Sialkot District
Sialkot District in Punjab has 4,499,394 people and covers 3,016 sq km.
District map
Map of Sialkot
4,499,394
People counted in the 2023 census
8th of 36 districts in Punjab. 3.5% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,499,394 |
| 2017 | 3,894,938 |
Key numbers
- 3,016 sq kmArea1.5% of Punjab
- 1,491.8People per sq kmAbove the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 32.9%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.7People per householdAbove the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 102.58Men per 100 womenBelow the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.44%Population growth a yearBelow the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 2,277,939 | 50.6% |
| Women | 2,220,596 | 49.4% |
| Transgender people | 859 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 3,017,426 | 67.1% |
| People in towns and cities | 1,481,968 | 32.9% |
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 | 78.4% |
| Men | 80.2% |
| Women | 76.5% |
| Rural | 75.9% |
| Urban | 83.3% |
153,560 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 2 routes in 1 service for Sialkot 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 Sialkot
Common questions about Sialkot
- What is the population of Sialkot District?
- Sialkot District had 4,499,394 people in the 2023 census. That is the 8th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 3.5% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 3,894,938, so there are 604,456 more people now.
- How fast is Sialkot growing?
- The population of Sialkot grew 2.44% 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 Sialkot?
- Sialkot covers 3,016 square kilometres. That works out at 1,491.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.7 people on average.
- How many people in Sialkot live in towns and cities?
- 1,481,968 people in Sialkot live in towns and cities and 3,017,426 live in villages. That makes it 32.9% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Sialkot?
- The census counted 2,277,939 men and 2,220,596 women in Sialkot. It also counted 859 transgender people. That is 102.58 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Sialkot?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Sialkot was 78.4%. It was 80.2% for men and 76.5% for women, a gap of 3.7 percentage points.
- Where does Sialkot rank by population?
- Sialkot ranks 9th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.