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Gurdaspur district, Punjab

Gurdaspur is one of the 23 districts of Punjab. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 23 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Punjab
Headquarters
Gurdaspur
Name in Hindi
गुरदासपुर जिला
Population (2011 census)
22,98,323
Rank in Punjab by population
3rd of 22
Area
2,610 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
881
Official website
gurdaspur.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q146708

Population in context

With 22,98,323 people in 2011, Gurdaspur ranks 3rd among the 22 districts of Punjab for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Ludhiana (34,98,739) and the least populous is Barnala (5,95,527).

District boundaries change. If Gurdaspur has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Gurdaspur to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 23 districts of Punjab

Questions people ask

Which state is Gurdaspur district in?

Gurdaspur district is in Punjab, India.

What is the headquarters of Gurdaspur district?

The headquarters of Gurdaspur district is Gurdaspur, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Gurdaspur district?

Gurdaspur district had a population of 22,98,323 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.