Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District
ضلع فیصل آباد Lyallpur | |
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Coordinates: 31°25′05.10″N 73°04′39.27″E / 31.4180833°N 73.0775750°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
Division | Faisalabad |
Headquarters | Faisalabad |
Number of Tehsils | 6 |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Captin (R) Nadeem Nasir[1] |
• District Police Officer | Kamran Adil |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• District | 5,857 km2 (2,261 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[2] | |
• District | 9,075,819 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 4,392,979 |
• Rural | 4,682,840 |
Literacy | |
• Literacy rate |
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Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Area code | 041 |
Languages | Punjabi, Urdu |
Website | faisalabad |
Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979)[4] (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع فیصل آباد) is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,029,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore.[5]
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).[6]
Initially a part of Jhang District, it gained the status of a separate district in 1904.[7] In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a Tehsil of Faisalabad District) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006[update], it is a City-District consisting of the city of Faisalabad and its surrounding areas.[8]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Faisalabad District is part of Faisalabad Division.
In 2005 Faisalabad was reorganized as a City-District. It comprises six Tehsils.[9][8]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1951 | 1,548,689 | — |
1961 | 1,990,297 | +2.54% |
1972 | 3,163,756 | +4.30% |
1981 | 3,561,909 | +1.33% |
1998 | 5,429,547 | +2.51% |
2017 | 7,882,444 | +1.98% |
2023 | 9,075,819 | +2.38% |
Sources:[11] |
At the time of the 2017 census, Faisalabad district had 1,209,954 households and a population of 7,882,444. Faisalabad had a sex ratio of 951 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 69.83% - 74.68% for males and 64.75% for females. 3,766,866 (47.78%) lived in urban areas. 1,948,827 (24.72%) were under 10 years of age.[12] In 2023, the district had 1,384,668 households and a population of 9,075,819.[2]
Administrative Unit | 1981[13] | 1998[13] | 2017[10] | 2023[2] |
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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
[edit]Religious group |
1941[15][a] | 2017[16] | 2023[14] | |||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 606,374 | 60.64% | 7,606,012 | 96.49% | 8,746,155 | 96.48% |
Sikhism | 209,504 | 20.95% | — | — | 243 | ~0% |
Hinduism [b] | 148,484 | 14.85% | 598 | 0.01% | 2,150 | 0.02% |
Christianity | 35,341 | 3.53% | 264,677 | 3.36% | 308,580 | 3.4% |
Ahmadi | — | — | 10,959 | 0.14% | 7,630 | 0.08% |
Others | 197 | 0.03% | 198 | 0% | 545 | 0.01% |
Total Population | 999,900 | 100% | 7,882,444 | 100% | 9,065,306 | 100% |
Religious group |
1901[17] | 1911[18][19] | 1921[20] | 1931[21] | 1941[15] | |||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 484,657 | 61.2% | 524,288 | 61.13% | 594,917 | 60.74% | 720,996 | 62.62% | 877,518 | 62.85% |
Hinduism [b] | 210,459 | 26.58% | 154,603 | 18.03% | 181,488 | 18.53% | 173,344 | 15.06% | 204,059 | 14.61% |
Sikhism | 88,049 | 11.12% | 146,670 | 17.1% | 160,821 | 16.42% | 211,391 | 18.36% | 262,737 | 18.82% |
Christianity | 8,672 | 1.1% | 32,023 | 3.73% | 42,004 | 4.29% | 45,518 | 3.95% | 51,948 | 3.72% |
Jainism | 23 | 0% | 125 | 0.01% | 231 | 0.02% | 95 | 0.01% | 35 | 0% |
Zoroastrianism | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 7 | 0% | 6 | 0% |
Buddhism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
Judaism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Total population | 791,861 | 100% | 857,711 | 100% | 979,463 | 100% | 1,151,351 | 100% | 1,396,305 | 100% |
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. |
Tehsil | Islam | Hinduism | Sikhism | Christianity | Jainism | Others[c] | Total | |||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Lyallpur Tehsil | 187,702 | 54.43% | 73,359 | 21.27% | 65,389 | 18.96% | 18,347 | 5.32% | 53 | 0.02% | 2 | 0% | 344,852 | 100% |
Samundri Tehsil | 155,680 | 69.25% | 35,477 | 15.78% | 26,531 | 11.8% | 7,017 | 3.12% | 101 | 0.04% | 0 | 0% | 224,806 | 100% |
Toba Tek Singh Tehsil | 148,015 | 63.68% | 38,853 | 16.72% | 31,832 | 13.7% | 13,680 | 5.89% | 46 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 232,426 | 100% |
Jaranwala Tehsil | 103,520 | 58.36% | 33,799 | 19.05% | 37,069 | 20.9% | 2,960 | 1.67% | 31 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 177,379 | 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 [b] | Sikhism | Christianity | Jainism | Others[d] | Total | |||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Lyallpur Tehsil | 221,333 | 54.52% | 73,400 | 18.08% | 89,629 | 22.08% | 21,500 | 5.3% | 34 | 0.01% | 77 | 0.02% | 405,973 | 100% |
Samundri Tehsil | 217,359 | 72.32% | 33,860 | 11.27% | 40,690 | 13.54% | 8,629 | 2.87% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 300,544 | 100% |
Toba Tek Singh Tehsil | 271,144 | 68.4% | 55,575 | 14.02% | 53,233 | 13.43% | 16,353 | 4.13% | 1 | 0% | 99 | 0.02% | 396,405 | 100% |
Jaranwala Tehsil | 167,682 | 57.15% | 41,224 | 14.05% | 79,185 | 26.99% | 5,212 | 1.78% | 0 | 0% | 80 | 0.03% | 293,383 | 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
[edit]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.[22]
Transportation
[edit]سرگودھا روڈ فیصل اباد
Rail
[edit]Air
[edit]Electricity supplier
[edit]The electricity supply in Faisalabad District is managed by the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company.
Education
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
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- ^ "History of Faisalabad". Punjab Portal website. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Urban Resource Centre (1998 census details) Archived 13 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "A Histroty of Faisalabad City". Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry website. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ 1998 District Census report of Faisalabad. Census publication. Vol. 116. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
- ^ a b c d e f "Towns & Unions in the City District of Faisalabad". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Faisalabad, Punjab Portal". punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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- ^ Lyallpur, Samundri and Jaranwala tehsils of erstwhile Lyallpur district, which roughly corresponds to the present district. District and tehsil borders have shifted slightly over time.
- ^ a b c 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
- ^ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
- ^ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated