This article deals with the demographics of Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan.
Population
As of the 2023 census, Attock district had 353,973 households and a population of 2,170,423. The district has a sex ratio of 100.83 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 70.22%: 79.69% for males and 60.66% for females. 473,463 (22.2% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 623,984 (28.75%) live in urban areas.
Religion As per the 2023 census, Islam is the predominant religion with 99.3% of the population. +Religion in Attock DistrictReligious group194120172023Islam 484,61689.85%1,877,22199.51%2,118,15999.30%Hinduism 35,5936.60%5750.03%5010.02%Sikhism 16,7403.10%......7690.04%Christianity 5000.09%7,6990.41%13,2860.62%Others1,9100.36%8830.05%2900.01%Total Population539,359100%1,886,378100%2,133,005100% +Religious groups in Attock District (British Punjab province era)Religious group1911192119311941Islam 471,890465,694531,793611,128Sikhism 26,91419,80919,52220,120Hinduism 19,74126,18431,93243,209Christianity 7075577105040.07%Zoroastrianism 11003Jainism 95213Buddhism 1017Others0008910.13%Total population519,273512,249583,960675,875 +Religion in the Tehsils of Attock District (1921)TehsilIslam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotalAttock Tehsil158,31311,2033,42852350173,472Pindigheb Tehsil108,3566,1315,5822800120,097Talagong Tehsil98,8875,2334,379200108,501Fatehjang Tehsil100,1383,6176,420400110,179 +Religion in the Tehsils of Attock District (1941)TehsilIslam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotalAttock Tehsil207,55719,3466,04745513846234,264Pindigheb Tehsil150,45813,1123,34740050167,007Talagong Tehsil125,5127,6163,380404136,516Fatehjang Tehsil127,6013,1357,346501138,088
Languages In the 2023 census, .23% of the population identified their first language as Punjabi, 14.45% as Hindko, 15.59% as Pashto and 2.68% as Urdu. In the previous census of 1998, the multiple choice question did not have an option for Hindko; the percentages were % for Punjabi, % for Pashto and % Urdu.
The Punjabi dialect of the eastern Fateh Jang Tehsil is called Sohāī̃ and belongs to the Dhani dialect group. The dialects of Pindi Gheb Tehsil (called Ghebi) and of Attock (sometimes called Chhachi) have been classified as a sub dialect of Hindko dialect.
See also
Administrative units of Pakistan City Districts of Pakistan Divisions of Pakistan Tehsils of Pakistan Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Tehsils of Balochistan, Pakistan Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan Districts of Pakistan Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Districts of Punjab, Pakistan Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan Districts of Sindh, Pakistan Districts of Azad Kashmir Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan List of cities in Pakistan by population Union councils of Pakistan
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