Faisalabad District

Faisalabad District
ضلع فیصل آباد
Lyallpur
Top: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Bottom: Gat Wala Lake
Faisalabad District highlighted within Punjab Province
Faisalabad District highlighted within Punjab Province
Coordinates: 31°25′05.10″N 73°04′39.27″E / 31.4180833°N 73.0775750°E / 31.4180833; 73.0775750
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DivisionFaisalabad
HeadquartersFaisalabad
Number of Tehsils6
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerImran Hamid Shaikh
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total5,857 km2 (2,261 sq mi)
Population
(2017)
 • Total7,874,790
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
LanguagesPunjabi, Urdu
Websitefaisalabad.punjab.gov.pk

Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979) (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع فیصل آباد) is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,029,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore.

After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the Muslim refugees from Eastern Punjab and Haryana settled in the Faisalabad District. It initially lacked industry, hospitals and universities. Since independence, there has been industrial growth, and the city's population is continually growing. Notable industry in the district include but not limited to Textile (spinning, weaving, printing, dying, stitching), Chemicals (acids, caustics, industrial gases, potash, chlorides, etc.), consumer goods (soaps, vegetable oil, detergents), Engineering (light electrical equipment, engineering goods), Metals & Metallurgy (steels, alloys) and Power (power equipment, power production).

Initially a part of Jhang District, it gained the status of a separate district in 1904. In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a Tehsil of Faisalabad District) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006, it is a City-District consisting of the city of Faisalabad and its surrounding areas.

Administrative divisions

Faisalabad District is part of Faisalabad Division.

In 2005 Faisalabad was reorganized as a City-District. It comprises six Tehsils.

  1. Chak Jhumra
  2. Faisalabad City
  3. Faisalabad Sadar
  4. Jaranwala
  5. Samundri
  6. Tandlianwala

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, the district had a population of 7,874,790.

Total Population according to censuses
Administrative Unit 1981 1998 2017
Chak Jhumra 202,078 253,806 332,461
Faisalabad City 1,181,562 2,140,346 3,238,841
Faisalabad Sadar 666,023 924,110 1,465,411
Jaranwala 747,890 1,054,698 1,492,276
Samundri 378,302 515,785 643,068
Tandlianwala 386,054 540,802 702,733
Faisalabad District 3,561,909 5,429,547 7,874,790

Religion

As per the 2017 census, Muslims were the predominant religious community with 96.49% of the population while Christians were 3.36% of the population.

Religion in Faisalabad District
Religion Population (1941): 42  Percentage (1941)
Islam 877,518 62.85%
Sikhism 262,737 18.82%
Hinduism 204,059 14.61%
Christianity 51,694 3.7%
Others 297 0.02%
Total Population 1,396,305 100%

Language

At the time of the 2017 census, 96.48% of the population spoke Punjabi and 2.02% Urdu as their first language.

Transportation

Road

Rail

Air

Education

Punjab Group of Colleges (Girls Campus) Service Road

Punjab Group of Colleges (Boys Campus) Service Road

Government College University Faisalabad

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Notable people

See also


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