Lodhran (District)

Lodhran District
State :	Pakistan
Province :	Punjab
Seat :	Lodhran
Coordinates :	29 ° 32 '  N , 71 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 29 ° 32 '24 "  N , 71 ° 37' 48"  E
Area :	1 790  km²
Residents :	1,700,620 (2017)
Population density :	950 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	PST ( UTC + 5 )
Website :	www.lodhran.gop.pk

The Lodhran District is an administrative district in Pakistan in the Punjab Province . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name Lodhran . The district is divided into the three Tehsil Lodhran, Kahror Pakka and Dunyapur .

The district has an area of ​​1790 km² and 1,700,620 inhabitants according to the 2017 census. The population density is 950 inhabitants / km². The Saraiki language is spoken by the majority in the district .

history

Lodhran was split off as a separate district from Multan in 1991 .

geography

It is bounded by the Khanewal district to the north , Bahawalpur to the south, Vehari district to the east and Multan to the west . The Satluj River flows through the district.

Demographics

Between 1998 and 2017 the population grew by 1.97% annually. About 43% of the population live in urban areas and about 57% in rural areas. 862,663 men, 837,873 women and 84 transgender people live in 262,650 households , which results in a gender ratio of 103 men per 100 women, which is the usual surplus of men in Pakistan.

The literacy rate in the years 2014/15 among the population over 10 years of age was 53% (women: 40%, men: 65%) and is thus below the Punjab province average of 63%.

year	population
1972	558.793
1981	739.912
1998	1,171,800
2017	1,700,620

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. August 29, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Pakistani Districts wise Population Census 2017. Accessed May 30, 2019 . 
3. ^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2016). Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15. Government of Pakistan, accessed June 29, 2019 .