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{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Faisalabad District
| name               = Faisalabad District
| official_name         =  
| official_name     =  
| native_name           = {{Nastaliq|ضلع فیصل آباد}}
| native_name       = {{Nastaliq|ضلع فیصل آباد}}
| native_name_lang       = [[Punajbi language|Punjabi]] and [[Urdu]]
| native_name_lang   = [[Punajbi language|Punjabi]] and [[Urdu]]
|other_name = Lyallpur
| other_name         = Lyallpur District
| settlement_type       = [[List of districts in Punjab, Pakistan|District]]
| settlement_type   = [[List of districts in Punjab, Pakistan|District]]
| image_skyline         = {{Photomontage
| image_skyline     = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|size = 250
|photo1a = University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.jpg
|photo1a = University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.jpg
|photo2a = Gat wala lake16.jpg
|photo2a = Gat wala lake16.jpg
}}
}}
| image_caption         = Top: University of Agriculture, [[Faisalabad]]<br />Bottom: Gat Wala Lake
| image_caption     = Top: University of Agriculture, [[Faisalabad]]<br />Bottom: Gat Wala Lake
| image_map             = Pakistan - Punjab - Faisalabad.svg
| image_map         = Pakistan - Punjab - Faisalabad.svg
| mapsize               =
| mapsize           =  
| map_caption           = Faisalabad District highlighted within Punjab Province
| map_caption       = Faisalabad District highlighted within Punjab Province
| pushpin_map           =  
| pushpin_map       =  
| pushpin_map_caption   =
| pushpin_map_caption =  
| coordinates           = {{coord|31|25|05.10|N|73|04|39.27|E|region:PK|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates       = {{coord|31|25|05.10|N|73|04|39.27|E|region:PK|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name       = Pakistan
| subdivision_name   = Pakistan
| subdivision_type1     = [[Provinces of Pakistan|Province]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Pakistan|Province]]
| subdivision_name1     = [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2     = [[Divisions of Pakistan|Division]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Pakistan|Division]]
| subdivision_name2     = [[Faisalabad Division|Faisalabad]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Faisalabad Division|Faisalabad]]
| established_title     = Established
| established_title = Established
| established_date       =  
| established_date   =  
| seat_type             = Headquarters
| seat_type         = Headquarters
| seat                   = [[Faisalabad]]
| seat               = [[Faisalabad]]
| parts_type             = Number of [[List of tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan|Tehsils]]
| parts_type         = Number of [[List of tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan|Tehsils]]
| parts                 = 6
| parts             = 6
| leader_party           =  
| leader_party       =  
| government_type       = District Administration
| government_type   = District Administration
| leader_title           = [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_title       = [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name           = Imran Hamid Shaikh<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/dc-directs-polio-teams-to-remain-active-for-a-1629453.html|title=DC Directs Polio Teams To Remain Active For Achieving Target|date=21 January 2023|access-date=22 January 2023|work=[[UrduPoint]]}}</ref>
| leader_name       = Captain (R) Nadeem Nasir<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/dc-directs-polio-teams-to-remain-active-for-a-1629453.html|title=DC Directs Polio Teams To Remain Active For Achieving Target|date=21 January 2023|access-date=22 January 2023|work=[[UrduPoint]]}}</ref>
| leader_title1         = District Police Officer
| leader_title1     = District Police Officer
| leader_name1           = N/A
| leader_name1       = Kamran Adil
| leader_title2         = District Health Officer
| leader_title2     = District Health Officer
| leader_name2           = N/A
| leader_name2       = N/A
| unit_pref             = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| unit_pref         = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_total_km2         = 5857
| area_total_km2     = 5857
| population_footnotes   = <ref name=PBS/>
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2023census"/>
| population_total       = 7,874,790
| population_total   = 9075819
| population_as_of       = 2017
| population_as_of   = 2023
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1             = [[Time in Pakistan|PST]]
| population_urban  = 4,392,979 (48.40%)
| utc_offset1           = +5
| population_rural  = 4,682,840 (51.60%)
| blank_name_sec1       = Languages
| demographics_type1 = Literacy
| blank_info_sec1       = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Urdu]]
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_punjab_districts.pdf |title= Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023}}</ref>
| website               = {{URL|faisalabad.punjab.gov.pk}}
| demographics1_title1 = Literacy rate
| timezone1         = [[Time in Pakistan|PST]]
| utc_offset1       = +5
| area_code          = 041
| blank_name_sec1   = Languages
| blank_info_sec1   = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Urdu]]
| website           = {{URL|faisalabad.punjab.gov.pk}}
| demographics1_info1 = {{bulleted list
|'''Total:'''<br />(73.41%)
|'''Male:'''<br />(77.34%)
|'''Female:'''<br />(69.11%)
}}
}}
}}


