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Khanewal District
ضلع خانیوال
District of Punjab
Top: Ruins of Old Tulamba
Bottom: Shrine in Kabirwala
Location of Khanewal District (highlighted in orange) in Punjab
Location of Khanewal District (highlighted in orange) in Punjab
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionMultan
HeadquartersKhanewal
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerSalim Hamind Sindhu
 • District Police OfficerRana Umar Farooq
 • District Health OfficerDr. Abdul Majeed District Education Officer
Area
 • District of Punjab
4,349 km2 (1,679 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District of Punjab
3,364,077
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
716,786
 • Rural
2,647,291
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (60.97%)
  • Male:
    (69.26%)
  • Female:
    (52.18%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code065
Number of Tehsils4
Websitekhanewal.punjab.gov.pk

Khanewal District (Urdu and Punjabi: ضلع خانیوال Zilā khānēvāla) is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan.[3] According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 2,068,490, of which 17.42% were urban.[4] Khanewal is located at latitude and longitude 30°18' and 71°55'0E respectively with an altitude of 128 metres.

Administrative divisions

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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.[5][6] The district contains four tehsils which are as following:

Tehsil[7] Area

(km²)[8]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[9]

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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The shrine of Khalid Walid near Kabirwala.

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.[6]

Climate

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Climate data for Khanewal District[10]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.3
(82.9) 		32.0
(89.6) 		39.0
(102.2) 		45.0
(113.0) 		46.9
(116.4) 		48.0
(118.4) 		48.2
(118.8) 		45.0
(113.0) 		42.5
(108.5) 		40.6
(105.1) 		36.0
(96.8) 		29.0
(84.2) 		48.2
(118.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		28.5
(83.3) 		35.5
(95.9) 		40.4
(104.7) 		42.3
(108.1) 		39.2
(102.6) 		38.0
(100.4) 		37.2
(99.0) 		34.6
(94.3) 		28.5
(83.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		32.6
(90.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.7
(54.9) 		15.4
(59.7) 		21.0
(69.8) 		27.5
(81.5) 		32.4
(90.3) 		35.5
(95.9) 		33.9
(93.0) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.0
(87.8) 		26.4
(79.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		14.1
(57.4) 		25.2
(77.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1) 		7.6
(45.7) 		13.5
(56.3) 		19.5
(67.1) 		24.4
(75.9) 		28.6
(83.5) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.0
(82.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		18.2
(64.8) 		10.9
(51.6) 		5.5
(41.9) 		17.9
(64.1)
Record low °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0) 		−1
(30) 		3.3
(37.9) 		9.4
(48.9) 		13.5
(56.3) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		16.7
(62.1) 		8.9
(48.0) 		0.6
(33.1) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−2.2
(28.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.2
(0.28) 		9.5
(0.37) 		19.5
(0.77) 		12.9
(0.51) 		9.8
(0.39) 		12.3
(0.48) 		61.3
(2.41) 		32.6
(1.28) 		10.8
(0.43) 		1.7
(0.07) 		2.3
(0.09) 		6.9
(0.27) 		186.8
(7.35)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 222.3 211.6 250.8 273.3 293.5 266.8 265.0 277.6 277.6 274.9 255.0 229.2 3,097.6
Source: NOAA (1961–1990)[11]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 635,482—    
1961 774,701+2.00%
1972 1,067,993+2.96%
1981 1,369,766+2.80%
1998 2,068,490+2.45%
2017 2,920,233+1.83%
2023 3,364,077+2.39%
Sources:[12]

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.[1][13] 907,441 (26.98% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[14] 716,786 (21.31%) live in urban areas.[1]

Religion in Khanewal district (2023)[15]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.15%
Christianity
 
 1.81%
Other or not stated
 
 0.04%
Religion in Khanewal District
Religion 1941[16]: 62–63 [a] 2017[17] 2023[15]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 340,197 75.49% 2,869,424 98.26% 3,301,411 98.15%
Hinduism [b] 70,775 15.7% 297 0.01% 304 0.01%
Sikhism 30,176 6.7% — — 46 0%
Christianity 9,361 2.08% 49,430 1.69% 60,920 1.81%
Ahmadi — — 965 0.03% 748 0.02%
Others [c] 155 0.03% 117 0% 160 0%
Total Population 450,664 100% 2,920,233 100% 3,363,589 100%

Languages of Khanewal district (2023)[18]

  Punjabi (70.41%)
  Saraiki (19.41%)
  Urdu (8.05%)
  Pashto (1.09%)
  Others (1.04%)

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.[18]

According to the census of 1998, Punjabi is the most widely spoken first language,[19] accounting for 81% 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),[20] Saraiki is native to 5.8% and Pashto – to 1.1%.[21]: 21–22 

The main tribes and clans include:[20] 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

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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%.[22] 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

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Villages

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 1941 figures are for Khanewal and Kabirwala tehsils of Multan District, which roughly corresponds to present-day Khanewal district. Historic district borders may not be 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.
  2. ^ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated

References

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  1. ^ a b c "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ Khanewal | Punjab Portal. Retrieved 16 January 2022, from https://www.punjab.gov.pk/khanewal
  4. ^ Population - Urban Resource Centre Archived 2006-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ List of tehsils and districts - Statpak.gov Archived 30 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
  8. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  9. ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  10. ^ Climate | District Khanewal. Khanewal.punjab.gov.pk. (2022). Retrieved 16 January 2022, from https://khanewal.punjab.gov.pk/climate.
  11. ^ "Khanewal Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  13. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  14. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  15. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  16. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  17. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  18. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  19. ^ "Mother tongue": defined as the language of communication between parents and children.
  20. ^ a b The People | District Khanewal. Retrieved from: https://khanewal.punjab.gov.pk/the-people
  21. ^ 1998 District Census report of Khanewal. Census publication. Vol. 87. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
  22. ^ 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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