Pakpattan District
Pakpattan District in Punjab has 2,136,170 people and covers 2,724 sq km.
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2,136,170
People counted in the 2023 census
24th of 36 districts in Punjab. 1.7% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,136,170 |
| 2017 | 1,824,228 |
Key numbers
- 2,724 sq kmArea1.3% of Punjab
- 784.2People per sq kmAbove the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 22.1%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.1People per householdBelow the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 103.30Men per 100 womenBelow the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.67%Population growth a yearAbove the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 1,085,316 | 50.8% |
| Women | 1,050,694 | 49.2% |
| Transgender people | 160 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 1,663,595 | 77.9% |
| People in towns and cities | 472,575 | 22.1% |
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 | 57.1% |
| Men | 64.7% |
| Women | 49.3% |
| Rural | 53.0% |
| Urban | 71.1% |
176,009 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 Pakpattan 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 Pakpattan
Common questions about Pakpattan
- What is the population of Pakpattan District?
- Pakpattan District had 2,136,170 people in the 2023 census. That is the 24th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 1.7% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 1,824,228, so there are 311,942 more people now.
- How fast is Pakpattan growing?
- The population of Pakpattan grew 2.67% 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 Pakpattan?
- Pakpattan covers 2,724 square kilometres. That works out at 784.2 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.1 people on average.
- How many people in Pakpattan live in towns and cities?
- 472,575 people in Pakpattan live in towns and cities and 1,663,595 live in villages. That makes it 22.1% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Pakpattan?
- The census counted 1,085,316 men and 1,050,694 women in Pakpattan. It also counted 160 transgender people. That is 103.30 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Pakpattan?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Pakpattan was 57.1%. It was 64.7% for men and 49.3% for women, a gap of 15.4 percentage points.
- Where does Pakpattan rank by population?
- Pakpattan ranks 38th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.