Layyah District

It lies between 30–45 to 31–24 degree north latitudes and 70–44 to 71–50 degree east longitudes. The area consists of a semi-rectangular block of sandy land between the Indus River and the Chenab River in Sindh Sagar Doab. The total area covered by the district is 6,291 km^2, with a width from east to west of 88 kilometres (55 mi) and a length from north to south of 72 kilometres (45 mi).

This administrative status of Layyah was short-lived and the British reduced it to the level of Tehsil headquarters, making it a part of Dera Ismail Khan. In 1901, Layyah was transferred to the new District of Mianwali. Later on, it was made part of the Muzaffargarh District. In 1982, Layyah Tehsil was upgraded to District headquarters comprising three Tehsils: Layyah, Karor and Chaubara. The municipality was created in 1875.^[3]

The district of Layyah is made up of three tehsils:^[5][6]

• Chak 90 ML
• Choubara
• Lashari wala
• Metlawala
• Sobha Singhwala
• Udhowala

According to Pakistan District Education Ranking, a report released by Alif Ailaan, Layyah is ranked at number 38 out of 155 districts nationally with an education score of 66.76. The learning score of Layyah is 70.8.^[9] The readiness score of Layyah is 65.13, ranking the district at number 31. Furthermore, the school infrastructure score of Layyah is 94.38, placing it a national rank of 18.^[9]

Sehar village residents of flood-prone Layyah district, had seen their homes repeatedly inundated and they finally took matters into their own hands and rebuilt their homes on raised dirt platforms five to six feet high, shored up with eucalyptus trees planted around the edges.^[11][12][13]

As of the 2023 census, Layyah district has 341,131 households and a population of 2,102,386. The district has a sex ratio of 106.23 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 61.83%: 70.91% for males and 52.21% for females.^[1][2] 604,722 (28.76% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.^[15] 386,282 (18.37%) live in urban areas.^[1]

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

Religion in contemporary Layyah District

Religious group	1941[17]: 62–63		2017[18]		2023[16]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	138,201	85.8%	1,812,173	99.35%	2,086,076	99.23%
Hinduism [a]	21,882	13.59%	553	0.03%	242	0.01%
Sikhism	882	0.55%	—N/a	—N/a	27	0%
Christianity	4	0%	9,673	0.53%	14,427	0.69%
Ahmadi	—N/a	—N/a	1,481	0.08%	1,393	0.07%
Others[b]	101	0.06%	115	0.01%	186	0.01%
Total Population	161,070	100%	1,823,995	100%	2,102,361	100%
Note: 1941 census data is for Layyah tehsil of Muzaffargarh District, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Layyah district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941.

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At the time of the 2023 census, 66.89% of the population spoke Saraiki, 27.57% Punjabi, 2.75% Urdu and 2.26% Pashto as their first language.^[19] The dialect spoken here is Thali, which blends into Multani in the south.

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  Railway Station ریلوے اسٹیشن Layyah
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  Sadar Bazaar صدر بازار Layyah
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  Vegetable and Fruit Market سبزی منڈی of Layyah at twilight
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  D.H.Q Hospital Layyah, By: Ashiq Hussian Saggu Kot Sultan