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]
Faisalabad Division
فیصل آباد ڈویژن | |
|---|---|
.svg) Map of Faisalabad Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Capital | Faisalabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Silwat Saeed |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• Division | 17,917 km2 (6,918 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Division | 16,228,526 |
| • Density | 905.71/km2 (2,345.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,249,102 (38.51%) |
| • Rural | 9,979,424 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Website | faisalabaddivision |
Districts
edit| District[4] | Headquarter | Area
(km²)[5] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toba Tek Singh | Toba Tek Singh | 3,252 | 2,524,044 | 776.2 | 71.38% |
| Jhang | Jhang | 6,166 | 3,065,639 | 497.6 | 59.45% |
| Chiniot | Chiniot | 2,643 | 1,563,024 | 591.3 | 55.05% |
| Faisalabad | Faisalabad | 5,856 | 9,075,819 | 1,551.7 | 73.41% |
Tehsils
edit| Tehsil | Area
(km²)[6] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhowana | 879 | 428,617 | 487.62 | 48.94% | Chiniot District |
| Chiniot | 709 | 633,621 | 893.68 | 57.31% | |
| Lalian | 1,055 | 500,786 | 474.68 | 57.26% | |
| Chak Jhumra | 654 | 385,169 | 588.94 | 70.56% | Faisalabad District |
| Faisalabad City | 168 | 3,691,999 | 21,976.18 | 81.59% | |
| Faisalabad Sadar | 1,186 | 1,742,958 | 1,469.61 | 71.25% | |
| Jaranwala | 1,811 | 1,731,148 | 955.91 | 66.32% | |
| Samundri | 754 | 729,672 | 967.73 | 75.99% | |
| Tandlianwala | 1,284 | 794,873 | 619.06 | 52.83% | |
| Shorkot | 1,158 | 604,763 | 522.25 | 58.12% | Jhang District |
| Jhang | 2,591 | 1,640,676 | 633.22 | 60.96% | |
| Ahmadpur Sial | 851 | 487,905 | 573.33 | 56.87% | |
| Athara Hazari | 1,566 | 332,295 | 212.19 | 58.05% | |
| Mandi Shah Jeewna | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Kamalia | 486 | 422,477 | 869.29 | 63.55% | Toba Tek Singh District |
| Gojra | 851 | 755,579 | 887.87 | 74.22% | |
| Pirmahal | 774 | 496,636 | 641.65 | 68.39% | |
| Toba Tek Singh | 1,141 | 849,352 | 744.39 | 74.45% |
Demographics
editAccording to 2023 census, Faisalabad division had a population of 16,228,526.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Punjab Government Plans to Carve a New District from Lahore". 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010.
- ^ "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. - ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/pcr/table_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
31°15′N 72°48′E / 31.250°N 72.800°E
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