Lahore District
District in Punjab, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lahore District (Punjabi: ضلع لہور; Urdu: ضلع لاہور) is a district in Punjab, Pakistan, consisting of the provincial capital, Lahore and surrounding areas. It is the most populous district of Pakistan, with a population of 12,978,661 (10.29 million) in 2023.[1][3][4]
Lahore District
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 Map of Lahore District highlighted within Punjab Province | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′N 74°20′E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Lahore |
| Established | 1847 |
| Founded by | British Raj |
| Headquarters | Lahore |
| Administrative Subdivisions | 05
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| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • District Commissioner | Syed Musa Raza |
| • Constituensy (14) | NA-117 Lahore-I to NA-130 Lahore-XIV |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,772 km2 (684 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 12,978,661 |
| • Density | 7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 042 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-PB |
| CNIC Code of Lahore District | 3520X-XXXXXXX-X |
| Website | lahore |
The total area is 1,772 square kilometres (684 sq mi). Before 1976, Lahore district was composed of 3 tehsils - Lahore, Kasur and Chunian, but in 1976, Kasur and Chunian tehsils became Kasur District, separate from Lahore District.[5][6] The remaining area was then sub-divided into 5 tehsils - Lahore, Lahore Cantonment, Model Town, Raiwind and Shalimar.
On 27 August 2024, the Punjab Government announced the creation of five new tehsils - Wagah, Ravi, Nishtar, Iqbal Town and Saddar.
The district is administratively subdivided into ten tehsils.
| Tehsil[7] | Area
(km²)[8] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[9] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore Cantonment | 466 | 1,885,098 | 4,045.27 | 81.01% | ... |
| Lahore City | 214 | 4,123,354 | 19,268.01 | 80.36% | ... |
| Model Town | 353 | 3,244,906 | 9,192.37 | 78.94% | ... |
| Raiwind | 467 | 1,080,637 | 2,314.00 | 72.35% | ... |
| Shalimar | 272 | 2,670,140 | 9,816.69 | 81.21% | ... |
| Nishtar | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wagah | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iqbal Town | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ravi | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saddar | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1,134,757 | — |
| 1961 | 1,625,810 | +3.66% |
| 1972 | 2,587,621 | +4.32% |
| 1981 | 3,544,942 | +3.56% |
| 1998 | 6,318,745 | +3.46% |
| 2017 | 11,119,985 | +3.02% |
| 2023 | 13,004,135 | +2.64% |
| Sources:[10] | ||
At the time of the 2017 census, Lahore district had 1,744,755 households and a population of 11,119,985. Lahore had a sex ratio of 912 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 77.08% - 79.19% for males and 74.75% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 2,609,959 (23.47%) were under 10 years of age.[11] In 2023, the district had 2,012,526 households and a population of 13,004,135.[1]
Religion
| Religion in Lahore district (2023)[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 95.26% | |||
| Christianity | 4.64% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.1% | |||
| Religious group |
2017[13] | 2023[12] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam  |
10,530,816 | 94.7% | 12,363,149 | 95.26% |
Christianity  |
571,365 | 5.14% | 602,431 | 4.64% |
Ahmadiyya  |
13,433 | 0.12% | 7,139 | 0.06% |
Hinduism  |
2,670 | 0.02% | 2,811 | 0.02% |
Sikhism  |
— | — | 324 | 0% |
Zoroastrianism  |
— | — | 77 | 0% |
| Others | 1,701 | 0.02% | 2,339 | 0.02% |
| Total Population | 11,119,985 | 100% | 12,978,661 | 100% |
| Religious group |
1901[14] | 1911[15][16] | 1921[17] | 1931[18] | 1941[19] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam |
717,519 | 61.74% | 626,271 | 60.44% | 647,640 | 57.25% | 815,820 | 59.18% | 1,027,772 | 60.62% |
| Hinduism [a] |
276,375 | 23.78% | 217,609 | 21% | 255,690 | 22.6% | 259,725 | 18.84% | 284,689 | 16.79% |
| Sikhism |
159,701 | 13.74% | 169,008 | 16.31% | 179,975 | 15.91% | 244,304 | 17.72% | 310,646 | 18.32% |
| Christianity |
7,296 | 0.63% | 21,781 | 2.1% | 46,454 | 4.11% | 57,097 | 4.14% | 70,147 | 4.14% |
Jainism  |
1,047 | 0.09% | 1,139 | 0.11% | 1,209 | 0.11% | 1,450 | 0.11% | 1,951 | 0.12% |
| Zoroastrianism |
171 | 0.01% | 209 | 0.02% | 179 | 0.02% | 159 | 0.01% | 136 | 0.01% |
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0 | 0% | 128 | 0.01% | 170 | 0.02% | 14 | 0% | 32 | 0% |
Judaism  |
0 | 0% | 13 | 0% | 13 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Total population | 1,162,109 | 100% | 1,036,158 | 100% | 1,131,336 | 100% | 1,378,570 | 100% | 1,695,375 | 100% |
| Note: 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. | ||||||||||
| Tehsil | Islam |
Hinduism |
Sikhism |
Christianity |
Jainism |
Others[b] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Lahore Tehsil | 290,325 | 56.31% | 139,215 | 27% | 57,337 | 11.12% | 27,898 | 5.41% | 478 | 0.09% | 360 | 0.07% | 515,613 | 100% |
| Chunian Tehsil | 179,399 | 60.71% | 61,475 | 20.8% | 49,151 | 16.63% | 5,408 | 1.83% | 76 | 0.03% | 0 | 0% | 295,509 | 100% |
| Kasur Tehsil | 177,916 | 55.56% | 55,000 | 17.18% | 73,487 | 22.95% | 13,154 | 4.11% | 655 | 0.2% | 2 | 0% | 320,214 | 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 [a] |
Sikhism |
Christianity |
Jainism |
Others[c] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Lahore Tehsil | 552,907 | 62.12% | 193,714 | 21.77% | 103,312 | 11.61% | 37,442 | 4.21% | 1,095 | 0.12% | 2,458 | 0.28% | 890,024 | 100% |
| Chunian Tehsil | 237,829 | 60.85% | 56,293 | 14.4% | 83,888 | 21.46% | 11,730 | 3% | 47 | 0.01% | 165 | 0.04% | 390,852 | 100% |
| Kasur Tehsil | 237,036 | 57.19% | 34,682 | 8.37% | 123,446 | 29.78% | 18,514 | 4.47% | 809 | 0.2% | 8 | 0% | 414,499 | 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. | ||||||||||||||
Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 73.58% of the population spoke Punjabi, 21.13% Urdu, 2.06% Pashto, 2.01% Mewati, 0.49% Saraiki, and 0.25% Hindko as their first language.[20]
According to Pakistan District Education Rankings, a report by Alif Ailaan, Lahore is ranked nationally at 32 with a score of 69.2 and learning score of 53.93. Lahore ranks nationally at number 1 in terms of readiness score, with a score of 93.51. According to PEC assessments, Lahore ranks last out of all districts of Punjab in both class 5 and class 8.
Science labs in schools are either not available or have inadequate instruments which also affects quality. The school infrastructure score of Lahore is 91.32, ranking it 29th nationally. Still few schools in a major district like Lahore have open air or dangerous classrooms.
Issues mainly reported in TaleemDo! app[21] from Lahore are that students want to study in private schools, as they are better than government schools but can not afford the fee. A communication gap between the teachers and the students was also reported and a few reported some facilities problems in their school.
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