Wazirabad District Explained

Wazirabad
Settlement Type:District of Punjab
Pushpin Map:Pakistan - Punjab - Gujranwala.svg
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Wazirabad
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Punjab
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Gujrat
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Wazirabad
Subdivision Type4:Tehsil
Subdivision Name4:Wazirabad
Subdivision Type5:No. of Union Councils
Subdivision Name5:12
Leader Title:Nazim
Leader Title1:Naib nazim
Established Title:Municipal status
Established Date:1867
Area Total Km2:1,206
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Demonym:Wazirabadi
Population Total:830,396
Population Density Km2:auto
Total Type:District
Elevation M:215
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:+6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:52000

Wazirabad District (Punjabi and Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ضِلع وزیر آباد), is a district that is a part of the Majha region in 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:

Demographics

At 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.[3]

Religious
group! colspan="2"
1941[4] 2017[5] 2023[6]
Pop.%
157,96176.70%799,96096.35%957,55696.39%
22,45110.90%32~0%1170.01%
13,5436.58%15~0%
11,8295.74%29,3953.54%34,9193.52%
Ahmadi8650.10%7470.08%
Others1680.08%20~0%58~0%
Total Population205,952100%830,272993,412100%

At the 2017 census, 97.55% of the population identified Punjabi and 1.30% Urdu as their first language.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities . PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities . citypopulation.de . 4 May 2020.
  2. Web site: 2022-10-15 . Punjab CM approves establishment of four new districts in province . 2022-10-15 . Daily Times . en-US.
  3. Web site: District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) . www.pbscensus.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: 1941 . Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab . 23 March 2024 . 42 . saoa.crl.28215541.
  5. Web site: District And Tehsil Level Population Summary With Region Breakup. dead. 23 November 2018. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. 11 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20181123201454/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk:80/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/GUJRAT_SUMMARY.pdf.
  6. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 Table 9: Punjab . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.