'''Faisalabad District''' ('''Lyallpur District''' until 1979)<ref name=PGH>{{cite web|url=http://punjab.gov.pk/faisalabad_history|title=History of Faisalabad|work=Punjab Portal website|access-date=13 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018214515/http://punjab.gov.pk/faisalabad_history|archive-date=18 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ضلع فیصل آباد}}}}) is one of the [[Districts of Pakistan|districts]] of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,029,547 of which almost 42% were in [[Faisalabad|Faisalabad City]]. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after [[Karachi]] and [[Lahore]].<ref>[http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm Urban Resource Centre (1998 census details)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513113007/http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm |date=13 May 2006 }}</ref>
'''Faisalabad District''' ('''Lyallpur District''' until 1979)<ref name=PGH>{{cite web|url=http://punjab.gov.pk/faisalabad_history|title=History of Faisalabad|work=Punjab Portal website|access-date=13 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018214515/http://punjab.gov.pk/faisalabad_history|archive-date=18 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|ضلع فیصل آباد}}}}) is one of the [[Districts of Pakistan|districts]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan]]. According to the 2023 census of Pakistan it had a population of 9,075,819, of which 3,691,999 were in [[Faisalabad|Faisalabad City]]. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after [[Karachi]] and [[Lahore]].<ref>[http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm Urban Resource Centre (1998 census details)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513113007/http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm |date=13 May 2006 }}</ref>


After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the [[Muslim]] refugees from [[Punjab, India|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).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fcci.com.pk/a-histroty-of-faisalabad-city.html |title=A Histroty of Faisalabad City |access-date=2023-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522231138/http://www.fcci.com.pk/a-histroty-of-faisalabad-city.html |archive-date=2017-05-22 |url-status=dead|website=Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry website}}</ref>
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the [[Muslim]] refugees from [[Punjab, India|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).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fcci.com.pk/a-histroty-of-faisalabad-city.html |title=A Histroty of Faisalabad City |access-date=2023-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522231138/http://www.fcci.com.pk/a-histroty-of-faisalabad-city.html |archive-date=2017-05-22 |url-status=dead|website=Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry website}}</ref>


Initially a part of [[Jhang District]], it gained the status of a separate district in 1904.<ref name="1998census">{{Cite book| title = 1998 District Census report of Faisalabad| location = Islamabad| publisher = Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan| series = Census publication | volume =  116| date = 2000}}</ref> 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 Districts of Pakistan|City-District]] consisting of the city of [[Faisalabad]] and its surrounding areas.<ref name=NRB/>
Initially a part of [[Jhang District]], it gained the status of a separate district in 1904.<ref name="1998census">{{Cite book| title = 1998 District Census report of Faisalabad| location = Islamabad| publisher = Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan| series = Census publication | volume =  116| date = 2000}}</ref> 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 Districts of Pakistan|City-District]] consisting of the city of [[Faisalabad]] and its surrounding areas.<ref name="NRB">{{cite web |title=Towns & Unions in the City District of Faisalabad |url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=8&dn=Faisalabad |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326133048/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=8&dn=Faisalabad |archive-date=26 March 2012 |access-date=13 April 2023 |website=National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website}}</ref>


==Administrative divisions==
==Administrative divisions==
Faisalabad District is part of [[Faisalabad Division]].
Faisalabad District is part of [[Faisalabad Division]]. In 2005 Faisalabad was reorganized as a [[City Districts of Pakistan|City-District]]. It comprises six [[Tehsils]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://punjab.gov.pk/faisalabad|title=Faisalabad, Punjab Portal|website=punjab.gov.pk|access-date=3 March 2021|archive-date=16 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316001427/https://www.punjab.gov.pk/faisalabad|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="NRB" />


In 2005 Faisalabad was reorganized as a [[City Districts of Pakistan|City-District]]. It comprises six [[Tehsils]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://punjab.gov.pk/faisalabad|title=Faisalabad, Punjab Portal|website=punjab.gov.pk|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=NRB/>
{{static row numbers}}
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Tehsil<ref>[http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html Divisions/Districts of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930093025/http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html|date=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</ref>
!Area
(km<sup>2</sup>)<ref>{{Cite web |title=TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf}}</ref>
!Pop.
(2023)
!Density
(ppl/km<sup>2</sup>)


