Wazirabad District
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Wazirabad
ضلع وزیر آباد | |
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UTC+6 (PDT) | |
| Postal code | 52000 |
Wazirabad District (
Punjab, Pakistan. Wazirabad District is bordered by the districts of Gujrat, Sialkot, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad and Gujranwala.[2]
Administration
Wazirabad is in fact a City district. The district is divided into the following tehsils:
- Wazirabad
- Ali Pur Chatta
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 217,197 | — |
| 1961 | 254,715 | +1.61% |
| 1972 | 370,310 | +3.46% |
| 1981 | 442,493 | +2.00% |
| 1998 | 644,233 | +2.23% |
| 2017 | 830,272 | +1.34% |
| Sources:[3] | ||
At the time of the 2017 census, Wazirabad district had 128,515 households and a population of 830,272. Wazirabad had a sex ratio of 1033 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 75.50% - 77.88% for males and 73.26% for females. 299,713 (36.10%) lived in urban areas. 202,242 (24.36%) were under 10 years of age.[4]
At the time of the 2017 census, 97.55% of the population spoke Punjabi and 1.30% Urdu as their first language.[4]
References
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Punjab CM approves establishment of four new districts in province". Daily Times. 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b c d "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
