Lodhran District
Lodhran District in Punjab has 1,928,299 people and covers 2,778 sq km.
District map
Map of Lodhran
1,928,299
People counted in the 2023 census
28th of 36 districts in Punjab. 1.5% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,928,299 |
| 2017 | 1,699,693 |
Key numbers
- 2,778 sq kmArea1.4% of Punjab
- 694.1People per sq kmAbove the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 16.9%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 5.9People per householdBelow the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 107.26Men per 100 womenAbove the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.13%Population growth a yearBelow the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 997,846 | 51.7% |
| Women | 930,336 | 48.2% |
| Transgender people | 117 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 1,603,246 | 83.1% |
| People in towns and cities | 325,053 | 16.9% |
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 | 51.7% |
| Men | 60.6% |
| Women | 42.1% |
| Rural | 48.4% |
| Urban | 67.3% |
214,246 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 Lodhran 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 Lodhran
| Tehsil | People | Area (sq km) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodhran | 809,205 | 1,111 sq km | 42.0% |
| Dunyapur | 571,333 | 889 sq km | 29.6% |
| Kahror Pacca | 547,761 | 778 sq km | 28.4% |
Common questions about Lodhran
- What is the population of Lodhran District?
- Lodhran District had 1,928,299 people in the 2023 census. That is the 28th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 1.5% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 1,699,693, so there are 228,606 more people now.
- How fast is Lodhran growing?
- The population of Lodhran grew 2.13% 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 Lodhran?
- Lodhran covers 2,778 square kilometres. That works out at 694.1 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.9 people on average.
- How many people in Lodhran live in towns and cities?
- 325,053 people in Lodhran live in towns and cities and 1,603,246 live in villages. That makes it 16.9% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Lodhran?
- The census counted 997,846 men and 930,336 women in Lodhran. It also counted 117 transgender people. That is 107.26 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Lodhran?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Lodhran was 51.7%. It was 60.6% for men and 42.1% for women, a gap of 18.5 percentage points.
- Where does Lodhran rank by population?
- Lodhran ranks 44th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.