Districts of Pakistan

Third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan

Further information: Local government in Pakistan

Districts of Pakistan

Category| Third-level administrative division
Location| Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Number| 166 (as of 2024)
Populations| Greatest: Lahore, Punjab — 11,126,285 (2017)[1]
Least: Awaran, Balochistan — 121,660 (2017)[1]
Areas| Largest: Chagai, Balochistan — 44,748 km2 (17,277 sq mi)
Smallest: Nazimabad (Karachi Central), Sindh — 69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Government|

* District government

Subdivisions|

* Tehsils
Union councils

Politics of Pakistan

Federalism

* Federal government

* * *

*     * Provincial governments: Punjab
* Sindh
* KPK
* Balochistan

*     * Governors:  Sardar Saleem Haider(Punjab)
* Kamran Tessori(Sindh)
* Faisal Karim Kundi(KPK)
* Sheikh Jaffar Khan(Balochistan)
* Syed Mehdi Shah(Gilgit-Baltistan)

*     * Chief Ministers: Maryam Nawaz(Punjab)
* Murad Ali Shah(Sindh)
* Ali Amin Gandapur(KPK)
* Sarfraz Bugti(Balochistan)
* Gulbar Khan(Gilgit-Baltistan)

*     * Provincial assemblies of Pakistan: Punjab
* Sindh
* KPK
* Balochistan
* Gilgi-Baltistan

* * *

Azad Kashmir government

* President: Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry
* Prime Minister: Chaudhry Anwarul Haq
* Legislative Assembly

* * *

Government of Gilgit-Baltistan

* * *

Local government

* Divisions
* Districts
* Tehsil
* UCs

Parliament legislature

* Senate (Upper House)

* Chairman: Yousaf Raza Gillani
* Deputy Chairman: Syedaal Khan Nasar (PML(N))
* Leader of the House: Ishaq Dar (PML(N))
* Opposition leader: Shibli Faraz (PTI)

* * *

* National Assembly (Lower House)

* Leader of the House: Shehbaz Sharif (PML(N))
* Speaker: Ayaz Sadiq (PML(N))
* Deputy speaker: Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah (PPP)
* Leader of the Opposition: Omar Ayub Khan

* * *

Constitution of Pakistan

*     * Previous constitutions:1956
* 1962
* 1973

* Annex (written 1949, incorporated 1985)
* Amendments
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Executive

* President of Pakistan: Asif Ali Zardari (PPP)
* List of presidents of Pakistan

* * *

* Prime Minister of Pakistan: Shahbaz Sharif (PML-N)
* List of prime ministers of Pakistan

* * *

* Cabinet of Pakistan
* Cabinet Secretary

Judiciary

* Supreme Court of Pakistan
* Chief Justice: Qazi Faez Isa
* List of justices
* Judges appointment body: Supreme Judicial Council

* * *

* High courts: Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balochistan, Shariat Court

* * *

* Territorial courts: AJK supreme court, AJK High court, Gilgit-Baltistan supreme court, Gilgit-Baltistan High Court

* * *

* Special courts: Anti Terrorism Courts, Accountability Courts

* * *

*     * District Courts

Elections

* Election Commission of Pakistan
* Chief Election Commissioner: Sikandar Sultan Raja
* Electoral College

* * *

Territorial election commission

* AJK Election Commission
* Chief Election Commissioner of AJK: Abdul Rashid Sulehria
* Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission
* Chief Election Commissioner of Gilgit-Baltistan: Raja Shah Baz Khan

* * *

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* * *

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*     * Sindh: 2002
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*     * KPK: 2002
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*     * Balochistan: 2013
* 2018
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* * *

Territorial elections

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*     * Gilgit-Baltistan: 2009
* 2015
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* * *

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* Islamabad

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* Balochistan
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* * *

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The districts of Pakistan (Urdu: اِضلاعِ پاكِستان) are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government. In total, there are 166 districts in Pakistan, including the Capital Territory, and the districts of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.[2][3] These districts are further divided into tehsils and union councils.