# [[Chak Jhumra Tehsil|Chak Jhumra]]<ref name=NRB>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=8&dn=Faisalabad |url-status=dead|archive-date=26 March 2012|access-date=13 April 2023|title=Towns & Unions in the City Disrict of Faisalabad|website=National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website              |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326133048/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=8&dn=Faisalabad}}</ref>
(2023)
# [[Faisalabad City Tehsil|Faisalabad City]]<ref name=PBS/>
!Literacy rate
# [[Faisalabad Sadar Tehsil|Faisalabad Sadar]]<ref name=PBS/>
(2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_punjab_districts.pdf}}</ref>
# [[Jaranwala Tehsil|Jaranwala]]<ref name=NRB/>
!Union Councils
# [[Samundri Tehsil|Samundri]]<ref name=NRB/>
|-
# [[Tandlianwala Tehsil|Tandlianwala]]<ref name=NRB/>
|[[Chak Jhumra]]<ref name="NRB" />
|654
|385,169
|588.94
|70.56%
|...
|-
|[[Faisalabad City Tehsil|Faisalabad City]]<ref name="PBS" />
|168
|3,691,999
|21,976.18
|81.59%
|...
|-
|[[Faisalabad Sadar Tehsil|Faisalabad Sadar]]<ref name="PBS" />
|1,186
|1,742,958
|1,469.61
|71.25%
|...
|-
|[[Jaranwala Tehsil|Jaranwala]]<ref name="NRB" />
|1,811
|1,731,148
|955.91
|66.32%
|...
|-
|[[Samundri Tehsil|Samundri]]<ref name="NRB" />
|754
|729,672
|967.73
|75.99%
|...
|-
|[[Tandlianwala Tehsil|Tandlianwala]]<ref name="NRB" />
|1,284
|794,873
|619.06
|52.83%
|...
|}


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
At the time of the 2017 census, the district had a population of 7,874,790.<ref name=PBS/>  
=== Population ===
{{Historical populations
|align=left
|percentages=pagr
|1951 |1548689
|1961 |1990297
|1972 |3163756
|1981 |3561909
|1998 |5429547
|2017 |7882444
|2023 |9075819
|footnote= Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>}}
 
As of the [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 census]], Faisalabad district had 1,382,773 households and a population of 9,075,819 which is roughly equal to the population of [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]. The district had a sex ratio of 108.92 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 73.41%: 77.34% for males and 69.11% for females.<ref name="2023table1">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf |website=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref><ref name="2023table12">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_punjab_district.pdf |website=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> 2,200,114 (24.27% of the surveyed population) were under 10 years of age.<ref name="2023table5">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_5.pdf |website=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]] |publisher=}}</ref> 4,392,979 (48.40%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="2023table1" />


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!1998<ref name="census1951-1998">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population_census/Administrative%20Units.pdf|title=1951-1998 censuses|website=pbs.gov.pk|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref>
!1998<ref name="census1951-1998">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population_census/Administrative%20Units.pdf|title=1951-1998 censuses|website=pbs.gov.pk|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref>
!2017<ref name=PBS>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/FAISLABAD_SUMMARY.pdf|title=District And Tehsil Level Population Summary With Region Breakup (Faisalabad District)|website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website|access-date=13 April 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123193016/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/FAISLABAD_SUMMARY.pdf |archive-date=23 November 2018}}</ref>
!2017<ref name=PBS>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/FAISLABAD_SUMMARY.pdf|title=District And Tehsil Level Population Summary With Region Breakup (Faisalabad District)|website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website|access-date=13 April 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123193016/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/FAISLABAD_SUMMARY.pdf |archive-date=23 November 2018}}</ref>
!2023<ref name="2023census">{{cite web |date=2023 |title=TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/Punjab.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Chak Jhumra Tehsil|Chak Jhumra]]
|[[Chak Jhumra Tehsil|Chak Jhumra]]
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|253,806
|253,806
|332,461
|332,461
|385,169
|-
|-
|[[Faisalabad City Tehsil|Faisalabad City]]
|[[Faisalabad City Tehsil|Faisalabad City]]
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|2,140,346
|2,140,346
|3,238,841
|3,238,841
|3,691,999
|-
|-
|[[Faisalabad Sadar Tehsil|Faisalabad Sadar]]
|[[Faisalabad Sadar Tehsil|Faisalabad Sadar]]
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|924,110
|924,110
|1,465,411
|1,465,411
|1,742,958
|-
|-
|[[Jaranwala Tehsil|Jaranwala]]
|[[Jaranwala Tehsil|Jaranwala]]
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|1,054,698
|1,054,698
|1,492,276
|1,492,276
|1,731,148
|-
|-
|[[Samundri Tehsil|Samundri]]
|[[Samundri Tehsil|Samundri]]
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|515,785
|515,785
|643,068
|643,068
|729,672
|-
|-
|[[Tandlianwala Tehsil|Tandlianwala]]
|[[Tandlianwala Tehsil|Tandlianwala]]
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|540,802
|540,802
|702,733
|702,733
|794,873
|-
|-
|'''Faisalabad District'''
|'''Faisalabad District'''
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|'''5,429,547'''
|'''5,429,547'''
|'''7,874,790'''
|'''7,874,790'''
|'''9,075,819'''
|}
|}


