Wazirabad
ضلع وزیر آباد
Tomb of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DivisionGujrat
DistrictWazirabad
TehsilWazirabad
No. of Union Councils12
Municipal status1867
Area
  District1,206 km2 (466 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
  District830,396
  Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
DemonymWazirabadi
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)
Postal code
52000

Wazirabad District (Punjabi and Urdu: 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]
Religion in Wazirabad district (2017)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
96.35%
Christianity
3.54%
Other or not stated
0.11%

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]

Languages of Wazirabad district (2017)[4]

  Punjabi (97.55%)
  Urdu (1.30%)
  Others (1.15%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 97.55% of the population spoke Punjabi and 1.30% Urdu as their first language.[4]

References

  1. "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Punjab CM approves establishment of four new districts in province". Daily Times. 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  3. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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