Chiniot District
Chiniot District in Punjab has 1,563,024 people and covers 2,643 sq km.
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1,563,024
People counted in the 2023 census
33rd of 36 districts in Punjab. 1.2% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,563,024 |
| 2017 | 1,368,659 |
Key numbers
- 2,643 sq kmArea1.3% of Punjab
- 591.4People per sq kmBelow the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 31.5%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.0People per householdBelow the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 102.41Men per 100 womenBelow the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.24%Population growth a yearBelow the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 790,731 | 50.6% |
| Women | 772,126 | 49.4% |
| Transgender people | 167 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 1,071,352 | 68.5% |
| People in towns and cities | 491,672 | 31.5% |
Literacy and school attendance
PBS defines this literacy rate for people aged 10 and older. Rural and urban values are shown only where the census reports them.
| Group | Literacy rate |
|---|---|
| Overall | 55.0% |
| Men | 64.6% |
| Women | 45.2% |
| Rural | 48.4% |
| Urban | 68.9% |
128,830 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
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The PakBus GTFS feed listed 3 routes in 1 service for Chiniot on : Green Electric Bus. These are route records, not a count of journeys or a live service status. City names follow PakBus and do not define census boundaries.
Inside Chiniot
Common questions about Chiniot
- What is the population of Chiniot District?
- Chiniot District had 1,563,024 people in the 2023 census. That is the 33rd largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 1.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 1,368,659, so there are 194,365 more people now.
- How fast is Chiniot growing?
- The population of Chiniot grew 2.24% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is slower than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Chiniot?
- Chiniot covers 2,643 square kilometres. That works out at 591.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.0 people on average.
- How many people in Chiniot live in towns and cities?
- 491,672 people in Chiniot live in towns and cities and 1,071,352 live in villages. That makes it 31.5% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Chiniot?
- The census counted 790,731 men and 772,126 women in Chiniot. It also counted 167 transgender people. That is 102.41 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Chiniot?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Chiniot was 55.0%. It was 64.6% for men and 45.2% for women, a gap of 19.5 percentage points.
- Where does Chiniot rank by population?
- Chiniot ranks 63rd of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.