=== Religion ===
=== Religion ===
As per the 2017 census, [[Punjabi Muslims|Muslims]] were the predominant religious community with 96.49% of the population while [[Christianity in Punjab, Pakistan|Christians]] were 3.36% of the population.<ref name="2017census">{{cite web|title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/district-wise-results-tables-census-2017|website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>


{{bar box
|title=Religion in Faisalabad district (2023)<ref name="religion2023"/>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
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|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Punjabi Muslims|Islam]]|green|96.48}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Punjab, Pakistan|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|3.40}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.12}}
}}Islam is followed by majority of the district's population. Christians form 3.4% of population. Hindus formed a small minority population of 2,150 people.<ref name="language2023" /> The Sita Ram temple is a Hindu temple near Jhang Bazaar region in the district. However the temple is currently neglected and deteriorated. The Hindu community has been demanding the reopening of the shrine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=सिंह |first=अनिल |date=2024-01-03 |title=पाकिस्तान में हैं कितने राम मंदिर, जानें कब और कैसे हुआ था निर्माण, आज क्या है स्थिति{{!}} Navbharat Live |url=https://navbharatlive.com/india/ram-mandir-in-pakistan-know-the-condition-of-ram-temple-in-pakistan-851900.html |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Navabharat |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Virdee |first=Pippa |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/From_the_Ashes_of_1947/WYJIDwAAQBAJ?hl=en |title=From the Ashes of 1947 |date= |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-108-42811-8 |pages=152 |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Religion in contemporary Faisalabad District
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in Pakistan|Religious]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941" />
! colspan="2" |2017<ref name="Census2017B">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/final-results-census-2017|title=Final Results (Census-2017)|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2023<ref name = "religion2023">{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=TABLE 9 : POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS - 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_9.pdf |access-date=2 Aug 2024 |website=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
|[[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
|606,374
|{{Percentage | 606374 | 999900 | 2 }}
|7,606,012
|{{Percentage | 7606012 | 7882444 | 2 }}
|8,746,155
|{{Percentage | 8746155 | 9065306 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
|209,504
|{{Percentage | 209504 | 999900 | 2 }}
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
|243
|~{{Percentage | 243 | 9065306 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941: Including [[Ad-Dharmi]]s}}
|148,484
|{{Percentage | 148484 | 999900 | 2 }}
|598
|{{Percentage | 598 | 7882444 | 2 }}
|2,150
|{{Percentage | 2150 | 9065306 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
|35,341
|{{Percentage | 35341 | 999900 | 2 }}
|264,677
|{{Percentage | 264677 | 7882444 | 2 }}
|308,580
|{{Percentage | 308580 | 9065306 | 2 }}
|-
|[[Ahmadiyya in Pakistan|Ahmadiyya]] [[File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg|15x15px]]
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
|10,959
|{{Percentage | 10959 | 7882444 | 2 }}
|7,630
|{{Percentage | 7630 | 9065306 | 2 }}
|-
|Others
|197
|{{Percentage | 197 | 999900 | 2 }}
|198
|{{Percentage | 198 | 7882444 | 2 }}
|545
|{{Percentage | 545 | 9065306 | 2 }}
|-
!Total Population
!999,900
!{{Percentage | 999900 | 999900 | 2 }}
!7,882,444
!{{Percentage | 7882444 | 7882444 | 2 }}
!9,065,306
!{{Percentage | 9065306 | 9065306 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="7" | {{small|Note: 1941 census data is for Lyallpur, Samundri and Jaranwala tehsils of erstwhile Lyallpur district, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Faisalabad district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941.}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ ''Religion in Faisalabad District{{efn|Formerly known as [[Lyallpur District]], prior to district renaming in 1979.}}{{efn|Historic district borders may not be an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}}
|+ Religious groups in Faisalabad District ([[British Punjab province]] era)
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in Pakistan|Religious]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |1901<ref name="Census1901">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25363739 |jstor=saoa.crl.25363739 |access-date=29 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province. |year=1901 |pages=34}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25393788 |jstor=saoa.crl.25393788 |access-date=29 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1911 |pages=27}}</ref><ref name="Census1911B">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62718 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II |year=1911 |pages=27 |author=Kaul, Harikishan}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25430165 |jstor=saoa.crl.25430165 |access-date=29 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1921 |pages=29}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25793242 |jstor=saoa.crl.25793242 |access-date=29 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1931 |pages=277}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215541 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215541 |access-date=29 March 2024 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab |year=1941 |pages=42}}</ref>
