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Chandigarh Analytics

languages
City (district capitals)/DHQ

1. Hindi : 712,254
2. English Multilingual Population : 605,337
3. Punjabi : 216,174

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 2

Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	970,602
City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	47^th
District Area (km²)	:	114
District Area (Rank)	:	751^st
No.of Towns in District	:	365
No. of Villages in District	:	733

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Chandigarh Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison

Chandigarh is the 47^th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Chandigarh District in Chandigarh State. Chandigarh District is 454^th highest ranked in population & 751^st ranked in area, in India. Please keep the DHQ rank in perspective, for the highlights below.

Better than India Average-

1.
Chandigarh is the 1^st highest ranked in Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2020) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

2.
The average # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2021) of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 0. Chandigarh is the 3^rd highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chandigarh is the 3^rd highest ranked in % of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011) . This implies that standard of living of people in this district is better compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Chandigarh is the 484^th best ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2020) . This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

5.
Chandigarh is the 439^th best ranked in Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2020) out of 768 City/Districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

6.
The Average Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2020) of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 25 . Chandigarh is the 380^th best ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

1.
Chandigarh is the 63^rd worst ranked in Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2020) 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 Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Chandigarh is the 178^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chandigarh is the 372^nd worst ranked in Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020) .This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chandigarh is the 738^th worst ranked in Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023 .This implies that this is not a highly urbanized district compared to other districts.

5.
Chandigarh is the 727^th highest ranked in Central Govt Jobs(Formal),2023 out of 768 City/Districts of India.This means that this district has lower attractiveness for migrant workers.

6.
The Average Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 25014. Chandigarh is the 656^th highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies low private sector growth.

Chandigarh City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Chandigarh Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production	0.02%	18^th	7142
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	0.05%	117^th	8726
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	0.01%	123^rd	8184
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	0.02%	176^th	4866

Chandigarh Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name
Famous Forts	Famous Forts	1	Burail Fort
Famous Church Name	Famous Church Name	1	Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Joseph in Shimla of the Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh
Famous Museum Name	Famous Museum Name	1	Government Museum and Art Gallery
Cantt	Cantt	1	Chandigarh

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Chandigarh International Airport	Chandigarh	IXC	6 Km

Population: 970,602 | Population Rank: 47^th

Area (KM²): 114 | Area Rank: 751^st

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	No of Hospital Beds	1599	133^rd	3635
2	No of District Hospital	1	179^th	11118
3	No of Primary Health Centers	47	290^th	1655
4	No of Sub Divisional Hospital	1	292^nd	8210

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	No of Doctors	1729	1^st	9569
2	No of Nurses	3390	1^st	8512
3	No of Community Health Centers	9	80^th	3567
4	No of Total Hospitals	59	422^nd	3095

Negative Metrics:

Population: 970,602 | Population Rank: 47^th

Area (KM²): 114 | Area Rank: 751^st

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	% of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011)	4	3^rd	6288
2	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	118	7^th	9824
3	Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	18218	27^th	8948
4	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	8	27^th	4761
5	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	12	28^th	2491
6	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	27789	29^th	5037
7	Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	24082	29^th	11238
8	Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011)	10634	34^th	6584
9	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011)	15680	35^th	4222
10	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011)	15572	37^th	8758
11	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2023)	5863	49^th	2648
12	No. of Banks/1000 Household (in "1000", SCB 2023)	1	55^th	9923
13	Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011)	37627	57^th	9322
14	Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	176	75^th	9322
15	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2023)	27	84^th	7497
16	Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011)	20983	131^st	7109
17	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011)	69577	141^st	2614
18	Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011)	157504	177^th	1533
19	% of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011)	51	190^th	1441

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011)	86	31^st	7128
2	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011)	57099	119^th	10535
3	Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011)	280805	280^th	4396
4	Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011)	174173	465^th	1773

Negative Metrics:

Population: 970,602 | Population Rank: 47^th

Area (KM²): 114 | Area Rank: 751^st

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1023	17^th	7811

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	8^th	3234
2	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	391^st	4521

Negative Metrics:

