Nankana Sahib (District)

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Nankana Sahib District
State : Pakistan Pakistan
Province : Punjab
Seat : Nankana Sahib
Coordinates : 31 ° 26 '  N , 73 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 31 ° 26 '0 "  N , 73 ° 43' 0"  E
Area : 2 960  km²
 
Residents : 1,356,374 (2017)
Population density : 458 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : PST ( UTC + 5 )
 
Website :
Map of Pakistan, position of Nankana Sahib district highlighted

Nankana Sahib District is an administrative district in Pakistan in the Punjab Province . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name Nankana Sahib .

The district has an area of ​​2960 km² and, according to the 2017 census, has 1,356,374 inhabitants. The population density is 458 inhabitants / km². The Panjabi language is spoken by the majority in the district .

location

The district is located in the north of the Punjab Province, which is in the west of Pakistan.

history

The district was formed in 2005 from parts of Sheikhupura

Demographics

Between 1998 and 2017, the population grew by 1.38% annually. Around 18% of the population live in urban regions and around 82% in rural regions. 691,944 men, 664,359 women and 71 transgender people live in 215,934 households , resulting in a gender ratio of 104.2 men per 100 women, which is a common surplus for Pakistan.

year population
1998 1,044,865
2017 1,356,374

The literacy rate in the years 2014/15 among the population over 10 years of age is 66% (women: 59%, men: 75%) and is thus above the Punjab province average of 63%.

Web links

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 .