Multan District

Multan
ضِلع مُلتان
Top: Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
Bottom: Aerial view of Ghanta Ghar Chowk
Multan District highlighted within Punjab Province
Multan District highlighted within Punjab Province
Coordinates: 29°56′N 71°22′E / 29.933°N 71.367°E / 29.933; 71.367
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DivisionMultan
HeadquartersMultan
Number of Tehsils4
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • MayorNone (vacant)
 • Deputy CommissionerMudasir Riaz Malik (BPS-19 PAS)
 • District Police OfficerMansoorul Haq Rana (BPS-19 PSP)
Area
 • Total3,720 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5,362,305
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
LanguagesSaraiki, Punjabi, Urdu
Websitemultan.punjab.gov.pk

Multan District (Urdu: ضِلع مُلتان), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Multan. The district has a population of 4.75 million (as of 2017) and an area of 3,720 square kilometres. The district consists of tehsils of Multan saddar, Multan city, Jalalpur Pirwala and Shujabad.[3]

Vehari, Khanewal and Lodhran were Tehsils of Multan district. Vehari was made separate district in 1976. Khanewal was cut off from Multan and made a separate district in 1985. Lodhran was split off as a separate district from Multan in 1991.[4]

Location

Multan District is surrounded by the Khanewal to the North and North East, the Vehari to the East and Lodhran to the South. The Chenab River passes on its Western side, across which lies Muzaffargarh. Bahawalpur district is to the south across the Sutlej.

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 725,131—    
1961 983,815+3.10%
1972 1,506,223+3.95%
1981 1,970,075+3.03%
1998 3,116,851+2.74%
2017 4,746,166+2.24%
2023 5,362,305+2.06%
Sources:[5]

Religion

Religion in Multan district (2017)[6]
Religion Percent
Islam
99.37%
Christianity
0.54%
Other or not stated
0.09%

At the time of the 2017 census, Multan district had 758,832 households and a population of 4,746,166. Multan had a sex ratio of 949 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 55.36% - 65.17% for males and 45.54% for females. 2,058,920 (43.38%) lived in urban areas. 1,293,514 (27.25%) were under 10 years of age.[6] In 2023, the district had 887,304 households and a population of 5,362,305.[2]

Religion in Multan District
Religious
group
1941[7]: 62–63  2017
Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 428,659 79.4% 4,716,267 99.37%
Hinduism [a] 101,985 18.89% 2,366 0.05%
Sikhism 6,802 1.26%
Christianity 1,012 0.19% 25,693 0.54%
Ahmadi 1,665 0.04%
Others 1,428 0.26% 175 0%
Total Population 539,886 100% 4,746,166 100%
Note: 1941 figures are for Multan and Shujabad tehsils of Multan District, which roughly corresponds to present-day Multan district.
Religious groups in Multan District (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group
1901[8] 1911[9][10] 1921[11] 1931[12] 1941[13]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 570,254 80.25% 665,488 81.67% 731,605 82.18% 942,937 80.26% 1,157,911 78.01%
Hinduism [a] 133,560 18.79% 126,603 15.54% 134,013 15.05% 182,029 15.49% 249,872 16.83%
Sikhism 4,662 0.66% 19,881 2.44% 18,562 2.08% 39,453 3.36% 61,628 4.15%
Christianity 1,964 0.28% 2,441 0.3% 6,006 0.67% 9,924 0.84% 14,290 0.96%
Jainism 134 0.02% 394 0.05% 28 0% 440 0.04% 552 0.04%
Zoroastrianism 52 0.01% 58 0.01% 47 0.01% 117 0.01% 77 0.01%
Judaism 0 0% 6 0% 3 0% 0 0% 3 0%
Buddhism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Total population 710,626 100% 814,871 100% 890,264 100% 1,174,900 100% 1,484,333 100%
Note: 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.

Language

Languages of Multan district (2017)[6]

  Saraiki (64.41%)
  Punjabi (17.77%)
  Urdu (16.20%)
  Others (1.62%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 64.41% of the population spoke Saraiki, 17.77% Punjabi and 16.20% Urdu as their first language.[6]

Tehsils

  1. Jalalpur Pirwala
  2. Multan City
  3. Multan Saddar
  4. Shujabad

Notes

  1. ^ a b 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

  1. ^ "Multan District at Glance". Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  3. ^ "District Profile | Multan". multan.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Our History | Multan". multan.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ a b c d "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

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