Kot Addu District () is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The district headquarter is Kot Addu city.
History Kot Addu was established by Addu Khan, son of the Mirani chieftain Ghazi Khan, in the 15th century. Kot Addu was part of Muzaffargarh District as Kot Addu Tehsil until 2022, after which it was upgraded to district level.
Administration The district is administratively subdivided into two tehsils.
TehsilDivisions/Districts of Pakistan Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division namesArea (km2)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km2)
(2023)Literacy rate (2023)Union CouncilsChowk Sarwar Shaheed1,785414,578232.2655.50%Kot Addu1,6861,072,180635.9358.19%32
Demographics
As of the 2023 census, Kot Addu district has 251,512 households and a population of 1,486,758. The district has a sex ratio of 100.85 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 57.44%: 66.23% for males and 48.47% for females. 432,584 (29.12% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 283,819 (19.09%) live in urban areas.
+ Religion in contemporary Kot Addu DistrictReligiousgroup194120172023Islam 117,505 1,341,5981,476,96899.43% Hinduism 14,3034014280.03% Sikhism 1,72035~0% Christianity 525,0597,4980.50%Ahmadi4134630.03% Others5175900.01% Total Population 133,5851,347,5011,485,482100%
At the 2023 census, 79.80% of the population spoke Saraiki, 11.60% Punjabi, 4.79% Urdu and 2.66% Pashto as their first language.
See also
Divisions of Pakistan Divisions of Balochistan Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Divisions of Punjab Divisions of Sindh Divisions of Azad Kashmir Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan Districts of Pakistan Districts of Punjab, Pakistan Districts of Sindh Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Districts of Azad Kashmir Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan
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