Gujranwala Division
Gujranwala Division | |
|---|---|
_(2022).png) Map of Gujranwala Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Capital | Gujranwala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Naveed Haider Sherazi |
| • Regional Police Officer | Dr. Haider Ashraf (Since January 2023) |
| Area | |
| • Division | 8,975 km2 (3,465 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Division | 12,410,098 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| • Urban | N/A |
| • Rural | N/A |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Website | gujranwaladivision |
Gujranwala Division is an administrative division of Punjab province, Pakistan. The division, headquartered at the city of Gujranwala, consist of 3 districts, covers an area of 8,975 km2.
List of the Districts
[edit]| # | District[2] | Headquarter | Area
(km²)[3] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sialkot | Sialkot | 3,016 | 4,499,394 | 1,492.5 | 78.37% |
| 2 | Gujranwala | Gujranwala | 3,622 | 5,959,750 | 1,644.5 | 76.77% |
| 3 | Narowal | Narowal | 2,337 | 1,950,954 | 834.3 | 75.28% |
List of the Tehsils
[edit]| # | Tehsil | Area
(km²)[4] |
Pop.
(2023)[4] |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023)[4] |
Lit. rate
(2023)[5] |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujranwala City | 131 | 2,511,118 | 19,168.84 | 79.39% | Gujranwala District |
| 2 | Gujranwala Saddar | 783 | 1,133,101 | 1,447.13 | 75.71% | |
| 3 | Kamoke | 834 | 681,339 | 816.95 | 73.04% | |
| 4 | Nowshera Virkan | 678 | 640,780 | 945.10 | 71.36% | |
| 5 | Shakargarh | 835 | 769,339 | 921.36 | 76.28% | Narowal District |
| 6 | Narowal | 1,065 | 680,402 | 638.88 | 76.78% | |
| 7 | Zafarwal | 437 | 501,213 | 1,146.94 | 71.72% | |
| 8 | Pasrur | 975 | 970,366 | 995.25 | 74.52% | Sialkot District |
| 9 | Daska | 690 | 980,547 | 1,421.08 | 79.19% | |
| 10 | Sambrial | 450 | 460,280 | 1,022.84 | 79.89% | |
| 11 | Sialkot | 901 | 2,088,201 | 2,317.65 | 79.42% | |
| Total | 8,404 | 12,147,686 | _ | _ | ||
List of the constituencies in National Assembly and Provincial Assembly
[edit]| # | Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PP-44 Sialkot-I | NA-70 Sialkot-I | Sialkot |
| 2 | PP-45 Sialkot-II | ||
| 3 | PP-46 Sialkot-III | NA-71 Sialkot-II | |
| 4 | PP-47 Sialkot-IV | ||
| 5 | PP-48 Sialkot-V | NA-72 Sialkot-III | |
| 6 | PP-49 Sialkot-VI | ||
| 7 | PP-50 Sialkot-VII | NA-73 Sialkot-IV | |
| 8 | PP-51 Sialkot-VIII | ||
| 9 | PP-52 Sialkot-IX | NA-74 Sialkot-V | |
| 10 | PP-53 Sialkot-X | ||
| 11 | PP-54 Narowal-I | NA-75 Narowal-I | Narowal |
| 12 | PP-55 Narowal-II | ||
| 13 | PP-56 Narowal-III | NA-76 Narowal-II | |
| 14 | PP-57 Narowal-IV | ||
| 15 | PP-58 Narowal-V | ||
| 16 | PP-59 Gujranwala-I | NA-77 Gujranwala-I | Gujranwala |
| 17 | PP-70 Gujranwala-XII | ||
| 18 | PP-60 Gujranwala-II | NA-78 Gujranwala-II | |
| 19 | PP-61 Gujranwala-III | ||
| 20 | PP-65 Gujranwala-VII | NA-79 Gujranwala-III | |
| 21 | PP-66 Gujranwala-VIII | ||
| 22 | PP-67 Gujranwala-IX | ||
| 23 | PP-62 Gujranwala-IV | NA-80 Gujranwala-IV | |
| 24 | PP-63 Gujranwala-V | ||
| 25 | PP-64 Gujranwala-VI | ||
| 26 | PP-68 Gujranwala-X | NA-81 Gujranwala-V | |
| 27 | PP-69 Gujranwala-XI |
Demographics
[edit]According to the 1981 census, the population was 7,522,352, and rose by almost 4 million to 11,431,058 according to the 1998 census.[6]
According to 2023 census, Gujranwala division had a population of 12,390,521.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ Divisions of Pakistan - Statoids
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/pcr/table_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
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