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Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979)[4] (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع فیصل آباد) is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,029,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore.[5]
Faisalabad District
ضلع فیصل آباد Lyallpur | |
|---|---|
  Top: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Bottom: Gat Wala Lake | |
 Faisalabad District highlighted within Punjab Province | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′05.10″N 73°04′39.27″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Faisalabad |
| Headquarters | Faisalabad |
| Number of Tehsils | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Captin (R) Nadeem Nasir[1] |
| • District Police Officer | Kamran Adil |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • District | 5,857 km2 (2,261 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| • District | 9,075,819 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,392,979 |
| • Rural | 4,682,840 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 041 |
| Languages | Punjabi, Urdu |
| Website | faisalabad |
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the Muslim refugees from Eastern Punjab and Haryana settled in the Faisalabad District. It initially lacked industry, hospitals and universities. Since independence, there has been industrial growth, and the city's population is continually growing. Notable industry in the district include but not limited to Textile (spinning, weaving, printing, dying, stitching), Chemicals (acids, caustics, industrial gases, potash, chlorides, etc.), consumer goods (soaps, vegetable oil, detergents), Engineering (light electrical equipment, engineering goods), Metals & Metallurgy (steels, alloys) and Power (power equipment, power production).[6]
Initially a part of Jhang District, it gained the status of a separate district in 1904.[7] In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a Tehsil of Faisalabad District) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006[update], it is a City-District consisting of the city of Faisalabad and its surrounding areas.[8]
Faisalabad District is part of Faisalabad Division.
In 2005 Faisalabad was reorganized as a City-District. It comprises six Tehsils.[9][8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1,548,689 | — |
| 1961 | 1,990,297 | +2.54% |
| 1972 | 3,163,756 | +4.30% |
| 1981 | 3,561,909 | +1.33% |
| 1998 | 5,429,547 | +2.51% |
| 2017 | 7,882,444 | +1.98% |
| 2023 | 9,075,819 | +2.38% |
| Sources:[11] | ||
At the time of the 2017 census, Faisalabad district had 1,209,954 households and a population of 7,882,444. Faisalabad had a sex ratio of 951 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 69.83% - 74.68% for males and 64.75% for females. 3,766,866 (47.78%) lived in urban areas. 1,948,827 (24.72%) were under 10 years of age.[12] In 2023, the district had 1,384,668 households and a population of 9,075,819.[2]
| Administrative Unit | 1981[13] | 1998[13] | 2017[10] | 2023[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chak Jhumra | 202,078 | 253,806 | 332,461 | 385,169 |
| Faisalabad City | 1,181,562 | 2,140,346 | 3,238,841 | 3,691,999 |
| Faisalabad Sadar | 666,023 | 924,110 | 1,465,411 | 1,742,958 |
| Jaranwala | 747,890 | 1,054,698 | 1,492,276 | 1,731,148 |
| Samundri | 378,302 | 515,785 | 643,068 | 729,672 |
| Tandlianwala | 386,054 | 540,802 | 702,733 | 794,873 |
| Faisalabad District | 3,561,909 | 5,429,547 | 7,874,790 | 9,075,819 |
| Religion in Faisalabad district (2023)[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 96.48% | |||
| Christianity | 3.4% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.12% | |||
| Religious group |
1941[15][lower-alpha 1] | 2017[16] | 2023[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam  |
