Narowal District
Narowal District in Punjab has 1,950,954 people and covers 2,337 sq km.
District map
Map of Narowal
1,950,954
People counted in the 2023 census
27th of 36 districts in Punjab. 1.5% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,950,954 |
| 2017 | 1,707,575 |
Key numbers
- 2,337 sq kmArea1.1% of Punjab
- 834.8People per sq kmAbove the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 17.9%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.9People per householdAbove the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 104.40Men per 100 womenBelow the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.25%Population growth a yearBelow the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 996,445 | 51.1% |
| Women | 954,424 | 48.9% |
| Transgender people | 85 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 1,601,859 | 82.1% |
| People in towns and cities | 349,095 | 17.9% |
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 | 75.3% |
| Men | 79.9% |
| Women | 70.5% |
| Rural | 73.8% |
| Urban | 81.8% |
79,034 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 5 routes in 1 service for Narowal 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 Narowal
| Tehsil | People | Area (sq km) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakargarh | 769,339 | 835 sq km | 39.4% |
| Narowal | 680,402 | 1,065 sq km | 34.9% |
| Zafarwal | 501,213 | 437 sq km | 25.7% |
Common questions about Narowal
- What is the population of Narowal District?
- Narowal District had 1,950,954 people in the 2023 census. That is the 27th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 1.5% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 1,707,575, so there are 243,379 more people now.
- How fast is Narowal growing?
- The population of Narowal grew 2.25% 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 Narowal?
- Narowal covers 2,337 square kilometres. That works out at 834.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.9 people on average.
- How many people in Narowal live in towns and cities?
- 349,095 people in Narowal live in towns and cities and 1,601,859 live in villages. That makes it 17.9% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Narowal?
- The census counted 996,445 men and 954,424 women in Narowal. It also counted 85 transgender people. That is 104.40 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Narowal?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Narowal was 75.3%. It was 79.9% for men and 70.5% for women, a gap of 9.4 percentage points.
- Where does Narowal rank by population?
- Narowal ranks 42nd of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.