Biggest population changes in Punjab
Computed from 9,760 villages where both counts are usable. Nobody publishes this ranking; it is not in either source.
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Fastest growing villages in Punjab
Ranked by the change between the Census 2011 count and the 2020 Mission Antyodaya survey.
| # | Village | 2011 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhirekot (156) | 1,348 | 3,350 | +148.5% |
| 2 | Chahal Khurd (209) | 477 | 1,185 | +148.4% |
| 3 | Dawareana (109) | 1,812 | 4,500 | +148.3% |
| 4 | Malhuwala (173) | 604 | 1,500 | +148.3% |
| 5 | Muktsar(Rural) (54) | 1,989 | 4,900 | +146.3% |
| 6 | Khatra Chaharmi (324) | 2,554 | 6,264 | +145.3% |
| 7 | Wadhel Harnampur (131) | 392 | 960 | +144.9% |
| 8 | Bijapur (256) | 237 | 580 | +144.7% |
| 9 | Patial (481) | 584 | 1,425 | +144.0% |
| 10 | Multanpur (103) | 979 | 2,388 | +143.9% |
| 11 | Jalbehri Dhumi (156) | 154 | 375 | +143.5% |
| 12 | Dallewal (411) | 351 | 853 | +143.0% |
| 13 | Bazidri (146) | 192 | 462 | +140.6% |
| 14 | Nangal Salempur (208) | 891 | 2,143 | +140.5% |
| 15 | Jhugian Nur Mohammad (320) | 419 | 1,000 | +138.7% |
| 16 | Rajpur (487) | 289 | 689 | +138.4% |
| 17 | Shikarpur (34) | 231 | 550 | +138.1% |
| 18 | Jassowal (22) | 1,194 | 2,840 | +137.9% |
| 19 | Faridpur (76) | 841 | 2,000 | +137.8% |
| 20 | Bhagu (73) | 3,954 | 9,364 | +136.8% |
Villages that shrank most in Punjab
A falling count usually means out-migration, but in a small village it can also mean a boundary change.
| # | Village | 2011 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhamian Khurd (180) | 8,222 | 4,981 | -39.4% |
| 2 | Rakhra (37) | 2,310 | 1,400 | -39.4% |
| 3 | Wadala Viram (321) | 4,396 | 2,671 | -39.2% |
| 4 | Beh Lakhan (556) | 1,173 | 713 | -39.2% |
| 5 | Chak Fateh Singhwala (205) | 4,299 | 2,615 | -39.2% |
| 6 | Rahimabad (432) | 2,529 | 1,540 | -39.1% |
| 7 | Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh(76) | 2,435 | 1,483 | -39.1% |
| 8 | Johal Nangal (440) | 1,353 | 825 | -39.0% |
| 9 | Bhando (295) | 982 | 600 | -38.9% |
| 10 | Khanpur (408) | 966 | 591 | -38.8% |
| 11 | Salana Jiwan Singh Wala (11) | 3,769 | 2,310 | -38.7% |
| 12 | Chatiwind (278) | 4,723 | 2,896 | -38.7% |
| 13 | Chak Mehra (137) | 1,847 | 1,134 | -38.6% |
| 14 | Mehmuana (59) | 2,729 | 1,680 | -38.4% |
| 15 | Mangupur (377) | 1,735 | 1,068 | -38.4% |
| 16 | Bhangala ( 322) | 6,786 | 4,181 | -38.4% |
| 17 | Sansarpur (646) | 1,549 | 955 | -38.4% |
| 18 | Dhilwan ( Patiala) (65) | 4,167 | 2,570 | -38.3% |
| 19 | Bahadar Husain (206) | 2,209 | 1,365 | -38.2% |
| 20 | Khiyala (151) | 1,526 | 943 | -38.2% |
What this ranking leaves out, and why.
283 villages here had fewer than 100 people in
2011 — at that size a percentage says more about the surveyor than the village,
so they are excluded. A further 10 sit within half a
point of the limits beyond which we treat a figure as implausible (+150% or
−40%): they are the villages that only just survived that test, not the fastest
moving, and ranking them first would be misleading. That is
293 excluded in total.
How the limits are set.