Vehari (district)
Vehari district | |
State : | Pakistan |
Province : | Punjab |
Seat : | Vehari |
Coordinates : | 30 ° 2 ' N , 72 ° 21' E |
Area : | 4th 364 km² |
Residents : | 2,897,446 (2017) |
Population density : | 664 inhabitants per km² |
Time zone : | PST ( UTC + 5 ) |
Website : | |
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
- ↑ a b DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. August 29, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Pakistani Districts wise Population Census 2017. Accessed May 30, 2019 .
- ^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2016). Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15. Government of Pakistan, accessed June 29, 2019 .