Better than India Average-

• 1.
• Hoshiarpur is the 9^th highest ranked in Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate punjabi population compared to other cities.

• 2.
• The average Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024)   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 23. Hoshiarpur is the 32^nd highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This implies that the per-bank credit demand in this district is higher than in other districts.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Hoshiarpur is the 61^st highest ranked in Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020)   . This implies that this district has a better police infrastructure compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

• 1.
• Hoshiarpur is the 38^th worst ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

• 2.
• The Average Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Hoshiarpur is the 655^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies that financial activities in this district are less compared to other districts.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Hoshiarpur is the 652^nd worst ranked in Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)   .This implies that this district is less urbanised compared to other districts

• 4.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Hoshiarpur is the 623^rd worst ranked in Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025)   .This indicates lower Linkedin IDs in Linkedin Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.