Language At the time of the 2011 census, 93.74% of the population spoke Punjabi and 5.27% Hindi as their first language. Economy In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Hoshiarpur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is the only district in Punjab currently receiving funds from the Backward regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Government and politics Politics District administration The Deputy Commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service, is in-charge of the General Administration in the district, and is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Punjab Civil Service and other Punjab state services. The Senior Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service, is responsible for maintaining law & order in the district, assisted by the officers of the Punjab Police Service and other Punjab police officials. The Divisional Forest Officer, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service, is responsible for the management of the forests, environment and wildlife in the district and is assisted by the officers of the Punjab Forest Service and other Punjab forest officials and Punjab wildlife officials. Sectoral development is looked after by the district head/officer of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers are from various Punjab state services. Sub-Divisions The District of Hoshiarpur comprises four sub-divisions, ten development blocks, eight municipal councils and one notified area committee, as listed below: Administrative Divisions Hoshiarpur Dasuya Mukerian Garhshankar Development Blocks Hoshiarpur-I Hoshiarpur-II Bhunga Tanda Dasuya Mukerian Talwara Hajipur Garhshankar Municipal Corporation Hoshiarpur Municipal Councils Garhdiwala Hariana Tanda Mahilpur Garhshankar Dasuya' Mukerian Sham Chaurasi Talwara Notified Area Committee Mahilpur Hoshiarpur Shamchurasi Kadiana Notable people from Hoshiarpur District Politics Jai Krishan of Garhshankar Deputy Speaker in current Punjab Legislative Assembly Kewal Krishan of Mukerian(10 October 1923 – 30 June 2008) Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha), Minister of Finance in the Punjab Government 1980–83 Mangu Ram Mugowalia, prominent Ghadar Party leader and Freedom Fighter Harnam Singh Saini, an Indian revolutionary Giani Zail Singh was elected from Hoshiarpur in 1980. After that he became Union Home Minister and later the President of India in 1982. Avinash Rai Khanna a Bharatiya Janata Party leader Santosh Chowdhary ex-MP Congress. Mayawati incontested M.P. election from Hoshiarpur 1989 Indian general election Ambika Soni M.P. belongs to bajwara in Hoshiarpur. Jagjit Singh Chauhan founder of Khalsa