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Sargodha District

Sargodha District in Punjab has 4,334,448 people and covers 5,856 sq km.

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4,334,448

People counted in the 2023 census

9th of 36 districts in Punjab. 3.4% of Punjab

Bar chart of the population of Sargodha District at the 2017 and 2023 censuses. It rose from 3,696,212 to 4,334,448.
People counted in Sargodha at each census.

Change since 2017

CensusPeople
20234,334,448
20173,696,212

Key numbers

  • 5,856 sq kmArea2.9% of Punjab
  • 740.2People per sq kmAbove the Punjab figure of 621.8
  • 37.1%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
  • 6.3People per householdBelow the Punjab figure of 6.4
  • 102.53Men per 100 womenBelow the Punjab figure of 105.18
  • 2.70%Population growth a yearAbove the Punjab figure of 2.53%

Who lives here

GroupPeopleShare
Men2,194,15650.6%
Women2,139,91149.4%
Transgender people3810.0%
People in villages2,724,86162.9%
People in towns and cities1,609,58737.1%

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.

GroupLiteracy rate
Overall66.7%
Men73.6%
Women59.6%
Rural60.6%
Urban76.8%

226,673 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.

How this place ranks in Pakistan

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Public transit routes

The PakBus GTFS feed listed 7 routes in 1 service for Sargodha 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.

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Inside Sargodha

Bar chart of the 7 biggest tehsils in Sargodha District by 2023 population. Sargodha Tehsil is largest at 1,800,455.
The biggest tehsils in Sargodha, by people counted in 2023.
TehsilPeopleArea (sq km)Share
Sargodha1,800,4551,536 sq km41.5%
Kot Momin544,208948 sq km12.6%
Shahpur424,746769 sq km9.8%
Sahiwal407,487829 sq km9.4%
Bhalwal387,262663 sq km8.9%
Sillanwali385,887607 sq km8.9%
Bhera384,403504 sq km8.9%

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Common questions about Sargodha

What is the population of Sargodha District?
Sargodha District had 4,334,448 people in the 2023 census. That is the 9th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 3.4% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 3,696,212, so there are 638,236 more people now.
How fast is Sargodha growing?
The population of Sargodha grew 2.70% 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 Sargodha?
Sargodha covers 5,856 square kilometres. That works out at 740.2 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.3 people on average.
How many people in Sargodha live in towns and cities?
1,609,587 people in Sargodha live in towns and cities and 2,724,861 live in villages. That makes it 37.1% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
How many men and women live in Sargodha?
The census counted 2,194,156 men and 2,139,911 women in Sargodha. It also counted 381 transgender people. That is 102.53 men for every 100 women.
What is the literacy rate in Sargodha?
The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Sargodha was 66.7%. It was 73.6% for men and 59.6% for women, a gap of 14.0 percentage points.
Where does Sargodha rank by population?
Sargodha ranks 10th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.

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