| Sri Muktsar Sahib district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Punjab |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region of Punjab |
| Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
| Subdivision Name3: | Malwa |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| Parts Type: | Talukas |
| Parts: | Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2,615 |
| Elevation M: | 184 |
| Population Total: | 901,896 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 348 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 152026 |
| Area Code: | 01633 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1000/891 ♂/♀ |
| Coordinates: | 30.4732°N 74.5154°W |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Other |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 69% |
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.[1] The district itself was historically referred as Khidrane Di Dhaab. There are 4 Tehsils in District which consists of total 234 villages. 1. Sri Muktsar Sahib 2. Lambi 3. Gidderbaha 4. Malout
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.[2]
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 the year of 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.[3]
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.
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[4] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[5] or the US state of Delaware.[6] This gives it a ranking of 464th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 348PD/sqkm. 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.[4]
The table below shows the sex ratio of Muktsar district through decades.
| 2011 | 896 | |
| 2001 | 891 | |
| 1991 | 880 | |
| 1981 | 885 | |
| 1971 | 863 | |
| 1961 | 846 | |
| 1951 | 862 |
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.
| 2011 | 828 | 832 | |
| 2001 | 804 | 814 |
The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Muktsar district.
| Hindu | 1,58,174 | 96,746 | 1,24,738 | 71,301 | |
| Sikh | 90,065 | 5,48,560 | 71,494 | 5,04,737 | |
| Muslim | 2,043 | 2,290 | 1,011 | 1,632 | |
| Christian | 776 | 905 | 503 | 900 | |
| Other religions | 1,133 | 1,204 | 818 | 359 |
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.[10]
The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Muktsar, as of year 2020.
| Stunted | 25,388 | 35% | 32% | |
| Wasted | 9,872 | 14% | 16% | |
| Severely wasted | 4,679 | 6% | 4% | |
| Underweight | 22,283 | 31% | 22% | |
| Overweight/obesity | 2,009 | 3% | 4% | |
| Anemia | 44,941 | 69% | 64% | |
| Total children | 72,537 |
The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Muktsar, of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020.
| Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2) | 52,395 | 18% | 15% | |
| Overweight/obesity | 87,495 | 31% | 26% | |
| Hypertension | 69,433 | 24% | 21% | |
| Diabetes | 38,428 | 14% | NA | |
| Anemia (non-preg) | 173,312 | 61% | 48% | |
| Anemia (preg) | NA | NA | 43% | |
| Total women (preg) | 14,544 | |||
| Total women | 284,445 |
The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the age of 15 and 49 years, in Sri Muktsar Sahib district.
| Female sterilization | 31.3% | 49.0% | |
| Male sterilization | 0.6% | 0.5% | |
| IUD/PPIUD | 3.0% | 12.5% | |
| Pill | 1.7% | 2.3% | |
| Condom | 22.6% | 14.6% | |
| Injectables | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| Any modern method | 59.7% | 79.2% | |
| Any method | 72.0% | 84.8% | |
| Total unmet need | 6.2% | 1.9% | |
| Unmet need for spacing | 2.3% | 0.7% |
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.[14]
| No. | Constituency | Name of MLA | Party | Bench | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Lambi | Gurmeet Singh Khudian | Government | ||
| 84 | Gidderbaha | Amrinder Singh Raja Warring | Opposition | ||
| 85 | Malout (SC) | Dr. Baljit Kaur | Government | ||
| 86 | Muktsar | Jagdeep Singh Brar | Government | ||