|-
|-
! Religion
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
! Population (1941)<ref name="LyallpurDistrict1941">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/censusofindia1941-28216851/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>{{rp|42}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
! Percentage (1941)
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
|-
| [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]  
! [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
| 484,657
| {{Percentage | 484657 | 791861 | 2 }}
| 524,288
| {{Percentage | 524288 | 857711 | 2 }}
| 594,917
| {{Percentage | 594917 | 979463 | 2 }}
| 720,996
| {{Percentage | 720996 | 1151351 | 2 }}
| 877,518
| 877,518
|{{Percentage | 877518 | 1396305 | 2 }}
| {{Percentage | 877518 | 1396305 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941: Including [[Ad-Dharmi]]s}}
| 210,459
| {{Percentage | 210459 | 791861 | 2 }}
| 154,603
| {{Percentage | 154603 | 857711 | 2 }}
| 181,488
| {{Percentage | 181488 | 979463 | 2 }}
| 173,344
| {{Percentage | 173344 | 1151351 | 2 }}
| 204,059
| {{Percentage | 204059 | 1396305 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| [[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
! [[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
| 88,049
| {{Percentage | 88049 | 791861 | 2 }}
| 146,670
| {{Percentage | 146670 | 857711 | 2 }}
| 160,821
| {{Percentage | 160821 | 979463 | 2 }}
| 211,391
| {{Percentage | 211391 | 1151351 | 2 }}
| 262,737
| 262,737
|{{Percentage | 262737 | 1396305 | 2 }}
| {{Percentage | 262737 | 1396305 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
| 8,672
| {{Percentage | 8672 | 791861 | 2 }}
| 32,023
| {{Percentage | 32023 | 857711 | 2 }}
| 42,004
| {{Percentage | 42004 | 979463 | 2 }}
| 45,518
| {{Percentage | 45518 | 1151351 | 2 }}
| 51,948
| {{Percentage | 51948 | 1396305 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1941 census: Including [[Ad-Dharmi]]s}}
! [[Jainism]] [[File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg|15px]]
| 204,059
| 23
|{{Percentage | 204059 | 1396305 | 2 }}
| {{Percentage | 23 | 791861 | 2 }}
| 125
| {{Percentage | 125 | 857711 | 2 }}
| 231
| {{Percentage | 231 | 979463 | 2 }}
| 95
| {{Percentage | 95 | 1151351 | 2 }}
| 35
| {{Percentage | 35 | 1396305 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Zoroastrianism]] [[File:Faravahar.svg|15px]]
| 1
| {{Percentage | 1 | 791861 | 2 }}
| 2
| {{Percentage | 2 | 857711 | 2 }}
| 2
| {{Percentage | 2 | 979463 | 2 }}
| 7
| {{Percentage | 7 | 1151351 | 2 }}
| 6
| {{Percentage | 6 | 1396305 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Buddhism]] [[File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg|15px]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 791861 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 857711 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 979463 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1151351 | 2 }}
| 2
| {{Percentage | 2 | 1396305 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Judaism]] [[File:Star_of_David.svg|15px]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 791861 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 857711 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 979463 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1151351 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1396305 | 2 }}
|-
! Others
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 791861 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 857711 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 979463 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1151351 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1396305 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 791,861
! {{Percentage | 791861 | 791861 | 2 }}
! 857,711
! {{Percentage | 857711 | 857711 | 2 }}
! 979,463
! {{Percentage | 979463 | 979463 | 2 }}
! 1,151,351
! {{Percentage | 1151351 | 1151351 | 2 }}
! 1,396,305
! {{Percentage | 1396305 | 1396305 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="11" | {{small|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 (British India)|Punjab Province region]] during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.<br><br>Note2: District formerly inscribed as the ''[[Punjab Canal Colonies#Chenab Colony|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 [[Punjab Canal Colonies#Chenab Colony|Chenab Canal Colony]].<br><br>Note3: Formerly known as [[Lyallpur District]], prior to district renaming in 1979.}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Religion in the [[Tehsil]]s of Faisalabad  District (1921)<ref name="Census1921"/>
! rowspan="2" |[[Tehsil]]
! colspan="2" |[[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
