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Faisalabad District ضلع فیصل آبادLyallpur
District
Top: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Bottom: Gat Wala Lake
Faisalabad District highlighted within Punjab Province
Coordinates: 31°25′05.10″N 73°04′39.27″E / 31.4180833°N 73.0775750°E / 31.4180833; 73.0775750
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Faisalabad
Headquarters	Faisalabad
Number of Tehsils	6
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Captin (R) Nadeem Nasir
• District Police Officer	Kamran Adil
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• District	5,857 km (2,261 sq mi)
Population
• District	9,075,819
• Density	1,500/km (4,000/sq mi)
• Urban	4,392,979
• Rural	4,682,840
Literacy
• Literacy rate	Total: (73.41%) Male: (77.34%) Female: (69.11%)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Area code	041
Languages	Punjabi, Urdu
Website	faisalabad.punjab.gov.pk

Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979) (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع فیصل آباد) is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 2023 census of Pakistan it had a population of 9,075,819, of which 3,691,999 were in Faisalabad City. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore.

After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the Muslim refugees from Eastern Punjab and Haryana settled in the Faisalabad District. It initially lacked industry, hospitals and universities. Since independence, there has been industrial growth, and the city's population is continually growing. Notable industry in the district include but not limited to Textile (spinning, weaving, printing, dying, stitching), Chemicals (acids, caustics, industrial gases, potash, chlorides, etc.), consumer goods (soaps, vegetable oil, detergents), Engineering (light electrical equipment, engineering goods), Metals & Metallurgy (steels, alloys) and Power (power equipment, power production).

Initially a part of Jhang District, it gained the status of a separate district in 1904. In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a Tehsil of Faisalabad District) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006, it is a City-District consisting of the city of Faisalabad and its surrounding areas.

Administrative divisions

Faisalabad District is part of Faisalabad Division. In 2005 Faisalabad was reorganized as a City-District. It comprises six Tehsils.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2017 census, Faisalabad district had 1,209,954 households and a population of 7,882,444. Faisalabad had a sex ratio of 951 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 69.83% - 74.68% for males and 64.75% for females. 3,766,866 (47.78%) lived in urban areas. 1,948,827 (24.72%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 1,384,668 households and a population of 9,075,819.

Religion

Religious groups in Faisalabad District

Religious group	1941		2017		2023
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	606,374	60.64%	7,606,012	96.49%	8,746,155	96.48%
Sikhism	209,504	20.95%	—	—	243	~0%
Hinduism	148,484	14.85%	598	0.01%	2,150	0.02%
Christianity	35,341	3.53%	264,677	3.36%	308,580	3.4%
Ahmadi	—	—	10,959	0.14%	7,630	0.08%
Others	197	0.03%	198	0%	545	0.01%
Total Population	999,900	100%	7,882,444	100%	9,065,306	100%

Religious groups in Faisalabad District (British Punjab province era)

Religious group	1901		1911		1921		1931		1941
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	484,657	61.2%	524,288	61.13%	594,917	60.74%	720,996	62.62%	877,518	62.85%
Hinduism	210,459	26.58%	154,603	18.03%	181,488	18.53%	173,344	15.06%	204,059	14.61%
Sikhism	88,049	11.12%	146,670	17.1%	160,821	16.42%	211,391	18.36%	262,737	18.82%
Christianity	8,672	1.1%	32,023	3.73%	42,004	4.29%	45,518	3.95%	51,948	3.72%
Jainism	23	0%	125	0.01%	231	0.02%	95	0.01%	35	0%
Zoroastrianism	1	0%	2	0%	2	0%	7	0%	6	0%
Buddhism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	2	0%
Judaism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Others	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Total population	791,861	100%	857,711	100%	979,463	100%	1,151,351	100%	1,396,305	100%
Note1: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: District formerly inscribed as the Chenab Colony on the 1901 census, later renamed to Lyallpur District, created between Jhang District, Gujranwala District, Lahore District, Montgomery District, and Multan District to account for the large population increase in the region, primarily due to the Chenab Canal Colony. Note3: Formerly known as Lyallpur District, prior to district renaming in 1979.

Religion in the Tehsils of Faisalabad District (1921)

Tehsil	Islam		Hinduism		Sikhism		Christianity		Jainism		Others		Total
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Lyallpur Tehsil	187,702	54.43%	73,359	21.27%	65,389	18.96%	18,347	5.32%	53	0.02%	2	0%	344,852	100%
Samundri Tehsil	155,680	69.25%	35,477	15.78%	26,531	11.8%	7,017	3.12%	101	0.04%	0	0%	224,806	100%
Toba Tek Singh Tehsil	148,015	63.68%	38,853	16.72%	31,832	13.7%	13,680	5.89%	46	0.02%	0	0%	232,426	100%
Jaranwala Tehsil	103,520	58.36%	33,799	19.05%	37,069	20.9%	2,960	1.67%	31	0.02%	0	0%	177,379	100%
Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Religion in the Tehsils of Faisalabad District (1941)

