Demographics of Narowal
This article deals with the demographics of Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan.
Population
As of the 2023 census, Narowal district had a population of 1,950,954 which is roughly equal to the population of Santa Clara County, California, USA and Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China. There are 281,536 households. The district has a sex ratio of 104.40 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 75.28%: 79.89% for males and 70.49% for females. 494,799 (25.36% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 349,095 (17.89%) live in urban areas. According to the 2017 census, total population of District Narowal is 1.709 million. Male population is 0.853 m (49.96%) and Female population is 0.855 m (50.04%).1 According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097, of which only 12.11% were urban.
The total area of the district is approximately 2,337 square kilometres. Prior to the creation of Zafarwal Tehsil in July 2009, Narowal Tehsil occupied 1,065 square kilometres while the remaining area (1,272 square kilometres) fell in Shakargarh Tehsil.
Population breakdown
Censuses |
Male |
Female |
Sex ratio |
Rural |
Rural % |
Urban |
Urban % |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951 |
497,177 |
97.04% |
15,298 |
2.96% |
512,475 |
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1961 |
509,921 |
92.64% |
40,504 |
7.36% |
550,425 |
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1972 |
769,527 |
92.22% |
64,974 |
7.78% |
834,501 |
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1981 |
818,283 |
90.01% |
90,694 |
9.99% |
908,977 |
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1998 |
636,217 |
628,880 |
101.2 |
1,110,711 |
87.79% |
154,386 |
12.21% |
1,265,097 |
2017 |
839,934 |
867,472 |
96.82 |
1,450,918 |
84.96% |
256,657 |
15.04% |
1,707,575 |
2023 |
996,445 |
954,424 |
104.4 |
1,601,859 |
82.10% |
349,095 |
17.90% |
1,950,954 |
Religion
As of 2023, 97.48% of population adheres to Islam whereas 2.22% adheres to Christianity. There is also a small Hindu population in the district.
Religious |
1941 |
2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Islam |
296,582 |
1,663,508 |
|
Hinduism |
170,883 |
657 |
|
Sikhism |
67,267 |
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Christianity |
24,127 |
37,910 |
|
Ahmadiyya |
5,430 |
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Others |
244 |
70 |
|
Total Population |
559,103 |
100% |
1,707,575 |
Language
At the 2023 census, 94.29% of the population spoke Punjabi, 3.05% Urdu and 2.28% Mewati as their first language.
See also
- Administrative units of Pakistan
- City Districts of Pakistan
- Divisions of Pakistan
- Tehsils of Pakistan
- Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
- Districts of Pakistan
- Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
- List of cities in Pakistan by population
- Union councils of Pakistan