Vehari (district)

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Vehari district
State : Pakistan Pakistan
Province : Punjab
Seat : Vehari
Coordinates : 30 ° 2 '  N , 72 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 30 ° 2 '0 "  N , 72 ° 21' 0"  E
Area : 4th 364  km²
 
Residents : 2,897,446 (2017)
Population density : 664 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : PST ( UTC + 5 )
 
Website :
Map of Pakistan, position of Vehari district highlighted

The district Vehari is an administrative district in Pakistan in the province of Punjab . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name Vehari .

The district has an area of ​​4,364 km² and according to the 2017 census 2,897,446 inhabitants. The population density is 660 inhabitants / km². The Panjabi language is spoken by the majority in the district .

geography

The district is bordered by Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur to the south, Pakpattan to the east, Khanewal and Lodhran to the west and Sahiwal and Khanewal to the north . The district lies on the right bank of the Satlej River , which forms its southern border.

Demographics

Between 1998 and 2017, the population grew by 1.73% annually. Around 17% of the population live in urban regions and around 83% in rural regions. 1,462,027 men, 1,435,212 women and 207 transgender people live in 458,068 households , which results in a gender ratio of 101.9 men per 100 women and thus a male surplus typical for Pakistan. The literacy rate in the years 2014/15 among the population over 10 years of age is 47% (women: 38%, men: 57%) and is thus below the Punjab province average of 63%.

year population
1972 1,027,319
1981 1,328,808
1998 2,090,416
2017 2,897,446

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 .