Layyah District
Layyah District in Punjab has 2,102,386 people and covers 6,289 sq km.
District map
Map of Layyah
2,102,386
People counted in the 2023 census
25th of 36 districts in Punjab. 1.6% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,102,386 |
| 2017 | 1,823,995 |
Key numbers
- 6,289 sq kmArea3.1% of Punjab
- 334.3People per sq kmBelow the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 18.4%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.1People per householdBelow the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 106.23Men per 100 womenAbove the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.40%Population growth a yearBelow the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 1,082,922 | 51.5% |
| Women | 1,019,375 | 48.5% |
| Transgender people | 89 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 1,716,104 | 81.6% |
| People in towns and cities | 386,282 | 18.4% |
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 | 61.8% |
| Men | 70.9% |
| Women | 52.2% |
| Rural | 58.7% |
| Urban | 75.1% |
145,207 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 Layyah 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 Layyah
| Tehsil | People | Area (sq km) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layyah | 1,118,575 | 1,712 sq km | 53.2% |
| Karor Lal Esan | 684,729 | 1,823 sq km | 32.6% |
| Choubara | 299,082 | 2,754 sq km | 14.2% |
Common questions about Layyah
- What is the population of Layyah District?
- Layyah District had 2,102,386 people in the 2023 census. That is the 25th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 1.6% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 1,823,995, so there are 278,391 more people now.
- How fast is Layyah growing?
- The population of Layyah grew 2.40% 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 Layyah?
- Layyah covers 6,289 square kilometres. That works out at 334.3 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.1 people on average.
- How many people in Layyah live in towns and cities?
- 386,282 people in Layyah live in towns and cities and 1,716,104 live in villages. That makes it 18.4% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Layyah?
- The census counted 1,082,922 men and 1,019,375 women in Layyah. It also counted 89 transgender people. That is 106.23 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Layyah?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Layyah was 61.8%. It was 70.9% for men and 52.2% for women, a gap of 18.7 percentage points.
- Where does Layyah rank by population?
- Layyah ranks 39th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.