! colspan="2" |[[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]
! colspan="2" |[[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
! colspan="2" |[[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
! colspan="2" |[[Jainism]] [[File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg|15px]]
! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=othersC|Including [[Buddhism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], [[Tribal religions in India|Tribals]], others, or not stated}}
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
! Lyallpur Tehsil
| 187,702
| {{Percentage | 187702 | 344852 | 2 }}
| 73,359
| {{Percentage | 73359 | 344852 | 2 }}
| 65,389
| {{Percentage | 65389 | 344852 | 2 }}
| 18,347
| {{Percentage | 18347 | 344852 | 2 }}
| 53
| {{Percentage | 53 | 344852 | 2 }}
| 2
| {{Percentage | 2 | 344852 | 2 }}
! 344,852
! {{Percentage | 344852 | 344852 | 2 }}
|-
! Samundri Tehsil
| 155,680
| {{Percentage | 155680 | 224806 | 2 }}
| 35,477
| {{Percentage | 35477 | 224806 | 2 }}
| 26,531
| {{Percentage | 26531 | 224806 | 2 }}
| 7,017
| {{Percentage | 7017 | 224806 | 2 }}
| 101
| {{Percentage | 101 | 224806 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 224806 | 2 }}
! 224,806
! {{Percentage | 224806 | 224806 | 2 }}
|-
! Toba Tek Singh Tehsil
| 148,015
| {{Percentage | 148015 | 232426 | 2 }}
| 38,853
| {{Percentage | 38853 | 232426 | 2 }}
| 31,832
| {{Percentage | 31832 | 232426 | 2 }}
| 13,680
| {{Percentage | 13680 | 232426 | 2 }}
| 46
| {{Percentage | 46 | 232426 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 232426 | 2 }}
! 232,426
! {{Percentage | 232426 | 232426 | 2 }}
|-
! Jaranwala Tehsil
| 103,520
| {{Percentage | 103520 | 177379 | 2 }}
| 33,799
| {{Percentage | 33799 | 177379 | 2 }}
| 37,069
| {{Percentage | 37069 | 177379 | 2 }}
| 2,960
| {{Percentage | 2960 | 177379 | 2 }}
| 31
| {{Percentage | 31 | 177379 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 177379 | 2 }}
! 177,379
! {{Percentage | 177379 | 177379 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|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 (British India)|Punjab Province region]] during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Religion in the [[Tehsil]]s of Faisalabad District (1941)<ref name="Census1941"/>
! rowspan="2" |[[Tehsil]]
! colspan="2" |[[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
! colspan="2" |[[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]{{efn|name=ad-dharmi}}
! colspan="2" |[[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
! colspan="2" |[[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
! colspan="2" |[[Jainism]] [[File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg|15px]]
! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=othersB|Including [[Anglo-Indian people|Anglo-Indian Christians]], [[British Christianity|British Christians]], [[Buddhism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], [[Tribal religions in India|Tribals]], others, or not stated}}
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
! Lyallpur Tehsil
| 221,333
| {{Percentage | 221333 | 405973 | 2 }}
| 73,400
| {{Percentage | 73400 | 405973 | 2 }}
| 89,629
| {{Percentage | 89629 | 405973 | 2 }}
| 21,500
| {{Percentage | 21500 | 405973 | 2 }}
| 34
| {{Percentage | 34 | 405973 | 2 }}
| 77
| {{Percentage | 77 | 405973 | 2 }}
! 405,973
! {{Percentage | 405973 | 405973 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
! Samundri Tehsil
| 51,694
| 217,359
|{{Percentage | 51694 | 1396305 | 2 }}
| {{Percentage | 217359 | 300544 | 2 }}
| 33,860
| {{Percentage | 33860 | 300544 | 2 }}
| 40,690
| {{Percentage | 40690 | 300544 | 2 }}
| 8,629
| {{Percentage | 8629 | 300544 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 300544 | 2 }}
| 6
| {{Percentage | 6 | 300544 | 2 }}
! 300,544
! {{Percentage | 300544 | 300544 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| Others {{efn|Including [[Jainism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], or not stated}}
! Toba Tek Singh Tehsil
| 297
| 271,144
|{{Percentage | 297 | 1396305 | 2 }}
| {{Percentage | 271144 | 396405 | 2 }}
| 55,575
| {{Percentage | 55575 | 396405 | 2 }}
| 53,233
| {{Percentage | 53233 | 396405 | 2 }}
| 16,353
| {{Percentage | 16353 | 396405 | 2 }}
| 1
| {{Percentage | 1 | 396405 | 2 }}
| 99
| {{Percentage | 99 | 396405 | 2 }}
! 396,405
! {{Percentage | 396405 | 396405 | 2 }}
|-
|-
| '''Total Population'''
! Jaranwala Tehsil
| '''1,396,305'''
| 167,682
| '''{{Percentage | 1396305 | 1396305 | 2 }}'''
| {{Percentage | 167682 | 293383 | 2 }}
| 41,224
| {{Percentage | 41224 | 293383 | 2 }}
| 79,185
| {{Percentage | 79185 | 293383 | 2 }}
| 5,212
| {{Percentage | 5212 | 293383 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 293383 | 2 }}
| 80
| {{Percentage | 80 | 293383 | 2 }}
! 293,383
! {{Percentage | 293383 | 293383 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|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 (British India)|Punjab Province region]] during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.<br><br>Note2: [[Tehsil]] religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on [[Census in British India|census]]. Does not include [[Anglo-Indian people|Anglo-Indian Christians]] or [[British Christianity|British Christians]], who were classified under "Other" category.}}
|}
|}


