Faisalabad District
District in Punjab, Pakistan
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Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979)[4] (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع فیصل آباد) is one of the districts of Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 2023 census of Pakistan it had a population of 9,075,819, of which 3,691,999 were in Faisalabad City. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore.[5]
Faisalabad District
ضلع فیصل آباد Lyallpur District | |
|---|---|
 Top: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Bottom: Gat Wala Lake | |
 Faisalabad District highlighted within Punjab Province | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′05.10″N 73°04′39.27″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Faisalabad |
| Headquarters | Faisalabad |
| Number of Tehsils | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Captain (R) Nadeem Nasir[1] |
| • District Police Officer | Kamran Adil |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 5,857 km2 (2,261 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| 9,075,819 | |
| • Density | 1,550/km2 (4,013/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,392,979 (48.40%) |
| • Rural | 4,682,840 (51.60%) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 041 |
| Languages | Punjabi, Urdu |
| Website | faisalabad |
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).[6]
Initially a part of Jhang District, it gained the status of a separate district in 1904.[7] In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a Tehsil of Faisalabad District) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006[update], it is a City-District consisting of the city of Faisalabad and its surrounding areas.[8]
Administrative divisions
Faisalabad District is part of Faisalabad Division. In 2005 Faisalabad was reorganized as a City-District. It comprises six Tehsils.[9][8]
| Tehsil[10] | Area
(km2)[11] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km2) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[12] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chak Jhumra[8] | 654 | 385,169 | 588.94 | 70.56% | ... |
| Faisalabad City[13] | 168 | 3,691,999 | 21,976.18 | 81.59% | ... |
| Faisalabad Sadar[13] | 1,186 | 1,742,958 | 1,469.61 | 71.25% | ... |
| Jaranwala[8] | 1,811 | 1,731,148 | 955.91 | 66.32% | ... |
| Samundri[8] | 754 | 729,672 | 967.73 | 75.99% | ... |
| Tandlianwala[8] | 1,284 | 794,873 | 619.06 | 52.83% | ... |
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1,548,689 | — |
| 1961 | 1,990,297 | +2.54% |
| 1972 | 3,163,756 | +4.30% |
| 1981 | 3,561,909 | +1.33% |
| 1998 | 5,429,547 | +2.51% |
| 2017 | 7,882,444 | +1.98% |
| 2023 | 9,075,819 | +2.38% |
| Sources:[14] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Faisalabad district had 1,382,773 households and a population of 9,075,819 which is roughly equal to the population of Los Angeles County, California, USA. The district had a sex ratio of 108.92 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 73.41%: 77.34% for males and 69.11% for females.[15][16] 2,200,114 (24.27% of the surveyed population) were under 10 years of age.[17] 4,392,979 (48.40%) lived in urban areas.[15]
| Administrative Unit | 1981[18] | 1998[18] | 2017[13] | 2023[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chak Jhumra | 202,078 | 253,806 | 332,461 | 385,169 |
| Faisalabad City | 1,181,562 | 2,140,346 | 3,238,841 | 3,691,999 |
| Faisalabad Sadar | 666,023 | 924,110 | 1,465,411 | 1,742,958 |
| Jaranwala | 747,890 | 1,054,698 | 1,492,276 | 1,731,148 |
| Samundri | 378,302 | 515,785 | 643,068 | 729,672 |
| Tandlianwala | 386,054 | 540,802 | 702,733 | 794,873 |
| Faisalabad District | 3,561,909 | 5,429,547 | 7,874,790 | 9,075,819 |
Religion
Islam is followed by majority of the district's population. Christians form 3.4% of population. Hindus formed a small minority population of 2,150 people.[20] The Sita Ram temple is a Hindu temple near Jhang Bazaar region in the district. However the temple is currently neglected and deteriorated. The Hindu community has been demanding the reopening of the shrine.[21][22]
| Religious group |
1941[23] | 2017[24] | 2023[19] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam  |
606,374 | 60.64% | 7,606,012 | 96.49% | 8,746,155 | 96.48% |
Sikhism  |
209,504 | 20.95% | N/a | N/a | 243 | ~0% |
Hinduism  [a] |
148,484 | 14.85% | 598 | 0.01% | 2,150 | 0.02% |
Christianity  |
35,341 | 3.53% | 264,677 | 3.36% | 308,580 | 3.4% |
Ahmadiyya  |
N/a | N/a | 10,959 | 0.14% | 7,630 | 0.08% |
| Others | 197 | 0.02% | 198 | 0% | 545 | 0.01% |
| Total Population | 999,900 | 100% | 7,882,444 | 100% | 9,065,306 | 100% |