Tehsil	Islam		Hinduism		Sikhism		Christianity		Jainism		Others		Total
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Lyallpur Tehsil	221,333	54.52%	73,400	18.08%	89,629	22.08%	21,500	5.3%	34	0.01%	77	0.02%	405,973	100%
Samundri Tehsil	217,359	72.32%	33,860	11.27%	40,690	13.54%	8,629	2.87%	0	0%	6	0%	300,544	100%
Toba Tek Singh Tehsil	271,144	68.4%	55,575	14.02%	53,233	13.43%	16,353	4.13%	1	0%	99	0.02%	396,405	100%
Jaranwala Tehsil	167,682	57.15%	41,224	14.05%	79,185	26.99%	5,212	1.78%	0	0%	80	0.03%	293,383	100%
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.

Language

Languages of Faisalabad district (2023)

At the time of the 2023 census, 94.13% of the population spoke Punjabi, 4.49% Urdu, and 0.64% Pashto as their first language.

Transportation

سرگودھا روڈ فیصل اباد

Rail

Air

Electricity supplier

The electricity supply in Faisalabad District is managed by the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company.

Education

Punjab Group of Colleges (Girls Campus) Service Road

Punjab Group of Colleges (Boys Campus) Service Road

Government College University Faisalabad

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Notable people

• Bhagat Singh, a famous Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter
• Om P. Bahl, an Indian-American molecular biologist, academic and was known for his studies on Human chorionic gonadotropin, popularly known as the pregnancy hormone
• Harkishan Singh, a well recognized pharmaceutical academic, medicinal chemistry researcher and science historian
• Lal Chand Yamla Jatt, a noted Indian Punjabi-language folk singer, considered by many to have laid the foundation of contemporary Punjabi music in India
• Arjan Singh, a senior air officer and the first and only officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to be promoted to five-star rank as Marshal of the Indian Air Force
• Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, a famous singer and musician, born in Faisalabad.

See also

• Faisalabad Division
• Faisalabad Arts Council
• Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
• Gatwala Wildlife Park
• Iqbal Stadium

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1. Lyallpur, Samundri and Jaranwala tehsils of erstwhile Lyallpur district, which roughly corresponds to the present district. District and tehsil borders have shifted slightly over time.
2. ^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
3. Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
4. Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated

External links

• Faisalabad City District
• Punjab Government website

v t e Faisalabad District
Faisalabad	Tehsil municipal administrations Chak Jhumra Iqbal Town Jaranwala Jinnah Lyallpur Madina Samundri Tandlianwala Neighbourhoods Abdullahpur Batala Colony D Ground Gobind Pura Gulbahar Colony Gulberg Gulistan Colony Ghulam Muhammad Abad Madan Pura Manawala Mansoorabad Nishatabad
Cities and towns	Aminpur Awagat Bajra Bilochwala Bismillapur Chak Jhumra Dijkot Ghator Goughabad Hari Singwala Jaranwala Khurrianwala Makuana Mamu Kanjan Painsra Rurala Road Sadhar Salarwala Samundri Tandlianwala
Villages	Ballowana Banga Chak Banga Bhaiwala Buchiana Burj Mandi Chajjwal Chak 65 GB Mukandpur Chak 118 GB, Jallandhar Sufaid Poshan Chak 190 RB Karari Kalan Chak 217 GB Chak 233 GB Kot Barseer Chak 234 GB Chak 235 GB Partab Garh Chak 236 GB Kilanwala Chak 382 GB Sarwarwali Chak 434 Gb Jhamra Chak 500 GB Chicha Dabbora Danabad Dasuha Ghangha Pur Jagdeo Jassuana Jhalandhar Araiyan Johal Kamalpur Karamsar Khichian Khushpur Kohali Leelan Mahallam Malikpur Nara Dada Niamuana Pathanwala Peerwana Ram Diwali Ram Garh Rissiana Sabuana Sahianwala Satiana Shamsabad Surajpur Tararn Wala Tarn Taran Thikriwala

v t e Places adjacent to Faisalabad District
Chiniot District Hafizabad District Faisalabad District Nankana Sahib District Toba Tek Singh District Sahiwal District

v t e Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
Provincial capital: Lahore
Bahawalpur	Bahawalnagar Bahawalpur Rahim Yar Khan
Dera Ghazi Khan	Dera Ghazi Khan Jampur Kot Addu Layyah Muzaffargarh Rajanpur Taunsa
Faisalabad	Chiniot Faisalabad Jhang Toba Tek Singh
Gujranwala	Gujranwala Narowal Sialkot
Gujrat	Gujrat Hafizabad Mandi Bahauddin Wazirabad
Lahore	Kasur Lahore Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura
Mianwali	Bhakkar Mianwali Talagang
Multan	Khanewal Lodhran Multan Vehari
Rawalpindi	Attock Chakwal Jhelum Murree Rawalpindi
Sahiwal	Okara Pakpattan Sahiwal
Sargodha	Khushab Sargodha

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• Faisalabad
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