Faisalabad District
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Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979)[1] (Punjabi and Template:Langx) is one of the districts of Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 2023 census of Pakistan it had a population of 9,075,819, of which 3,691,999 were in Faisalabad City. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore.[2]
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).[3]
Initially a part of Jhang District, it gained the status of a separate district in 1904.[4] In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a Tehsil of Faisalabad District) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. since 2006[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., it is a City-District consisting of the city of Faisalabad and its surrounding areas.[5]
Administrative divisions
Faisalabad District is part of Faisalabad Division. In 2005 Faisalabad was reorganized as a City-District. It comprises six Tehsils.[6][5]
| Tehsil[7] | Area
(km²)[8] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[9] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chak Jhumra[5] | 654 | 385,169 | 588.94 | 70.56% | ... |
| Faisalabad City[10] | 168 | 3,691,999 | 21,976.18 | 81.59% | ... |
| Faisalabad Sadar[10] | 1,186 | 1,742,958 | 1,469.61 | 71.25% | ... |
| Jaranwala[5] | 1,811 | 1,731,148 | 955.91 | 66.32% | ... |
| Samundri[5] | 754 | 729,672 | 967.73 | 75.99% | ... |
| Tandlianwala[5] | 1,284 | 794,873 | 619.06 | 52.83% | ... |
Demographics
Population
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As of the 2023 census, Faisalabad district had 1,382,773 households and a population of 9,075,819 which is roughly equal to the population of Los Angeles County, California, USA. The district had a sex ratio of 108.92 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 73.41%: 77.34% for males and 69.11% for females.[11][12] 2,200,114 (24.27% of the surveyed population) were under 10 years of age.[13] 4,392,979 (48.40%) lived in urban areas.[11]
| Administrative Unit | 1981[14] | 1998[14] | 2017[10] | 2023[15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Religious group |
1941[17] | 2017[18] | 2023[16] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | 606,374 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,606,012 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,746,155 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | 209,504 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | — | — | 243 | ~Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn | 148,484 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 598 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,150 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | 35,341 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 264,677 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 308,580 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Ahmadiyya File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya 1-2.svg | — | — | 10,959 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,630 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Others | 197 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 198 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 545 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total Population | 999,900 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,882,444 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 9,065,306 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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| Religious group |
1901[19] | 1911[20][21] | 1921[22] | 1931[23] | 1941[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | 484,657 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 524,288 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 594,917 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 720,996 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 877,518 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn | 210,459 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 154,603 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 181,488 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 173,344 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 204,059 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | 88,049 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 146,670 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 160,821 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 211,391 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 262,737 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | 8,672 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 32,023 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 42,004 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 45,518 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 51,948 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg | 23 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 125 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 231 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 95 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 35 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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| Others | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total population | 791,861 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 857,711 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 979,463 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,151,351 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1,396,305 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| 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.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Lyallpur Tehsil | 187,702 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 73,359 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 65,389 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,347 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 53 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 344,852 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Samundri Tehsil | 155,680 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 35,477 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 26,531 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 7,017 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 101 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 224,806 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Toba Tek Singh Tehsil | 148,015 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 38,853 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 31,832 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 13,680 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 46 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 232,426 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Jaranwala Tehsil | 103,520 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 33,799 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 37,069 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,960 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 31 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 177,379 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Lyallpur Tehsil | 221,333 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 73,400 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 89,629 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 21,500 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 34 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 77 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 405,973 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Samundri Tehsil | 217,359 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 33,860 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 40,690 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8,629 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 300,544 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Toba Tek Singh Tehsil | 271,144 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 55,575 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 53,233 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 16,353 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 99 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 396,405 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Jaranwala Tehsil | 167,682 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 41,224 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 79,185 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,212 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 80 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 293,383 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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Language
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.[24]
Transportation
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Rail
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Air
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Electricity supplier
The electricity supply in Faisalabad District is managed by the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company.
Education
Punjab Group of Colleges (Girls Campus) Service Road
Punjab Group of Colleges (Boys Campus) Service Road
Government College University Faisalabad
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Notable people
- Bhagat Singh, a famous Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter
- Om P. Bahl, an Indian-American molecular biologist, academic and was known for his studies on Human chorionic gonadotropin, popularly known as the pregnancy hormone
- Harkishan Singh, a well recognized pharmaceutical academic, medicinal chemistry researcher and science historian
- Lal Chand Yamla Jatt, a noted Indian Punjabi-language folk singer, considered by many to have laid the foundation of contemporary Punjabi music in India
- Arjan Singh, a senior air officer and the first and only officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to be promoted to five-star rank as Marshal of the Indian Air Force
- Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, a famous singer and musician, born in Faisalabad.
See also
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References
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External links
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