Lahore District
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The total area is Script error: No such module "convert".. 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.[4][5] 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. Total number of its tehsils now stands at ten.[6][7]
Administration
The district is administratively subdivided into following ten tehsils. Template:Static row numbers
| Tehsil[8] | Area
(km²)[9] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[10] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore Cantonment | 466 | 1,439,784 | 4,045.27 | 81.01% | ... |
| Lahore City | 214 | 1,966,959 | 19,268.01 | 80.36% | ... |
| Model Town | 353 | 2,272,306 | 9,192.37 | 78.94% | ... |
| Raiwind | 467 | 738,140 | 2,314.00 | 72.35% | ... |
| Shalimar | 272 | 2,130,147 | 9,816.69 | 81.21% | ... |
| Nishtar | ... | 972,600 | ... | ... | ... |
| Wagah | ... | 539,190 | ... | ... | ... |
| Iqbal Town | ... | 1,001,793 | ... | ... | ... |
| Ravi | ... | 1,497,099 | ... | ... | ... |
| Saddar | ... | 420,643 | ... | ... | ... |
History
Lahore district was annexed by the British from its former Sikh rulers after the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848–1849.[11]
Demography
Population
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Religion
| Religious group |
1941[16] | 2017[17] | 2023[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | 552,907 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 10,530,816 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,363,149 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Hinduism File:Om.svg | 193,714 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,670 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,811 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | 103,312 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | — | — | 324 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | 37,442 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 571,365 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 602,431 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Ahmadiyya File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya 1-2.svg | — | — | 13,433 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,139 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Zoroastrianism File:Faravahar.svg | — | — | — | — | 77 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Others | 3,553 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,701 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,339 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total Population | 890,928 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,119,985 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 12,978,661 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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| Religious group |
1881[18][19][20] | 1891[21] | 1901[22] | 1911[23][24] | 1921[25] | 1931[26] | 1941[16] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | 599,477 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 645,083 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 717,519 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 626,271 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 647,640 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 815,820 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,027,772 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn | 193,319 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 271,749 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 276,375 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 217,609 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 255,690 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 259,725 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 284,689 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | 125,591 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 152,023 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 159,701 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 169,008 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 179,975 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 244,304 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 310,646 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | 4,644 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,483 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,296 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 21,781 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 46,454 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 57,097 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 67,686 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg | 970 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 886 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,047 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,139 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,209 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,450 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,951 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Zoroastrianism File:Faravahar.svg | 92 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 132 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 171 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 209 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 179 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 159 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 136 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Buddhism File:Dharma Wheel (2).svg | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 128 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 170 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 14 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 32 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Judaism File:Star of David.svg | — | — | 14 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 13 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 13 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Others | 13 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total population | 924,106 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,075,379 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,162,109 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,036,158 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,131,336 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,378,570 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,695,375 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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| Tehsil | Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | Hinduism File:Om.svg | Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg | OthersTemplate:Efn | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Lahore Tehsil | 290,325 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 139,215 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 57,337 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 27,898 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 478 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 360 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 515,613 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Chunian Tehsil | 179,399 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 61,475 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 49,151 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,408 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 76 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 295,509 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Kasur Tehsil | 177,916 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 55,000 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 73,487 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 13,154 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 655 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 320,214 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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| Tehsil | Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn | Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg | OthersTemplate:Efn | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Lahore Tehsil | 552,907 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 193,714 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 103,312 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 37,442 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,095 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,458 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 890,924 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Chunian Tehsil | 237,829 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 56,293 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 83,888 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 11,730 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 47 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 165 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 389,952 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Kasur Tehsil | 237,036 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 34,682 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 123,446 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,514 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 809 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 414,499 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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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.[27]
Education
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[28] 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.
See also
References
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External links
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