Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979) (

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and ur, ) is one of the districts of 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 City. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after

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and

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. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the

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refugees from Eastern Punjab and

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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. , 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. # Chak Jhumra # Faisalabad City # Faisalabad Sadar #

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# Samundri # Tandlianwala

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 7,882,444, of which 4,038,932 were males and 3,842,684 females. Rural population is 4,115,578 while the urban population is 3,766,866. The literacy rate was 69.83%.

Religion

As per the 2017 census,

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were the predominant religious community with 96.49% of the population while

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

were 3.36% of the population.

Language

At the time of the 2017 census, 96.48% of the population spoke

and 2.02%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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as their first language.

Transportation

Road

Rail

Air

Education

Punjab Group of Colleges The Punjab Group of Colleges (also known as The Punjab Group or PGC) has its roots in a Commerce College set up by Mian Amer Mahmood. The chairman of PGC network is Mian Amer Mahmood. Now the new Chairman of Punjab Group of college is Tayyab M ...

(Girls Campus) Service Road

(Boys Campus) Service Road Government College University Faisalabd Agriculture university Faisalabad.

References

External links

Faisalabad City District

Punjab Government website

- profile on Dawn.com {{Authority control Faisalabad Districts of Punjab, Pakistan