Khushab District
Khushab District in Punjab has 1,501,089 people and covers 6,511 sq km.
District map
Map of Khushab
1,501,089
People counted in the 2023 census
34th of 36 districts in Punjab. 1.2% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,501,089 |
| 2017 | 1,280,372 |
Key numbers
- 6,511 sq kmArea3.2% of Punjab
- 230.6People per sq kmBelow the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 27.9%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.0People per householdBelow the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 104.80Men per 100 womenBelow the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.69%Population growth a yearAbove the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 768,126 | 51.2% |
| Women | 732,914 | 48.8% |
| Transgender people | 49 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 1,082,344 | 72.1% |
| People in towns and cities | 418,745 | 27.9% |
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 | 62.5% |
| Men | 75.6% |
| Women | 49.0% |
| Rural | 58.6% |
| Urban | 72.7% |
84,809 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 Khushab 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 Khushab
Common questions about Khushab
- What is the population of Khushab District?
- Khushab District had 1,501,089 people in the 2023 census. That is the 34th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 1.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 1,280,372, so there are 220,717 more people now.
- How fast is Khushab growing?
- The population of Khushab grew 2.69% 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 Khushab?
- Khushab covers 6,511 square kilometres. That works out at 230.6 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.0 people on average.
- How many people in Khushab live in towns and cities?
- 418,745 people in Khushab live in towns and cities and 1,082,344 live in villages. That makes it 27.9% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Khushab?
- The census counted 768,126 men and 732,914 women in Khushab. It also counted 49 transgender people. That is 104.80 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Khushab?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Khushab was 62.5%. It was 75.6% for men and 49.0% for women, a gap of 26.6 percentage points.
- Where does Khushab rank by population?
- Khushab ranks 65th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.