Multan District (), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Multan. The district has a population of million (as of 2024) and an area of 3,720 square kilometres. The district consists of tehsils of Multan saddar, Multan city, Jalalpur Pirwala and Shujabad.

History

Multan district was created during British rule in 19th century. 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.

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.

Administration The district is administratively divided into the following tehsils (subdivisions): 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 CouncilsJalalpur Pirwala978608,488622.1838.50%...Multan City3042,555,4868,406.2073.65%...Multan Saddar1,6321,516,004928.9252.01%...Shujabad806682,327846.5653.87%...

Demographics

Population

As of the 2023 census, Multan district has 886,392 households and a population of 5,362,305. The district has a sex ratio of 103.77 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 61.41%: 67.28% for males and 55.27% for females. 1,398,159 (26.18% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 2,499,871 (46.62%) live in urban areas.

Religion

+ Religion in contemporary Multan DistrictReligiousgroup194120172023 Islam 428,6594,716,2675,295,31599.15% Hinduism 101,9852,3661,7090.03% Sikhism 6,8021200% Christianity 1,01225,69342,1550.79%Ahmadi1,6651,1050.02% Others1,4281753580.01%Total Population539,8864,746,1665,340,762100% + Religious groups in Multan District (British Punjab province era)Religiousgroup1881189119011911192119311941 Islam 435,901 503,962 570,254 665,488 731,605 942,937 1,157,911 Hinduism 112,001 122,714 133,560 126,603 134,013 182,029 249,872 Sikhism 2,085 2,832 4,662 19,881 18,562 39,453 61,628 Christianity 1,861 1,892 1,964 2,441 6,006 9,924 14,290 Zoroastrianism 63 9 52 58 47 117 77 Jainism 47 24 134 394 28 440 552 Buddhism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Judaism 0 0 6 3 0 3 Others 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total population 551,964 631,434 710,626 814,871 890,264 1,174,900 1,484,333 + Religion in the Tehsils of Multan District (1921)TehsilIslam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotal Multan Tehsil 196,963 40,945 3,250 2,149 28 50 243,385 Shujabad Tehsil 111,051 20,418 610 12 0 0 132,091 Lodhran Tehsil 103,838 21,197 311 7 0 0 125,353 Mailsi Tehsil 99,191 13,079 1,657 0 0 0 113,927 Khanewal Tehsil 94,274 21,619 7,431 3,807 0 0 127,131 Kabirwala Tehsil 126,288 16,755 5,303 31 0 0 148,377 + Religion in the Tehsils of Multan District (1941)TehsilIslam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotal Multan Tehsil 273,637 78,566 5,225 871 499 929 359,727 Shujabad Tehsil 155,022 23,419 1,577 141 0 0 180,159 Lodhran Tehsil 175,642 33,246 3,519 218 1 48 212,674 Mailsi Tehsil 213,413 43,866 21,131 2,679 18 2 281,109 Khanewal Tehsil 176,892 41,908 24,380 9,142 34 115 252,471 Kabirwala Tehsil 163,305 28,867 5,796 219 0 6 198,193

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 63.89% of the population spoke Saraiki, 17.72% Urdu, 16.00% Punjabi and 0.94% Mewati as their first language.

Tehsils

Jalalpur Pirwala Multan City Multan Saddar Shujabad

History Multan district was annexed by the British from its former Sikh rulers after the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848–1849.

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References

External links

Multan City Hamara Multan Multan District