Okara District
Okara District in Punjab has 3,515,490 people and covers 4,377 sq km.
District map
Map of Okara
3,515,490
People counted in the 2023 census
14th of 36 districts in Punjab. 2.8% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,515,490 |
| 2017 | 3,040,826 |
Key numbers
- 4,377 sq kmArea2.1% of Punjab
- 803.2People per sq kmAbove the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 33.8%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.3People per householdBelow the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 103.73Men per 100 womenBelow the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.45%Population growth a yearBelow the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 1,789,744 | 50.9% |
| Women | 1,725,411 | 49.1% |
| Transgender people | 335 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 2,327,986 | 66.2% |
| People in towns and cities | 1,187,504 | 33.8% |
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 | 60.3% |
| Men | 66.5% |
| Women | 53.7% |
| Rural | 53.9% |
| Urban | 72.4% |
264,889 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 4 routes in 1 service for Okara 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 Okara
| Tehsil | People | Area (sq km) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depalpur | 1,592,201 | 2,502 sq km | 45.3% |
| Okara | 1,393,746 | 1,241 sq km | 39.6% |
| Renala Khurd | 529,543 | 634 sq km | 15.1% |
Common questions about Okara
- What is the population of Okara District?
- Okara District had 3,515,490 people in the 2023 census. That is the 14th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 2.8% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 3,040,826, so there are 474,664 more people now.
- How fast is Okara growing?
- The population of Okara grew 2.45% 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 Okara?
- Okara covers 4,377 square kilometres. That works out at 803.2 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.3 people on average.
- How many people in Okara live in towns and cities?
- 1,187,504 people in Okara live in towns and cities and 2,327,986 live in villages. That makes it 33.8% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Okara?
- The census counted 1,789,744 men and 1,725,411 women in Okara. It also counted 335 transgender people. That is 103.73 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Okara?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Okara was 60.3%. It was 66.5% for men and 53.7% for women, a gap of 12.8 percentage points.
- Where does Okara rank by population?
- Okara ranks 17th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.