Kasur District
Kasur District in Punjab has 4,084,286 people and covers 3,995 sq km.
District map
Map of Kasur
4,084,286
People counted in the 2023 census
11th of 36 districts in Punjab. 3.2% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,084,286 |
| 2017 | 3,454,881 |
Key numbers
- 3,995 sq kmArea1.9% of Punjab
- 1,022.4People per sq kmAbove the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 30.5%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.3People per householdBelow the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 104.53Men per 100 womenBelow the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.84%Population growth a yearAbove the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 2,087,217 | 51.1% |
| Women | 1,996,670 | 48.9% |
| Transgender people | 399 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 2,840,404 | 69.5% |
| People in towns and cities | 1,243,882 | 30.5% |
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 | 62.8% |
| Men | 68.0% |
| Women | 57.4% |
| Rural | 60.3% |
| Urban | 68.6% |
274,362 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 2 routes in 1 service for Kasur 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 Kasur
| Tehsil | People | Area (sq km) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasur | 1,603,658 | 1,493 sq km | 39.3% |
| Pattoki | 1,076,007 | 892 sq km | 26.3% |
| Chunian | 979,746 | 1,212 sq km | 24.0% |
| Kot Radha Kishan | 424,875 | 398 sq km | 10.4% |
Common questions about Kasur
- What is the population of Kasur District?
- Kasur District had 4,084,286 people in the 2023 census. That is the 11th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 3.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 3,454,881, so there are 629,405 more people now.
- How fast is Kasur growing?
- The population of Kasur grew 2.84% 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 Kasur?
- Kasur covers 3,995 square kilometres. That works out at 1,022.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.3 people on average.
- How many people in Kasur live in towns and cities?
- 1,243,882 people in Kasur live in towns and cities and 2,840,404 live in villages. That makes it 30.5% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Kasur?
- The census counted 2,087,217 men and 1,996,670 women in Kasur. It also counted 399 transgender people. That is 104.53 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Kasur?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Kasur was 62.8%. It was 68.0% for men and 57.4% for women, a gap of 10.5 percentage points.
- Where does Kasur rank by population?
- Kasur ranks 12th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.