Khanewal District
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Khanewal District (Urdu and Template:Langx Script error: No such module "lang".) is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 2,068,490, of which 17.42% were urban.[2] Khanewal is located at latitude and longitude 30°18' and 71°55'0E respectively with an altitude of 128 metres.
Administrative divisions
For the purpose of administration, District Khanewal is divided into 4 tehsils i.e. Khanewal, Mian Channu, Jahanian and Kabirwala and 168 union councils including 114 rural and 54 urban whose elected representatives formulate Zilla and Tehsil councils.
Political constituencies include 4 national seats and 7 provincial seats of legislative assemblies.[3][4] The district contains four tehsils which are as following:
| Tehsil[5] | Area
(km²)[6] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[7] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahanian | 549 | 384,822 | 700.95 | 65.65% | ... |
| Kabirwala | 1,804 | 1,119,229 | 620.42 | 54.13% | ... |
| Khanewal | 784 | 987,445 | 1,259.50 | 63.60% | ... |
| Mian Channu | 1,212 | 872,581 | 719.95 | 64.39% | ... |
Geography
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Khanewal district is located at an average elevation of 130 metres above sea level with highest elevation of 252 metres at the town of Attari. This district is situated in the center of the country at an almost equal distance from Karachi and Peshawar and on the main routes of the railway and the Grand Trunk Road. It is also connected to Lahore Multan motorway. The district is bounded on the north by Jhang District and Toba Tek Singh District; on the south by Vehari District; on the east by Sahiwal District and on the west by Multan.[4]
Climate
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Demographics
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As of the 2023 census, Khanewal district has 526,196 households and a population of 3,364,077. The district has a sex ratio of 106.48 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 60.97%: 69.26% for males and 52.18% for females.[8][9] 907,441 (26.98% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[10] 716,786 (21.31%) live in urban areas.[8]
| Religious group |
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| Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | 340,197 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,869,424 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,301,411 | 98.15% |
| Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn | 70,775 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 297 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 304 | 0.01% |
| Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | 30,176 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | — | — | 46 | 0% |
| Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | 9,361 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 49,430 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 60,920 | 1.81% |
| Ahmadi | — | — | 965 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 748 | 0.02% |
| OthersTemplate:Efn | 155 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 117 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 160 | 0% |
| Total Population | 450,664 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,920,233 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 3,363,589 | 100% |
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At the time of the 2023 census, 70.41% of the population spoke Punjabi, 19.41% Saraiki, 8.05% Urdu and 1.09% Pashto as their first language.[14]
According to the census of 1998, Punjabi is the most widely spoken first language,[15] accounting for Template:Sigfig% of the population. Urdu was the native language of 7.8% (although almost all of the inhabitants of the district use it as a second language),[16] Saraiki is native to 5.8% and Pashto – to 1.1%.[17]Template:Rp
The main tribes and clans include:[16] Niazi Afghans, Daduana, Khichi, Kamboh, Matyana, Gujjar, Doltana, Sahu, Rajputs (Rana), Rajpoot Dhudhi, Awan, Sheikh, Jatt, Bucha, Nikyana Sial, Siyal, Arain, Bhati, Baloch, Khokhars Mayo Solgi (Jutt) and Toru.
Education
The education system in Khanewal district is formulated along specific modern, religious, cultural, social, psychological, commerce and scientific injunctions. The current literacy rate of district is 39.9%.[18] The standard national system of education is mainly inspired from the British system. The system also aims to imbibe a secular outlook among the students with the awareness of the rich cultural heritage of Pakistan. Khanewal district has wide range of schools, colleges and universities that caters to diverse streams.
The system is divided into five levels: primary (grades one through five); middle (grades six through eight); high (grades nine and ten, leading to the Secondary School Certificate); intermediate (grades eleven and twelve, leading to a Higher Secondary School Certificate); and university programs leading to graduate and advanced degrees.
Khanewal district, like majority of the districts in Pakistan has both public and private educational institutions from primary to university level. Most educational institutions are gender based from primary to university level.
All academic education institutions are the responsibility of the provincial governments. The federal government mostly assists in curriculum development, accreditation and some financing of research.
Notable people
- Maulana Tariq Jameel, Islamic Scholar
- Syed Fakhar Imam, Ex. Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan
- Syed Hussain Jahania Gardeziis a Pakistani politician, who is currently serving as 'Provincial Minister of Punjab for Management and Professional Development
- Ghulam Haider Wyne, Ex. Chief Minister of Punjab
- Brig Muhammad Yaqoob Ilahi, Remount Veterinary and Farms Corps, Pakistan Army
- Tasawar Hayat, Pakistani scientist.
- Har Gobind Khorana, Indian American Nobel Prize winner for Medicine.
Villages
- Chak 96/10-R
- Chak 138/10-R
- Chak 15/9-R Sahuan Wala
- Chak 14/9-R Batian Wala
- Chak 7/9-R Rehman Garh
- Chak 14/8-R Gulabad
- Chak 17/9-R Janat Pur
- Chak 13/9-R Dangra Wala
- Chak 16/9-R
- Chak 8/9-R Qasba
- Chak 9/9-R Sargana Wala
- Chak 4/9-R Daulat Pur
- Chak 5/9-R Yaroo Wala
- Malikpur
See also
Notes
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References
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- ↑ Khanewal | Punjab Portal. Retrieved 16 January 2022, from https://www.punjab.gov.pk/khanewal Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Population - Urban Resource Centre Template:Webarchive
- ↑ List of tehsils and districts - Statpak.gov Template:Webarchive
- ↑ a b District Health Profile - Khanewal. Citeseerx.ist.psu.edu. Retrieved 16 January 2022, from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=68A7FAC41C5DC95DE087DD5DCC900BC6?doi=10.1.1.695.4631&rep=rep1&type=pdf.
- ↑ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Template:Webarchive Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
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- ↑ a b The People | District Khanewal. Retrieved from: https://khanewal.punjab.gov.pk/the-people
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- ↑ District at a glance Khanewal | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Pbs.gov.pk. (2022). Retrieved 15 January 2022, from https://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/district-glance-khanewal.
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