Kot Addu District

Kot Addu was established by Addu Khan, son of the Mirani chieftain Ghazi Khan, in the 15th century.^[2] Kot Addu was part of Muzaffargarh District as Kot Addu Tehsil until 2022, after which it was upgraded to district level.^[3]

The district is administratively subdivided into two tehsils.

As of the 2023 census, Kot Addu district has 251,512 households and a population of 1,486,758.^[8] The district has a sex ratio of 100.85 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 57.44%: 66.23% for males and 48.47% for females.^[9][10] 432,584 (29.12% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.^[11] 283,819 (19.09%) live in urban areas.^[9]

More information Religious group, 1941: 62–63 ...

Religion in contemporary Kot Addu District

Religious group	1941[13]: 62–63		2017[14]		2023[12]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	117,505	87.96%	1,341,598	99.56%	1,476,968	99.43%
Hinduism [a]	14,303	10.71%	401	0.03%	428	0.03%
Sikhism	1,720	1.29%	—N/a	—N/a	35	~0%
Christianity	52	0.04%	5,059	0.38%	7,498	0.50%
Ahmadi	—N/a	—N/a	413	0.03%	463	0.03%
Others[b]	5	0%	175	0.01%	90	0.01%
Total Population	133,585	100%	1,347,501	100%	1,485,482	100%
Note: 1941 census data is for Kot Addu tehsil of Muzaffargarh District, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Kot Addu district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941.

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At the 2023 census, 79.80% of the population spoke Saraiki, 11.60% Punjabi, 4.79% Urdu and 2.66% Pashto as their first language.^[15]

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