Bathinda district

Bathinda is a district in the state of Punjab.

History
The district of Bathinda came into existence with the formation of the PEPSU in 1948. It had its headquarters at Faridkot, which were shifted to Bathinda in 1952.

Demography
According to the 2011 census Bathinda district has a population of 1,388,859,[4]roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland[5] or the US state of Hawaii.[6] This gives it a ranking of 352nd in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 414 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,070/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.37%.[4] Bathinda has a sex ratio of 865 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 69.6%.[4]

Bathinda is the ninth largest district in Punjab with a population of 1,183,295.[7]

Religion

 * Sikhism - 70.89 %
 * Hinduism - 27.41 %
 * Islam - 1.17 %
 * Christianity - 0.18 %
 * Others - 0.53 %

Administration
Bathinda is divided into the 4 tehsils of Bathinda, Rampura Phul, Maur and Talwandi Sabo. These tehsils are further divided into the nine blocks of Bathinda, Sangat, Nathana, Rampura, Phul, Maur, Balianwali, Bhagta Bhai ka and Talwandi Sabo.[8]