Lahore District is a district within the Lahore Division of Punjab, Pakistan, consisting of the provincial capital of Lahore and surrounding areas. It is the most populous district of Pakistan, with a population of 12.9 million in 2023.

The total area is . Before 1976, Lahore district was composed of 3 tehsils - Lahore, Kasur and Chunian, but in 1976, Kasur and Chunian tehsils became Kasur District, separate from Lahore District. The remaining area was then sub-divided into 5 tehsils - Lahore, Lahore Cantonment, Model Town, Raiwind and Shalimar.

On 27 August 2024, the Punjab Government announced the creation of five new tehsils - Wagah, Ravi, Nishtar, Iqbal Town and Saddar. Total number of its tehsils now stands at ten.

Administration The district is administratively subdivided into following ten 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 CouncilsLahore Cantonment4661,439,7844,045.2781.01%...Lahore City2141,966,95919,268.0180.36%...Model Town3532,272,3069,192.3778.94%...Raiwind467738,1402,314.0072.35%...Shalimar2722,130,1479,816.6981.21%...Nishtar...972,600.........Wagah...539,190.........Iqbal Town...1,001,793.........Ravi...1,497,099.........Saddar...420,643.........

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

Demography Population As of the 2023 census, Lahore district has 2,010,225 households and a population of 13,004,135. The district has a sex ratio of 112.47 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 79.62%: 81.41% for males and 77.59% for females. 3,231,990 (24.9% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in urban areas.

Religion

+ Religion in contemporary Lahore DistrictReligiousgroup194120172023 Islam 552,90710,530,81612,363,149 Hinduism 193,7142,6702,811Sikhism 103,312 324 Christianity 37,442571,365602,431 Ahmadiyya 13,4337,139Zoroastrianism 77 Others3,5531,7012,339 Total Population890,92811,119,98512,978,661 + Religious groups in Lahore District (British Punjab province era)Religiousgroup1881189119011911192119311941 Islam 599,477 645,083 717,519 626,271 647,640 815,820 1,027,772 Hinduism 193,319 271,749 276,375 217,609 255,690 259,725 284,689 Sikhism 125,591 152,023 159,701 169,008 179,975 244,304 310,646 Christianity 4,644 5,483 7,296 21,781 46,454 57,097 67,686 Jainism 970 886 1,047 1,139 1,209 1,450 1,951 Zoroastrianism 92 132 171 209 179 159 136 Buddhism 0 0 0 128 170 14 32 Judaism 14 0 13 13 1 2 Others 13 9 0 0 6 0 0 Total population 924,106 1,075,379 1,162,109 1,036,158 1,131,336 1,378,570 1,695,375 + Religion in the Tehsils of Lahore District (1921)TehsilIslam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotal Lahore Tehsil 290,325 139,215 57,337 27,898 478 360 515,613 Chunian Tehsil 179,399 61,475 49,151 5,408 76 0 295,509 Kasur Tehsil 177,916 55,000 73,487 13,154 655 2 320,214 + Religion in the Tehsils of Lahore District (1941)TehsilIslam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotal Lahore Tehsil 552,907 193,714 103,312 37,442 1,095 2,458 890,924 Chunian Tehsil 237,829 56,293 83,888 11,730 47 165 389,952 Kasur Tehsil 237,036 34,682 123,446 18,514 809 8 414,499

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 73.58% of the population spoke Punjabi, 21.13% Urdu, 2.06% Pashto, 2.01% Mewati, 0.49% Saraiki, and 0.25% Hindko as their first language.

Education According to Pakistan District Education Rankings, a report by Alif Ailaan, Lahore is ranked nationally at 32 with a score of 69.2 and learning score of 53.93. Lahore ranks nationally at number 1 in terms of readiness score, with a score of 93.51. According to PEC assessments, Lahore ranks last out of all districts of Punjab in both class 5 and class 8.

Science labs in schools are either not available or have inadequate instruments which also affects quality. The school infrastructure score of Lahore is 91.32, ranking it 29th nationally. Still few schools in a major district like Lahore have open air or dangerous classrooms.

Issues mainly reported in TaleemDo! app from Lahore are that students want to study in private schools, as they are better than government schools but can not afford the fee. A communication gap between the teachers and the students was also reported and a few reported some facilities problems in their school.

See also Punjab Districts of Pakistan List of districts of Punjab, Pakistan

References

External links Lahore District website