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Mohali is a city in the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, India. It is the headquarters of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. It was officially named after Sahibzada Ajit Singh as SAS Nagar ("The City of Sahibzada Ajit Singh"). He was the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh. It is still known popularly as 'Mohali'.

Demographics

As per 2011 census Mohali had a population of 176,170. In this males were 92,301 and females were 83,869. The literacy rate was 91.96% per cent. The sex ratio of Mohali is 909 females per 1000 males. Sikhism is the majority religion in Mohali. About 51.53% of the people are Sikhs. Hinduism is the second most followed religion here. 45.5% people in Mohali are Hindus. Minority religions here are Muslims, Christians, Buddhists and Jains.

Images for kids

  • Cloudy Godrej Mohali 16 April 2015

    Clouds and downpour at Godrej, Mohali during Mid-April (2015)

  • Godrej Mohali Clean Sky

    Godrej Mohali clean skies

  • QuarkCity

    Quark, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar

  • AmbSahib

    Gurudwara Amb Sahib

  • Gugga Jahar peer, Dera Bakarpur, Mohali, Punjab,India

    Dargah Sharif Bakarpur,Mohali

  • ISB's Mohali Campus

    Indian School of Business, Mohali, Punjab

See also

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