| Note: 1941 census data is for Lyallpur, Samundri and Jaranwala tehsils of erstwhile Lyallpur district, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Faisalabad district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941. | ||||||
| Religious group |
1901[25] | 1911[26][27] | 1921[28] | 1931[29] | 1941[23] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam |
484,657 | 61.2% | 524,288 | 61.13% | 594,917 | 60.74% | 720,996 | 62.62% | 877,518 | 62.85% |
| Hinduism [a] |
210,459 | 26.58% | 154,603 | 18.03% | 181,488 | 18.53% | 173,344 | 15.06% | 204,059 | 14.61% |
| Sikhism |
88,049 | 11.12% | 146,670 | 17.1% | 160,821 | 16.42% | 211,391 | 18.36% | 262,737 | 18.82% |
| Christianity |
8,672 | 1.1% | 32,023 | 3.73% | 42,004 | 4.29% | 45,518 | 3.95% | 51,948 | 3.72% |
Jainism  |
23 | 0% | 125 | 0.01% | 231 | 0.02% | 95 | 0.01% | 35 | 0% |
Zoroastrianism  |
1 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 7 | 0% | 6 | 0% |
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0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
Judaism  |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Total population | 791,861 | 100% | 857,711 | 100% | 979,463 | 100% | 1,151,351 | 100% | 1,396,305 | 100% |
| Note1: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: District formerly inscribed as the Chenab Colony on the 1901 census, later renamed to Lyallpur District, created between Jhang District, Gujranwala District, Lahore District, Montgomery District, and Multan District to account for the large population increase in the region, primarily due to the Chenab Canal Colony. Note3: Formerly known as Lyallpur District, prior to district renaming in 1979. | ||||||||||
| Tehsil | Islam |
Hinduism |
Sikhism |
Christianity |
Jainism |
Others[b] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Lyallpur Tehsil | 187,702 | 54.43% | 73,359 | 21.27% | 65,389 | 18.96% | 18,347 | 5.32% | 53 | 0.02% | 2 | 0% | 344,852 | 100% |
| Samundri Tehsil | 155,680 | 69.25% | 35,477 | 15.78% | 26,531 | 11.8% | 7,017 | 3.12% | 101 | 0.04% | 0 | 0% | 224,806 | 100% |
| Toba Tek Singh Tehsil | 148,015 | 63.68% | 38,853 | 16.72% | 31,832 | 13.7% | 13,680 | 5.89% | 46 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 232,426 | 100% |
| Jaranwala Tehsil | 103,520 | 58.36% | 33,799 | 19.05% | 37,069 | 20.9% | 2,960 | 1.67% | 31 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 177,379 | 100% |
| Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. | ||||||||||||||
| Tehsil | Islam |
Hinduism [a] |
Sikhism |
Christianity |
Jainism |
Others[c] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Lyallpur Tehsil | 221,333 | 54.52% | 73,400 | 18.08% | 89,629 | 22.08% | 21,500 | 5.3% | 34 | 0.01% | 77 | 0.02% | 405,973 | 100% |
| Samundri Tehsil | 217,359 | 72.32% | 33,860 | 11.27% | 40,690 | 13.54% | 8,629 | 2.87% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 300,544 | 100% |
| Toba Tek Singh Tehsil | 271,144 | 68.4% | 55,575 | 14.02% | 53,233 | 13.43% | 16,353 | 4.13% | 1 | 0% | 99 | 0.02% | 396,405 | 100% |
| Jaranwala Tehsil | 167,682 | 57.15% | 41,224 | 14.05% | 79,185 | 26.99% | 5,212 | 1.78% | 0 | 0% | 80 | 0.03% | 293,383 | 100% |
| Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category. | ||||||||||||||
Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 94.13% of the population spoke Punjabi, 4.49% Urdu, and 0.64% Pashto as their first language.[20]
Transportation
Rail
Air
Electricity supplier
The electricity supply in Faisalabad District is managed by the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company.
Education
Notable people
- Abid Sher Ali, Pakistan Muslim League (N) worker born in Faisalabad.
- Om P. Bahl, an Indian-American molecular biologist, academic and was known for his studies on Human chorionic gonadotropin, popularly known as the pregnancy hormone
- Mian Abdul Bari, Pakistan Movement activist and politician.
- Talal Chuadhry, Pakistan Muslim League (N) worker born in Faisalabad.
- Lal Chand Yamla Jatt, a noted Indian Punjabi-language folk singer, considered by many to have laid the foundation of contemporary Punjabi music in India
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a famous singer and musician, born in Faisalabad.
- Rana Sanaullah, former PPP and current Pakistan Muslim League (N) worker born in Faisalabad.
- Arjan Singh, a senior air officer and the first and only officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to be promoted to five-star rank as Marshal of the Indian Air Force
- Bhagat Singh, a famous Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter
- Harkishan Singh, a well recognized pharmaceutical academic, medicinal chemistry researcher and science historian