606,374 | 60.64% | 7,606,012 | 96.49% | 8,746,155 | 96.48% |
Sikhism  |
209,504 | 20.95% | — | — | 243 | ~0% |
Hinduism  [lower-alpha 2] |
148,484 | 14.85% | 598 | 0.01% | 2,150 | 0.02% |
Christianity  |
35,341 | 3.53% | 264,677 | 3.36% | 308,580 | 3.4% |
| Ahmadi | — | — | 10,959 | 0.14% | 7,630 | 0.08% |
| Others | 197 | 0.03% | 198 | 0% | 545 | 0.01% |
| Total Population | 999,900 | 100% | 7,882,444 | 100% | 9,065,306 | 100% |
| Religious group |
1901[17] | 1911[18][19] | 1921[20] | 1931[21] | 1941[15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam |
484,657 | 61.2% | 524,288 | 61.13% | 594,917 | 60.74% | 720,996 | 62.62% | 877,518 | 62.85% |
| Hinduism [lower-alpha 2] |
210,459 | 26.58% | 154,603 | 18.03% | 181,488 | 18.53% | 173,344 | 15.06% | 204,059 | 14.61% |
| Sikhism |
88,049 | 11.12% | 146,670 | 17.1% | 160,821 | 16.42% | 211,391 | 18.36% | 262,737 | 18.82% |
| Christianity |
8,672 | 1.1% | 32,023 | 3.73% | 42,004 | 4.29% | 45,518 | 3.95% | 51,948 | 3.72% |
Jainism  |
23 | 0% | 125 | 0.01% | 231 | 0.02% | 95 | 0.01% | 35 | 0% |
Zoroastrianism  |
1 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 7 | 0% | 6 | 0% |
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0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
Judaism  |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Total population | 791,861 | 100% | 857,711 | 100% | 979,463 | 100% | 1,151,351 | 100% | 1,396,305 | 100% |
| Note1: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: District formerly inscribed as the Chenab Colony on the 1901 census, later renamed to Lyallpur District, created between Jhang District, Gujranwala District, Lahore District, Montgomery District, and Multan District to account for the large population increase in the region, primarily due to the Chenab Canal Colony. Note3: Formerly known as Lyallpur District, prior to district renaming in 1979. | ||||||||||
| Tehsil | Islam |
Hinduism |
Sikhism |
Christianity |
Jainism |
Others[lower-alpha 3] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Lyallpur Tehsil | 187,702 | 54.43% | 73,359 | 21.27% | 65,389 | 18.96% | 18,347 | 5.32% | 53 | 0.02% | 2 | 0% | 344,852 | 100% |
| Samundri Tehsil | 155,680 | 69.25% | 35,477 | 15.78% | 26,531 | 11.8% | 7,017 | 3.12% | 101 | 0.04% | 0 | 0% | 224,806 | 100% |
| Toba Tek Singh Tehsil | 148,015 | 63.68% | 38,853 | 16.72% | 31,832 | 13.7% | 13,680 | 5.89% | 46 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 232,426 | 100% |
| Jaranwala Tehsil | 103,520 | 58.36% | 33,799 | 19.05% | 37,069 | 20.9% | 2,960 | 1.67% | 31 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 177,379 | 100% |
| Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. | ||||||||||||||
| Tehsil | Islam |
Hinduism [lower-alpha 2] |
Sikhism |
Christianity |
Jainism |
Others[lower-alpha 4] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Lyallpur Tehsil | 221,333 | 54.52% | 73,400 | 18.08% | 89,629 | 22.08% | 21,500 | 5.3% | 34 | 0.01% | 77 | 0.02% | 405,973 | 100% |
| Samundri Tehsil | 217,359 | 72.32% | 33,860 | 11.27% | 40,690 | 13.54% | 8,629 | 2.87% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 300,544 | 100% |
| Toba Tek Singh Tehsil | 271,144 | 68.4% | 55,575 | 14.02% | 53,233 | 13.43% | 16,353 | 4.13% | 1 | 0% | 99 | 0.02% | 396,405 | 100% |
| Jaranwala Tehsil | 167,682 | 57.15% | 41,224 | 14.05% | 79,185 | 26.99% | 5,212 | 1.78% | 0 | 0% | 80 | 0.03% | 293,383 | 100% |
| Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category. | ||||||||||||||
At the time of the 2023 census, 94.13% of the population spoke Punjabi, 4.49% Urdu, and 0.64% Pashto as their first language.[22]
سرگودھا روڈ فیصل اباد
The electricity supply in Faisalabad District is managed by the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company.
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