Sargodha (District)

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Sargodha District
ضِلع سرگودها
State : Pakistan Pakistan
Province : Punjab
Seat : Sargodha
Coordinates : 32 ° 10 ′  N , 72 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 72 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E
Area : 5 864  km²
 
Residents : 3,703,588 (2017)
Population density : 632 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : PST ( UTC + 5 )
 
Website :
Map of Pakistan, position of Sargodha district highlighted

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

The district has an area of ​​5864 km² and according to the 2017 census 3,703,588 inhabitants. The population density is 632 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 east of Pakistan.

Demographics

Between 1998 and 2017, the population grew by 1.74% annually. About 29% of the population live in urban areas and about 71% in rural areas. 1,872,170 men, 1,831,114 women and 304 transgender people live in 600,224 households , resulting in a gender ratio of 102.2 men per 100 women, which is a common surplus of men for Pakistan.

year population
1972 1,557,641
1981 1,911,849
1998 2,665,979
2017 3,703,588

The literacy rate for the population over 10 years of age in 2014/15 is 63% (women: 53%, men: 74%) and is slightly above the national average of 60%.

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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 .