## History

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In 1947, when Pakistan gained independence there were 124 districts. In 1969, 2 new districts (Tangail and Patuakhali) in East Pakistan were formed, bringing the total to 126. With the Independence of Bangladesh, Pakistan lost 20 of its districts and so there were 106 districts. In 2001, the number was reduced to 102 by the merger of the 5 districts of Karachi Central, Karachi East, Karachi South, Karachi West and Malir to form Karachi District. The number of districts rose to 106 again in December 2004, when four new districts were created in the province of Sindh of which one (Umerkot) had existed until 2000 and three districts (Kashmore, Qambar and Jamshoro) were newly created.[4][a] The new districts were carved out of Mirpur Khas, Jacobabad, Larkana and Dadu Districts respectively. In May 2005, the Punjab provincial government created a new district by raising the status of Nankana Sahib from a tehsil of Sheikhupura District to a district in its own right.[5][b] On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored again the districts of Karachi South, Karachi East, Malir, Karachi West and Karachi Central, then later in 2013, the district of Korangi was carved out of Karachi East District. In Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a second-tier of government was formed from three administrative divisions into ten districts. In Gilgit–Baltistan, there are ten districts divided between the two regions of Gilgit and Baltistan. In 2018, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and FATA agencies were converted into districts.

Chagai is the largest district of Pakistan by area while Lahore District is the largest by population with a total population of 11,126,285 at the 2017 census. Quetta is the largest district of Balochistan by population with a total population of 2,275,699 at the 2017 census. Bahawalpur is the largest district of Punjab by area. Chitral is the largest by area and Peshawar is the largest by population from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the population of 4,269,079 at the Census 2017. Sindh's largest district by area is Tharparkar[6] and by population its Karachi West with a population of 3,914,757 at the 2017 Census. The combined population of the six districts of Karachi division is over 16 million at the 2017 census, giving an average population for these six districts of Karachi division of over 2.675 million each. Neelum and Kotli are the largest districts of Azad Kashmir by area and population respectively. Gilgit is the largest by area and population both for Gilgit-Baltistan.

## Administration

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### Deputy commissioner

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Main article: Deputy commissioner (Pakistan)

A deputy commissioner (popularly abbreviated to "DC") is the executive head of the district. Deputy commissioners are appointed by the government from the Pakistan Administrative Service.

### District council

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A district council (or zila council) is a local government body at the district level.

The functions of a district council include construction and maintenance of roads, and bridges, building hospitals and dispensaries, schools and educational institutions, health facilities and sanitation, tube wells for drinking water, rest houses, and coordination of activities of the Union councils within the district.

## Provinces and territories

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Districts of Pakistan Sr. No.  | Province or territory  | Division(s)  | District(s)  | Area
(km2)  | Population
(2017)[7] | Population
(2023)[8] | Density 2017
(people/km2)

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1  | Azad Jammu and Kashmir | 3  | 10  | 13,297  | 4,045,366  |  | 304.23
2  | Balochistan | 8[9] | 36[10] | 347,190  | 12,344,408  | 14,894,402  | 35.55
3  | Gilgit-Baltistan | 3  | 14  | 72,971  | 1,492,924  |  | 47.96
4  | Islamabad Capital Territory | 1  | 1  | 906  | 2,006,572  | 2,363,863  | 2,214.76
5  | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 7[9] | 38[9] | 101,741  | 35,525,047  | 40,856,097  | 349.17
6  | Punjab | 11[9] | 41[11] | 205,344  | 110,012,442  | 127,688,922  | 535.74
7  | Sindh | 6  | 30[12] | 140,914  | 47,886,051  | 55,696,147  | 339.82
| Pakistan | 39  | 166  | 882,363  | 213,312,810  |  |