=== Language ===
=== Language ===
At the time of the 2017 census, 96.48% of the population spoke [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and 2.02% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="2017census" />
 
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages of Faisalabad district (2023)<ref name="language2023"/>
|label1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value1 = 94.13 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 4.49 |color2 = green
|label3 = [[Pashto]] |value3 = 0.64 |color3 = lightgreen
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.74 |color4 = grey
}}
 
At the time of the 2023 census, 94.13% of the population spoke [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], 4.49% [[Urdu]], and 0.64% [[Pashto]] as their first language.<ref name = "language2023">{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_11.pdf |access-date=2 Aug 2024 |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
===Road===
{{Main|Roads in Faisalabad}}


===Rail===
===Rail===
Line 165: Line 631:
===Air===
===Air===
{{Main|Faisalabad International Airport}}
{{Main|Faisalabad International Airport}}
== Electricity supplier ==
The electricity supply in Faisalabad District is managed by the [[Faisalabad Electric Supply Company]].


== Education ==
== Education ==
[[Punjab Group of Colleges]] (Girls Campus) Service Road
* [[Government College University Faisalabad]]  
 
* [[University of Agriculture, Faisalabad]]
[[Punjab Group of Colleges]] (Boys Campus) Service Road
 
[[Government College University Faisalabad]]  
[[University of Agriculture, Faisalabad]]


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
*[[Bhagat Singh]], a famous Indian [[revolutionary]] and freedom fighter
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*[[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
*[[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
*[[Abid Sher Ali]], Pakistan Muslim League (N) worker born in Faisalabad.
*[[Rana Sanaullah]], former PPP and current Pakistan Muslim League (N) worker born in Faisalabad.
*[[Talal Chaudhry|Talal Chuadhry]], Pakistan Muslim League (N) worker born in Faisalabad.
*[[Mian Abdul Bari]], Pakistan Movement activist and politician.
*[[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
*[[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
*[[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], a famous singer and musician, born in Faisalabad.
*[[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]]
*[[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]]
*[[Bhagat Singh]], a famous Indian [[revolutionary]] and freedom fighter
*[[Harkishan Singh]], a well recognized [[pharmaceutical]] academic, [[medicinal chemistry]] researcher and [[science historian]]


==See also==
==See also==
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{{Wikivoyage|Faisalabad}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813061805/http://faisalabad.gov.pk/ Faisalabad City District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813061805/http://faisalabad.gov.pk/ Faisalabad City District]
* [http://www.punjab.gov.pk/ Punjab Government website]
* [http://www.punjab.gov.pk/ Punjab Government website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510003636/http://www.punjab.gov.pk/ |date=10 May 2015 }}


{{Neighbourhoods of Faisalabad}}
{{Neighbourhoods of Faisalabad}}

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Faisalabad District
ضلع فیصل آباد
Lyallpur District
District
Top: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Bottom: Gat Wala Lake
Faisalabad District highlighted within Punjab Province
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
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DivisionFaisalabad
HeadquartersFaisalabad
Number of Tehsils6
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerCaptain (R) Nadeem Nasir[1]
 • District Police OfficerKamran Adil
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • District5,857 km2 (2,261 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • District9,075,819
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,392,979 (48.40%)
 • Rural
4,682,840 (51.60%)
Literacy
[3]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (73.41%)
  • Male:
    (77.34%)
  • Female:
    (69.11%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code041
LanguagesPunjabi, Urdu
Websitefaisalabad.punjab.gov.pk

Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979)[4] (Punjabi and Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is one of the districts of Punjab, 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.[5]

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).[6]

Initially a part of Jhang District, it gained the status of a separate district in 1904.[7] 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.[8]

Administrative divisions[edit | edit source]

Faisalabad District is part of Faisalabad Division. In 2005 Faisalabad was reorganized as a City-District. It comprises six Tehsils.[9][8]

Tehsil[10] Area

(km2)[11]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km2)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[12]

Union Councils
Chak Jhumra[8] 654 385,169 588.94 70.56% ...
Faisalabad City[13] 168 3,691,999 21,976.18 81.59% ...
Faisalabad Sadar[13] 1,186 1,742,958 1,469.61 71.25% ...
Jaranwala[8] 1,811 1,731,148 955.91 66.32% ...
Samundri[8] 754 729,672 967.73 75.99% ...
Tandlianwala[8] 1,284 794,873 619.06 52.83% ...

