Lodhran District
District in Punjab, Pakistan
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::summary District in Punjab, Pakistan ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lodhran District |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | District of Punjab |
| image_skyline | Shrine of Sheikh Ahma Kabir and nearby ruined Mosque 2.jpg |
| image_caption | Shrine of Sheikh Ahma Kabir |
| image_map | Pakistan - Punjab - Lodhran.svg |
| map_caption | Map of Punjab with Lodhran District highlighted |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Punjab |
| subdivision_type2 | Division |
| subdivision_name2 | Multan |
| seat_type | Headquarters |
| seat | Lodhran |
| government_type | District Administration |
| leader_title | Deputy Commissioner |
| leader_name | Abdul Rauf Mahar |
| leader_title1 | District Police Officer |
| leader_name1 | Hassam Bin Iqbal |
| leader_title2 | Chief executive officer health |
| leader_name2 | Faisal Waheed |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 2778 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| population_total | 1928299 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 325053 |
| population_rural | 1,603,246 |
| demographics2_title1 | Literacy rate |
| demographics2_info1 | {{bulleted list |
| timezone1 | PST |
| utc_offset1 | +5 |
| established_title | Established |
| area_code | 0608 |
| blank_name_sec1 | District Council |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Number of Tehsils |
| blank1_info_sec1 | 3 |
| demographics1_title1 | Main language(s) |
| demographics_type2 | Literacy |
| demographics2_footnotes | |
| demographics1_info1 | SaraikiPunjabi Ranghri |
| website | |
| :: |
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Lodhran District (), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan, with the city of Lodhran as its capital. Located on the northern side of the River Sutlej, it is bounded to the north by the districts of Multan, Khanewal and Vehari, to the south by Bahawalpur, to the east lie the districts of Vehari and Bahawalpur; while district Multan lies on the western side.
Lodhran was split off as a separate district from Multan in 1991.
Administrative divisions
Lodhran District is spread over an area of 2,778 square kilometres and is subdivided into three tehsils (Lodhran, Kahror Pakka and Dunyapur) which contain a total of 73 Union Councils: ::data[format=table]
| Tehsil | Area | Pop. | Density | Literacy rate | Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunyapur | 889 | 571,333 | 642.67 | 55.66% | 22 |
| Kahror Pacca | 778 | 547,761 | 704.06 | 49.81% | 23 |
| Lodhran | 1,111 | 809,205 | 728.36 | 50.10% | 28 |
| :: |
Demographics
|align=center |percentages=pagr |1951 |289052 |1961 |363563 |1972 |558793 |1981 |739912 |1998 |1171800 |2017 |1699693 |2023 |1928299 |footnote= Sources:
As of the 2023 census, Lodhran district has 323,866 households and a population of 1,928,299. The district has a sex ratio of 107.26 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 51.68%: 60.63% for males and 42.12% for females. 540,664 (28.07% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 325,053 (16.86%) live in urban areas.
|title=Religion in Lodhran district (2023) |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float = right |bars= ::data[format=table title="Religion in contemporary Lodhran District"] | Religious group | 1941 | 2017 | 2023 | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Total Population | 212,674 | 1,699,693 | 1,926,357 | 100% | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Islam [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]] | 175,642 | | 1,695,600 | | 1,917,852 | 99.56% | | | | | | | | | | Hinduism [[File:Om.svg|15px]] | 33,246 | | 93 | | 97 | 0.01% | | | | | | | | | | Sikhism [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]] | 3,519 | | | | 24 | 0% | | | | | | | | | | Christianity [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]] | 218 | | 3,227 | | 7,613 | 0.40% | | | | | | | | | | Ahmadi | | | 710 | | 656 | 0.03% | | | | | | | | | | Others | 49 | | 63 | | 93 | 0% | | | | | | | | | | Note: 1941 census data is for Lodhran tehsil of Multan District, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Lodhran district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::
|thumb = right |caption = Languages of Lodhran district (2023) |label1 = Saraiki |value1 = 73.81 |color1 = firebrick |label2 = Punjabi |value2 = 15.23 |color2 = red |label3 = Urdu |value3 = 6.41 |color3 = green |label4 = Mewati |value4 = 2.19 |color4 = goldenrod |label5 = Others |value5 = 2.36 |color5 = grey
At the time of the 2023 census, 73.81% of the population spoke Saraiki, 15.23% Punjabi, 6.41% Urdu, and 2.19% Mewati as their first language.
The most widely spoken first language is Saraiki (%), which is used by the major indigenous social groups of the Joya, Baloch, Awan, Arain, Kanju, Uttera/Uttero, Ghallu, Bhutta, Lodhra, Metla, Chaner Syed, Qureshi, Tareen and Pathan. Additionally, Punjabi is spoken by about %. The percentage of the district's population who declared Urdu as their language at the 1998 census was %; this includes these Haryanvi speakers as well as other, smaller, groups of Muhajirs such as the Mughal. Additionally, the nomadic Od people are speakers of the Od language, while Pashto (0.2%) is spoken by Pashtuns.
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References
References
- "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023".
- Khan, Ahmad Fraz. (2021-01-18). "Multan's mangoes and multinationals". Dawn (newspaper).
- "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Lodhran".
- [http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html Divisions/Districts of Pakistan] {{webarchive. link. (2006-09-30 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".
- "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023".
- "Population by administrative units 1951-1998". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
- "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1".
- "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12".
- "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5".
- "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE".
- "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
- "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9".
- "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11".
- [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/admin/punjab/718__lodhran/ Lodhran District - Population Details] Citypopulation.de website, Retrieved 6 April 2023
- Mughal, Muhammad Aurang Zeb. (2014). "Time, Space and Social Change in Rural Pakistan: An Ethnographic Study of Jhokwala Village, Lodhran District". Durham University website.
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