## List of districts by province and territory

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### Azad Jammu and Kashmir

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Main article: List of districts in Azad Kashmir

AJK Districts #  | District  | Headquarters  | Area
(km2)  | Population
(2017)[13] | Density
(ppl/km2)  | Division

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1  | Muzaffarabad | Muzaffarabad | 1,642  | 650,370  | 394  | Muzaffarabad
2  | Hattian Bala | Hattian Bala | 854  | 230,529  | 270  | Muzaffarabad
3  | Neelum | Athmuqam | 3,621  | 191,251  | 53  | Muzaffarabad
4  | Mirpur | Mirpur | 1,010  | 456,200  | 452  | Mirpur
5  | Bhimber | Bhimber | 1,516  | 420,624  | 297  | Mirpur
6  | Kotli | Kotli | 1,862  | 774,194  | 416  | Mirpur
7  | Poonch | Rawalakot | 855  | 500,571  | 585  | Poonch
8  | Bagh | Bagh | 770  | 371,919  | 483  | Poonch
9  | Haveli | Forward Kahuta | 598  | 152,124  | 254  | Poonch
10  | Sudhnati | Pallandari | 569  | 297,584  | 523  | Poonch

### Gilgit-Baltistan

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Main article: List of districts in Gilgit-Baltistan

Administrative divisions and districts of Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan's map with districts #  | District  | Headquarters  | Area
(km2)  | Population
(1998)  | Division

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1  | Ghanche | Khaplu | 6,400  | 88,366  | Baltistan
2  | Skardu | Skardu | 15,000  | 214,848  | Baltistan
3  | Astore | Eidghah | 8,657  | 71,666  | Diamer
4  | Diamer | Chilas | 10,936  | 131,925  | Diamer
5  | Ghizer | Gahkuch | 9,635  | 120,218  | Gilgit
6  | Gilgit | Gilgit | 38,000  | 243,324  | Gilgit
7  | Hunza | Karimabad | 17,145  | 80,355  | Gilgit
8  | Kharmang | Tolti | 7,909  | 188,000 (20,000 in 2013[14])  | Baltistan
9  | Shigar | Shigar | 8,500  | 109,000  | Baltistan
10  | Nagar | Nagarkhas | 15,567  | 89,420  | Gilgit

### Balochistan

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Main article: List of districts in Balochistan

Districts of Balochistan. Note: numbers don't match those of the table. #  | District  | Headquarter  | Area
(km2)[15] | Population

(2023)[15]

