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Gujranwala City Tehsil
Gujranwala City Tehsil in Gujranwala has 2,511,118 people and covers 131 sq km.
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2,511,118
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 5 tehsils in Gujranwala. 42.1% of Gujranwala
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,511,118 |
| 2017 | 2,102,311 |
Key numbers
- 131 sq kmArea3.6% of Gujranwala
- 19,168.8People per sq kmAbove the Gujranwala figure of 1,645.4
- 100.0%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Gujranwala figure of 60.3%
- 7.0People per householdSame as the Gujranwala figure of 7.0
- 105.72Men per 100 womenAbove the Gujranwala figure of 103.32
- 3.01%Population growth a yearAbove the Gujranwala figure of 2.94%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 1,290,348 | 51.4% |
| Women | 1,220,560 | 48.6% |
| Transgender people | 210 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 2,511,118 | 100.0% |
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 | 79.4% |
| Men | 79.9% |
| Women | 78.9% |
| Urban | 79.4% |
138,687 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCity infrastructure mapped in OpenStreetMap
- Schools39
- Universities5
- Hospitals23
- Industrial areas5
Common questions about Gujranwala City
- What is the population of Gujranwala City Tehsil?
- Gujranwala City Tehsil had 2,511,118 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 5 tehsils in Gujranwala, and 42.1% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 2,102,311, so there are 408,807 more people now.
- How fast is Gujranwala City growing?
- The population of Gujranwala City grew 3.01% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is faster than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Gujranwala City?
- Gujranwala City covers 131 square kilometres. That works out at 19,168.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.0 people on average.
- How many people in Gujranwala City live in towns and cities?
- Everyone counted in Gujranwala City lives in a town or city, all 2,511,118 of them. That makes it 100.0% urban, against 60.3% for Gujranwala.
- How many men and women live in Gujranwala City?
- The census counted 1,290,348 men and 1,220,560 women in Gujranwala City. It also counted 210 transgender people. That is 105.72 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Gujranwala City?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Gujranwala City was 79.4%. It was 79.9% for men and 78.9% for women, a gap of 1.0 percentage points.
- Where does Gujranwala City rank by population?
- Gujranwala City ranks 7th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.
- How many schools are mapped in Gujranwala?
- The stored rectangular extent around Gujranwala contained 39 OpenStreetMap features tagged as schools on 2026-07-27. This is a count of mapped features, not an estimate of every operating school.