Population: 970,602 | Population Rank: 47^th

Area (KM²): 114 | Area Rank: 751^st

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2020)	28	1^st	1317
2	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2021)	0	3^rd	10197
3	# of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	334	27^th	3755
4	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2020)	4172	36^th	8585
5	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2020)	344	36^th	3922
6	# of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2020)	6137	49^th	2010
7	# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)	136937	52^nd	10023
8	# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	275	62^nd	8850
9	# of Universities (No, AISHE 2020)	1	70^th	5980
10	# of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	49523	82^nd	3757
11	# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2020)	3877	90^th	10525
12	# of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2020)	42477	93^rd	7416
13	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2020)	36821	115^th	1617
14	# of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2020)	719	130^th	9470

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2020)	9152	1^st	6969
2	# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2020)	6311	1^st	10792
3	# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2020)	654	1^st	9136
4	# of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2020)	358	1^st	8113
5	# of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2020)	1087	1^st	4864
6	# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2020)	1015	1^st	3479
7	# of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2020)	591	1^st	2136
8	# of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2021)	1937	68^th	6716
9	# of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2020)	4706	364^th	10225
10	# of Colleges (No, AISHE 2020)	56	470^th	3977
11	# of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020)	250	503^rd	2312
12	# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020)	5379	505^th	5031
13	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	562^nd	3300
14	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2020)	2447	612^th	8374

Negative Metrics:

Population: 970,602 | Population Rank: 47^th

Area (KM²): 114 | Area Rank: 751^st

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020)	1416	18^th	1736

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)	745	36^th	2704
2	Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)	22	372^nd	6042

Negative Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2020)	267	63^rd	2443
2	Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	178^th	4372
3	Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	372^nd	7529

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2020)	25	380^th	1979
2	Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2020)	2801	439^th	9224
3	Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2020)	25	484^th	5164

Population: 970,602 | Population Rank: 47^th

Area (KM²): 114 | Area Rank: 751^st

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, Dec. 2024)	1065262	13^th	3679
2	Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2023)	593683	52^nd	3485
3	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025)	132859	645^th	8265

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI June 2023)	165	287^th	2254
2	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)	187044	375^th	9515
3	City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2022)	134	530^th	2001

Negative Metrics:

Population: 970,602 | Population Rank: 47^th

Area (KM²): 114 | Area Rank: 751^st

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	5^th	7088
2	English Multilingual Population	50193	12^th	1357
3	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	30^th	6454
4	Script Pools # < 30, 000	1	48^th	5494
5	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	49^th	4946
6	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	75^th	6077

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	558^th	5398
2	Telugu Script	39429	592^nd	1977
3	Marathi Script	27903	627^th	9709
4	Gujarati Script	25953	654^th	2035
5	Bengali Script	13153	661^st	8449
6	Kannada Script	23603	669^th	3502
7	Latin Script (English)	2647	681^st	9481
8	Assamese Script	3229	686^th	2817
9	Odia Script	5442	700^th	8782
10	Tamil Script	23886	702^nd	4651
11	Malayalam Script	6112	706^th	8643

Negative Metrics:

Population: 970,602 | Population Rank: 47^th

Area (KM²): 114 | Area Rank: 751^st

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2020)	221	29^th	10773
2	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2020)	596633	37^th	8386
3	Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)	22	69^th	4311

Negative Metrics:

Population: 970,602 | Population Rank: 47^th

Area (KM²): 114 | Area Rank: 751^st

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Urbanization (% , Census 2011)	26	23^rd	9661
2	Urban Population (Number , Census 2011)	531234	98^th	10479
3	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	96340	110^th	5648
4	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	156908	159^th	10005
5	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	154278	192^nd	5314
6	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	222703	235^th	2283

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking	566	1^st	1566
2	# of Uninhabited Villages	64	1^st	6654
3	# of Inhabited Villages	777	36^th	6212
4	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy	1508	238^th	9373
5	Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)	10	368^th	5671
6	Number of households (Number , Census 2011)	326286	384^th	6879
7	# of Households with 1 married couple	228663	388^th	10273

Negative Metrics:

Population: 970,602 | Population Rank: 47^th

Area (KM²): 114 | Area Rank: 751^st

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023	56813	15^th	10615
2	# of Companies,2023	1876	27^th	8769

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Private Jobs(Formal),2023	15104	1^st	11211
2	Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023	626770	285^th	5437
3	State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023	14249	426^th	8004
4	Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023	37084	559^th	10738
5	State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023	23664	645^th	6231
6	Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023	25014	656^th	2575
7	Central Govt Jobs(Formal),2023	6050	727^th	10058
8	Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023	1938	738^th	8289

Negative Metrics:

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

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