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Population[edit | edit source]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 1,548,689—    
1961 1,990,297+2.54%
1972 3,163,756+4.30%
1981 3,561,909+1.33%
1998 5,429,547+2.51%
2017 7,882,444+1.98%
2023 9,075,819+2.38%
Sources:[14]

As of the 2023 census, Faisalabad district had 1,382,773 households and a population of 9,075,819 which is roughly equal to the population of Los Angeles County, California, USA. The district had a sex ratio of 108.92 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 73.41%: 77.34% for males and 69.11% for females.[15][16] 2,200,114 (24.27% of the surveyed population) were under 10 years of age.[17] 4,392,979 (48.40%) lived in urban areas.[15]

Total Population according to censuses
Administrative Unit 1981[18] 1998[18] 2017[13] 2023[2]
Chak Jhumra 202,078 253,806 332,461 385,169
Faisalabad City 1,181,562 2,140,346 3,238,841 3,691,999
Faisalabad Sadar 666,023 924,110 1,465,411 1,742,958
Jaranwala 747,890 1,054,698 1,492,276 1,731,148
Samundri 378,302 515,785 643,068 729,672
Tandlianwala 386,054 540,802 702,733 794,873
Faisalabad District 3,561,909 5,429,547 7,874,790 9,075,819

Religion[edit | edit source]

Religion in Faisalabad district (2023)[19]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.48%
Christianity
 
 3.40%
Other or not stated
 
 0.12%

Islam is followed by majority of the district's population. Christians form 3.4% of population. Hindus formed a small minority population of 2,150 people.[20] The Sita Ram temple is a Hindu temple near Jhang Bazaar region in the district. However the temple is currently neglected and deteriorated. The Hindu community has been demanding the reopening of the shrine.[21][22]

Religion in contemporary Faisalabad District
Religious
group 		1941[23] 2017[24] 2023[19]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 606,374 60.64% 7,606,012 96.49% 8,746,155 96.48%
Sikhism 209,504 20.95% N/A N/A 243 ~0%
Hinduism [lower-alpha 1] 148,484 14.85% 598 0.01% 2,150 0.02%
Christianity 35,341 3.53% 264,677 3.36% 308,580 3.4%
Ahmadiyya N/A N/A 10,959 0.14% 7,630 0.08%
Others 197 0.02% 198 0% 545 0.01%
Total Population 999,900 100% 7,882,444 100% 9,065,306 100%
Note: 1941 census data is for Lyallpur, Samundri and Jaranwala tehsils of erstwhile Lyallpur district, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Faisalabad district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941.
Religious groups in Faisalabad District (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group 		1901[25] 1911[26][27] 1921[28] 1931[29] 1941[23]
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 [lower-alpha 1] 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)[28]
Tehsil Islam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[lower-alpha 2] 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)[23]
Tehsil Islam Hinduism [lower-alpha 1] Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[lower-alpha 3] 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[edit | edit source]

Languages of Faisalabad district (2023)[20]

  Punjabi (94.13%)
  Urdu (4.49%)
  Pashto (0.64%)
  Others (0.74%)

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.[20]

Transportation[edit | edit source]

Rail[edit | edit source]

Main article: Faisalabad railway station

Air[edit | edit source]

Main article: Faisalabad International Airport

Electricity supplier[edit | edit source]

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

Education[edit | edit source]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "DC Directs Polio Teams To Remain Active For Achieving Target". UrduPoint. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  3. ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "History of Faisalabad". Punjab Portal website. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Urban Resource Centre (1998 census details) Archived 13 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "A Histroty of Faisalabad City". Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry website. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ↑ 1998 District Census report of Faisalabad. Census publication. Vol. 116. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "Towns & Unions in the City District of Faisalabad". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Faisalabad, Punjab Portal". punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  10. ↑ 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
  11. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "District And Tehsil Level Population Summary With Region Breakup (Faisalabad District)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  16. ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  17. ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "1951-1998 censuses" (PDF). pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "TABLE 9 : POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  21. ↑ सिंह, अनिल (3 January 2024). "पाकिस्तान में हैं कितने राम मंदिर, जानें कब और कैसे हुआ था निर्माण, आज क्या है स्थिति| Navbharat Live". Navabharat (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  22. ↑ Virdee, Pippa (2018). From the Ashes of 1947. Cambridge University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-108-42811-8.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  24. ↑ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  25. ↑ "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 34. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  26. ↑ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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  29. ↑ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
  2. ↑ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
  3. ↑ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated

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