| Official Name: | Narowal District |
| Native Name Lang: | PK-pb |
| Settlement Type: | District of Punjab |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gujranwala |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Narowal |
| Government Type: | District Administration |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | Muhammad Shahrukh |
| Leader Title1: | District Police Officer |
| Leader Name1: | N/A |
| Leader Title2: | District Health Officer |
| Leader Name2: | N/A |
| Area Total Km2: | 2337 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Area Rank: | 113th in Pakistan |
| Population Total: | 1950954 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 349,095 (17.89%) |
| Population Rural: | 1,601,859 |
| Population Rank: | 42nd in Pakistan |
| Population Density Rank: | 29th in Pakistan |
| Demographics Type1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy rate |
| Demographics Type2: | Current constituencies |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Constituencies |
| Timezone1: | PST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Postal Code: | 51600 |
| Area Code: | 0542 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | District Council |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Number of Tehsils |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 3 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Number of Universities |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 4 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Number of Medical Colleges |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 1 |
| Literacy Total: | 75.28% |
| Education Rank: | 8th in Pakistan |
Narowal District (Punjabi and ur|{{Nastaliq|ضِلع نارووال), located in upper punjab, is a district in the province of Punjab of Pakistan. Narowal city is the capital of the district. During the British rule, Narowal was the town of Raya Khas tehsil of Sialkot District. Narowal District formed in 1991, when the two tehsils of Narowal and Shakargarh were split off from Sialkot District.[2]
The district is administratively divided into the following three tehsils (subdivisions), which contain a total of 74 Union Councils:[3]
| Tehsil[4] | Area(km²)[5] | Pop.(2023) | Density(ppl/km²) (2023) | Literacy rate(2023)[6] | Union Councils | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakargarh | 835 | 769,339 | 921.36 | 76.28% | 28 | |
| Narowal | 1,065 | 680,402 | 638.88 | 76.78% | 28 | |
| Zafarwal | 437 | 501,213 | 1,146.94 | 71.72% | 26 |
The district has six urban areas.
| City | Area(km²) | Pop.(2023) | Density(ppl/km²) (2023) | Literacy rate(2023) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narowal | 200 | 130,692 | ... | ... | |
| Shakargarh | ... | 126,742 | ... | ... | |
| Zafarwal | 10 | 52,639 | ... | ... | |
| Qila Sobha Singh | ... | 19,671 | ... | ... | |
| Baddomalhi | ... | 19,351 | ... | ... | |
| Talwandi Bhindran | ... | 13,000 | ... | ... |
The district is bounded by on the northwest by Sialkot, by India on the north by Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, on the southeast by the Gurdaspur district and Pathankot district, on the south by Amritsar district, and on the southwest by Sheikhupura district in Pakistan.
The total area of the district is approximately 2,337 square kilometres. Prior to the creation of Zafarwal Tehsil in July 2009,[7] Narowal Tehsil occupied 1,065 square kilometres while the remaining area (1,272 square kilometres) fell in Shakargarh Tehsil. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097, of which only 12.11% were urbans.[8] According to the 2017 census, total population of District Narowal is 1.709 million. Male population is 0.853 m (49.96%) and Female population is 0.855 m (50.04%).https://narowal.punjab.gov.pk/district_profile
At the time of the 2017 census, Narowal had a sex ratio of 1033 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 73.51% - 79.40% for males and 67.97% for females. 256,657 (15.03%) lived in urban areas. 461,876 (27.05%) were under 10 years of age.[9] In 2023, the district had 281,628 households and a population of 1,950,954.[10] Population is growing at the rate of 2.25% annually. Total urban population stands at 17.89% whereas rural population stands at 82.11%.
In 2023, 97.48% of population adheres to Islam whereas 2.22% adheres of Christianity.
| Religion | Population (1941)[11] | Percentage (1941) | Population (2023)[12] | Percentage (2023) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 296,582 | 1,901,645 | 97.48% | |||
| 170,883 | 833 | ||||
| 67,267 | 125 | 0% | |||
| 24,127 | 43,421 | ||||
| Ahmadi | 4,491 | 0.2% | |||
| Others | 244 | 379 | |||
| Total Population | 559,103 | 1,950,769 | 100% |
At the time of the 2023 census, 94.29% of the population spoke Punjabi, 3.05% Urdu, and 2.28% Mewati as their first language.[13]
List of Universities in Narowal: