List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population explained

The following list sorts all the cities in the Pakistani province of Punjab with a population of more than 100,000 according to the 2017 Census. As of 15 March 2017, 58 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, municipalities and towns within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within Urban agglomerations.

List

The following table lists the 58 cities in Punjab with a population of at least 100,000 on 15 March 2017, according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan.[1] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.

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1972 Census
1Lahore11,126,2855,209,0882,988,4862,198,890
2Faisalabad3,204,7262,008,8611,104,209823,343
3Rawalpindi2,098,2311,409,768794,843614,809
4Gujranwala2,027,0011,132,509600,993323,880
5Multan1,871,8431,197,384732,070538,949
6Bahawalpur762,111408,395180,263133,782
7Sargodha659,862458,440251,362140,460
8Sialkot655,852421,502302,009203,650
9Sheikhupura473,129280,263141,16880,560
10Rahim Yar Khan420,419233,537119,03674,262
11Jhang414,131293,366195,558131,843
12Dera Ghazi Khan399,064190,542102,00772,343
13Gujrat390,533251,792155,058100,333
14Sahiwal389,605208,778150,954106,648
15Wah Cantonment380,103198,891122,335107,510
16Kasur358,409245,321155,523101,295
17Okara357,935201,815127,45584,334
18Chiniot278,747172,522105,55970,108
19Kamoke249,767152,28871,09750,257
20Hafizabad245,784133,67883,46461,597
21Sadiqabad239,677144,39163,93537,121
22Burewala231,797152,09786,31157,741
23Khanewal227,059133,98689,09067,746
24Muzaffargarh209,604123,40453,19224,736
25Mandi Bahauddin198,60999,49644,79636,172
26Jhelum190,425147,392106,46270,157
27Khanpur184,793120,38270,58949,235
28Pakpattan176,693109,03369,82042,028
29Daska175,170102,88355,55534,487
30Gojra174,860117,89268,00041,975
31Muridke166,652111,95135,41918,507
32Bahawalnagar161,033111,31374,53350,991
33Samundri156,99154,90830,84913,642
34Jaranwala150,380106,98569,45946,494
35Chishtian149,939102,28761,95938,496
36Attock146,39669,72939,98629,172
37Vehari145,46494,34353,79928,246
38Kot Abdul Malik143,43463,525......
39Ferozewala141,40555,433......
40Chakwal138,14680,50843,67029,143
41Gujranwala Cantonment137,30293,09357,76036,598
42Kamalia135,64197,32461,10750,934
43Ahmedpur East133,36996,41556,97943,312
44Kot Addu129,70380,72037,47921,409
45Wazirabad128,06090,19762,72540,063
46Layyah126,36172,31951,48233,549
47Taxila121,95271,88238,374...
48Khushab119,38487,85956,27443,391
49Mianwali118,88380,17159,15948,304
50Lodhran117,85165,50121,79114,232
51Hasilpur115,53671,29537,02615,742
52Bhakkar113,01868,89641,93434,638
5Arif Wala111,40374,17443,65428,171
54Sambrial109,47949,57424,43214,300
55Jatoi109,42438,98621,4228,068
56Haroonabad107,85862,87842,59035,189
57Narowal103,06757,05235,12522,174
59Bhalwal100,13561,52335,43413,093
58Jallah Jeem 240,000127,09872,74127,040

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829164748/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf. 29 August 2017.