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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. Template:As of, 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] |
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| 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
Template:Bar boxIslam is followed by majority of the district's population. Christians form 3.4% of population. Hindus formed a small minority population of 2,150 people.[16] The Sita Ram temple is a Hindu temple near Jhang Bazaar region in the district. However the temple is currently neglected and deteriorated. The Hindu community has been demanding the reopening of the shrine.[17][18]
| Religious group |
1941[19] | 2017[20] | 2023[21] | |||
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| [[Population|Template:Abbr]] | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | |
Islam 
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606,374 | Template:Percentage | 7,606,012 | Template:Percentage | 8,746,155 | Template:Percentage |
Sikhism 
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209,504 | Template:Percentage | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | 243 | ~Template:Percentage |
Hinduism  Template:Efn
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148,484 | Template:Percentage | 598 | Template:Percentage | 2,150 | Template:Percentage |
Christianity 
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35,341 | Template:Percentage | 264,677 | Template:Percentage | 308,580 | Template:Percentage |
Ahmadiyya 
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Template:N/a | Template:N/a | 10,959 | Template:Percentage | 7,630 | Template:Percentage |
| Others | 197 | Template:Percentage | 198 | Template:Percentage | 545 | Template:Percentage |
| Total Population | 999,900 | Template:Percentage | 7,882,444 | Template:Percentage | 9,065,306 | Template: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.[16]
Transportation
Rail
Air
Electricity supplier
The electricity supply in Faisalabad District is managed by the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company.
Education
Notable people
- 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
- Abid Sher Ali, Pakistan Muslim League (N) worker born in Faisalabad.
- Rana Sanaullah, former PPP and current Pakistan Muslim League (N) worker born in Faisalabad.
- Talal Chuadhry, Pakistan Muslim League (N) worker born in Faisalabad.
- Mian Abdul Bari, Pakistan Movement activist and politician.
- 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
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a famous singer and musician, born in Faisalabad.
- 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
- Bhagat Singh, a famous Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter
- Harkishan Singh, a well recognized pharmaceutical academic, medicinal chemistry researcher and science historian
See also
- Faisalabad Division
- Faisalabad Arts Council
- Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
- Gatwala Wildlife Park
- Iqbal Stadium
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References
- ↑ History of Faisalabad. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ Urban Resource Centre (1998 census details) Template:Webarchive
- ↑ A Histroty of Faisalabad City. Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry website. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ↑ 1998 District Census report of Faisalabad{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan(2000)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Towns & Unions in the City District of Faisalabad. National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ Faisalabad, Punjab Portal. punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB.
- ↑ LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 District And Tehsil Level Population Summary With Region Breakup (Faisalabad District). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ 7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ 7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 1951-1998 censuses. pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ↑ TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics(2023).
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics(2023). Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
- ↑ पाकिस्तान में हैं कितने राम मंदिर, जानें कब और कैसे हुआ था निर्माण, आज क्या है स्थिति| Navbharat Live, सिंह, अनिल. Navabharat(2024-01-03). Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ↑ From the Ashes of 1947{{#if:Virdee|, Virdee}. Cambridge University Press(2018). ISBN 978-1-108-42811-8
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ Final Results (Census-2017). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ TABLE 9 : POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS - 2023. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics(2023). Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
- ↑ Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province.]. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables.. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables.. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables.. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links
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