064 people."Brief Industrial Profile of Sri Muktsar Sahib District", MSME Development Institute, Government of India, Ministry of MSME, Page 6, Table 3.2, https://dcmsme.gov.in/old/dips/Muktsar.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjz-qOwm--FAxVN6jgGHUQIDBMQFnoECFUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw25GFURgL-YAiihBAq2t94l
Politics No. Constituency Name of MLA PartyBench83Lambi Gurmeet Singh Khudian Government84Gidderbaha Hardeep Singh Dimpy DhillonGovernment 85Malout (SC)Dr. Baljit Kaur Government86MuktsarJagdeep Singh Brar Government
Notable people Gurdas Maan, musician and writer Deep Sidhu, actor Diljeet Brar, Canadian politician Gurkeerat Singh, cricketer Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, politician, president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Parkash Singh Badal, politician, former chief minister of Punjab Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar, politician Jaani (songwriter) Deepinder Goyal, co-founder of Zomato
See also Bhangchari Kauni Bhuttiwala Doda, Punjab
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