Faisalabad Division

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Faisalabad Division
فیصل آباد ڈویژن
Division
Pakistan - Punjab - Faisalabad (division).svg
Map of Faisalabad Division
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Flag of Punjab.svg Punjab
Capital Faisalabad
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
 •  Division 17,917 km2 (6,918 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 •  Division 16,228,526
 • Density905.71/km2 (2,345.8/sq mi)
 •  Urban
6,249,102 (38.51%)
 •  Rural
9,979,424
Literacy
[1]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (68.80%)
  • Male:
    (74.51%)
  • Female:
    (62.65%)
Website faisalabaddivision.punjab.gov.pk

Faisalabad Division is an administrative division of Punjab, Pakistan. The reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government but was restored again in 2008. [2] [3]

Contents

List of the Districts

#District [4] HeadquarterArea

(km²) [5]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Toba Tek Singh Toba Tek Singh 3,2522,524,044776.271.38%
2 Jhang Jhang 6,1663,065,639497.659.45%
3 Chiniot Chiniot 2,6431,563,024591.355.05%
4 Faisalabad Faisalabad 5,8569,075,8191,551.773.41%

List of the Tehsils

#TehsilArea

(km²) [6]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Bhowana 879428,617487.6248.94% Chiniot District
2 Chiniot 709633,621893.6857.31%
3 Lalian 1,055500,786474.6857.26%
4 Chak Jhumra 654385,169588.9470.56% Faisalabad District
5 Faisalabad City 1683,691,99921,976.1881.59%
6 Faisalabad Sadar 1,1861,742,9581,469.6171.25%
7 Jaranwala 1,8111,731,148955.9166.32%
8 Samundri 754729,672967.7375.99%
9 Tandlianwala 1,284794,873619.0652.83%
10 Shorkot 1,158604,763522.2558.12% Jhang District
11 Jhang 2,5911,640,676633.2260.96%
12 Ahmadpur Sial 851487,905573.3356.87%
13 Athara Hazari 1,566332,295212.1958.05%
14 Mandi Shah Jeewna N/AN/AN/AN/A
15 Kamalia 486422,477869.2963.55% Toba Tek Singh District
16 Gojra 851755,579887.8774.22%
17 Pirmahal 774496,636641.6568.39%
18 Toba Tek Singh 1,141849,352744.3974.45%

Demographics

According to 2023 census, Faisalabad division had a population of 16,228,526. [7]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Number of Teaching Hospitals, DHQ Hospitals, THQ Hospitals, Rural Health Centers and Basic Health Units in Punjab Province" (PDF). Health Department, Government of the Punjab website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Punjab Government Plans to Carve a New District from Lahore". 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Divisions/Districts of Pakistan (for administrative purposes)". Election Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure were abolished in 2000, but were restored again in 2008. The Election Commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names.
  5. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  7. ↑ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/pcr/table_1.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]

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