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Faisalabad District

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 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.[5]

Faisalabad District
ضلع فیصل آباد
Lyallpur
District
Top: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Bottom: Gat Wala Lake
Faisalabad District highlighted within Punjab Province
Faisalabad District highlighted within Punjab Province
Coordinates: 31°25′05.10″N 73°04′39.27″E / 31.4180833°N 73.0775750°E / 31.4180833; 73.0775750
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DivisionFaisalabad
HeadquartersFaisalabad
Number of Tehsils6
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerCaptin (R) Nadeem Nasir[1]
 • District Police OfficerKamran Adil
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • District
5,857 km2 (2,261 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • District
9,075,819
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,392,979
 • Rural
4,682,840
Literacy
[3]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (73.41%)
  • Male:
    (77.34%)
  • Female:
    (69.11%)
Time zoneUTC 5 (PST)
Area code041
LanguagesPunjabi, Urdu
Websitefaisalabad.punjab.gov.pk

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, it is a City-District consisting of the city of Faisalabad and its surrounding areas.[8]

Administrative divisions

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Faisalabad District is part of Faisalabad Division. In 2005 Faisalabad was reorganized as a City-District. It comprises six Tehsils.[9][8]

Tehsil[10] Area

(km²)[11]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[12]

Union Councils
Chak Jhumra[8] 654 385,169 588.94 70.56% ...
Faisalabad City[13] 168 3,691,999 21,976.18 81.59% ...
Faisalabad Sadar[13] 1,186 1,742,958 1,469.61 71.25% ...
Jaranwala[8] 1,811 1,731,148 955.91 66.32% ...
Samundri[8] 754 729,672 967.73 75.99% ...
Tandlianwala[8] 1,284 794,873 619.06 52.83% ...

Demographics

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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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:[14]

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.[15] In 2023, the district had 1,384,668 households and a population of 9,075,819.[2]

Total Population according to censuses
Administrative Unit 1981[16] 1998[16] 2017[13] 2023[2]
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

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Religion in Faisalabad district (2023)[17]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.48%
Christianity
 
 3.4%
Other or not stated
 
 0.12%
Religious groups in Faisalabad District
Religious
group 		1941[18][a] 2017[19] 2023[17]
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 groups in Faisalabad District (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group 		1901[20] 1911[21][22] 1921[23] 1931[24] 1941[18]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam   484,657 61.2% 524,288 61.13% 863,917 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.
Religion in the Tehsils of Faisalabad District (1921)[23]
Tehsil Islam   Hinduism   Sikhism   Christianity   Jainism   Others[c] Total
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.
Religion in the Tehsils of Faisalabad District (1941)[18]
Tehsil Islam   Hinduism  [b] Sikhism   Christianity   Jainism   Others[d] Total
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

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Languages of Faisalabad district (2023)[25]

  Punjabi (94.13%)
  Urdu (4.49%)
  Pashto (0.64%)
  Others (0.74%)

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.[25]

Transportation

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سرگودھا روڈ فیصل اباد

Rail

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Main article: Faisalabad railway station

Air

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Main article: Faisalabad International Airport

Electricity supplier

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The electricity supply in Faisalabad District is managed by the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company.

Education

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. ^ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
  4. ^ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
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