Mianwali District
Mianwali District in Punjab has 1,798,268 people and covers 5,840 sq km.
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1,798,268
People counted in the 2023 census
30th of 36 districts in Punjab. 1.4% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,798,268 |
| 2017 | 1,542,601 |
Key numbers
- 5,840 sq kmArea2.8% of Punjab
- 307.9People per sq kmBelow the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 20.2%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.0People per householdBelow the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 104.32Men per 100 womenBelow the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.60%Population growth a yearAbove the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 918,115 | 51.1% |
| Women | 880,088 | 48.9% |
| Transgender people | 65 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 1,434,815 | 79.8% |
| People in towns and cities | 363,453 | 20.2% |
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 | 62.9% |
| Men | 77.6% |
| Women | 47.6% |
| Rural | 60.4% |
| Urban | 72.2% |
128,246 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 3 routes in 1 service for Mianwali 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 Mianwali
Common questions about Mianwali
- What is the population of Mianwali District?
- Mianwali District had 1,798,268 people in the 2023 census. That is the 30th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 1.4% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 1,542,601, so there are 255,667 more people now.
- How fast is Mianwali growing?
- The population of Mianwali grew 2.60% 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 Mianwali?
- Mianwali covers 5,840 square kilometres. That works out at 307.9 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.0 people on average.
- How many people in Mianwali live in towns and cities?
- 363,453 people in Mianwali live in towns and cities and 1,434,815 live in villages. That makes it 20.2% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Mianwali?
- The census counted 918,115 men and 880,088 women in Mianwali. It also counted 65 transgender people. That is 104.32 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Mianwali?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Mianwali was 62.9%. It was 77.6% for men and 47.6% for women, a gap of 30.0 percentage points.
- Where does Mianwali rank by population?
- Mianwali ranks 50th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.