| Density
(ppl/km2)[15] | Division

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1  | Awaran | Awaran | 29,510  | 178,958  | 6.1  | Kalat
2  | Barkhan | Barkhan | 3,514  | 210,249  | 59.8  | Loralai
3  | Chagai | Dalbandin | 44,748  | 269,192  | 6.0  | Rakhshan
4  | Chaman | Chaman | 1,341  | 466,218  | 347.7  | Quetta
5  | Dera Bugti | Dera Bugti | 10,160  | 355,274  | 35.0  | Sibi
6  | Duki | Duki | 4,233  | 205,044  | 48.4  | Loralai
7  | Gwadar | Gwadar | 12,637  | 305,160  | 24.2  | Makran
8  | Harnai | Harnai | 2,492  | 127,571  | 51.2  | Sibi
9  | Hub | Hub | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Kalat
10  | Jafarabad | Dera Allahyar | 1,643  | 594,558  | 361.1  | Nasirabad
11  | Jhal Magsi | Gandava | 3,615  | 203,368  | 56.2  | Nasirabad
12  | Kachhi | Dhadar | 5,682  | 442,674  | 77.9  | Nasirabad
13  | Kalat | Kalat | 7,654  | 271,560  | 35.5  | Kalat
14  | Kech | Turbat | 22,539  | 1,060,931  | 47.0  | Makran
15  | Kharan | Kharan | 14,958  | 260,352  | 17.4  | Rakhshan
16  | Khuzdar | Khuzdar | 35,380  | 997,214  | 28.2  | Kalat
17  | Kohlu | Kohlu | 7,610  | 260,220  | 34.2  | Sibi
18  | Lasbela | Uthal | 15,153  | 680,977  | 44.9  | Kalat
19  | Loralai | Loralai | 3,785  | 272,432  | 72.0  | Loralai
20  | Mastung | Mastung | 3,308  | 313,271  | 94.7  | Kalat
21  | Musakhel | Musa Khel Bazar | 5,728  | 182,275  | 31.8  | Loralai
22  | Nasirabad | Dera Murad Jamali | 3,387  | 563,315  | 166.1  | Nasirabad
23  | Nushki | Nushki | 5,797  | 207,834  | 35.9  | Rakhshan
24  | Panjgur | Panjgur | 16,891  | 509,781  | 30.2  | Makran
25  | Pishin | Pishin | 6,218  | 835,482  | 134.6  | Quetta
26  | Quetta | Quetta | 3,447  | 2,595,492  | 754.3  | Quetta
27  | Qila Abdullah | Jungle Pir Alizai | 3,553  | 361,971  | 102.3  | Quetta
28  | Qilla Saifullah | Qilla Saifullah | 6,831  | 380,200  | 55.7  | Zhob
29  | Sherani | Sherani | 4,310  | 191,687  | 44.5  | Zhob
30  | Sibi | Sibi | 7,121  | 224,148  | 31.5  | Sibi
31  | Sohbatpur | Sohbatpur | 802  | 240,106  | 299.6  | Nasirabad
32  | Surab | Surab | 762  | 279,038  | 366.5  | Kalat
33  | Washuk | Washuk | 33,093  | 302,623  | 9.1  | Rakhshan
34  | Zhob | Zhob | 15,987  | 355,692  | 22.2  | Zhob
35  | Ziarat | Ziarat | 3,301  | 189,535  | 57.4  | Kalat
36  | Usta Muhammad | Usta Muhammad | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Nasirabad

### Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Main article: List of districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Sr.

No.

| District  | Headquarters  | Area

(km2)[16]

| Population

(2023)[16]

| Density

(ppl/km2)[16]

| Division

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1  | Abbottabad | Abbottabad | 1,967  | 1,419,072  | 721.6  | Hazara
2  | Allai | Allai Valley | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Hazara
3  | Bajaur | Khar | 1,290  | 1,287,960  | 998.4  | Malakand
4  | Bannu | Bannu | 1,972  | 1,357,890  | 688.6  | Bannu
5  | Battagram | Battagram | 1,301  | 554,133  | 425.9  | Hazara
6  | Buner | Daggar | 1,865  | 1,016,869  | 545.1  | Malakand
7  | Charsadda | Charsadda | 996  | 1,835,504  | 1,843.1  | Peshawar
8  | Central Dir District | Wari | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Malakand
9  | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | 9,334  | 1,829,811  | 196.1  | Dera Ismail Khan
10  | Hangu | Hangu | 1,097  | 528,902  | 482.3  | Kohat
11  | Haripur | Haripur | 1,725  | 1,174,783  | 681.3  | Hazara
12  | Karak | Karak | 3,372  | 815,878  | 241.9  | Kohat
13  | Khyber | Landi Kotal | 2,576  | 1,146,267  | 445.0  | Peshawar
14  | Kohat | Kohat | 2,991  | 1,234,661  | 412.9  | Kohat
15  | Kolai Palas | Kolai | 1,410  | 280,162  | 198.7  | Hazara
16  | Kurram | Parachinar | 3,380  | 785,434  | 232.4  | Kohat
17  | Lakki Marwat | Lakki Marwat | 3,296  | 1,040,856  | 315.8  | Bannu
18  | Lower Chitral | Chitral | 6,458  | 320,407  | 49.6  | Malakand
19  | Lower Dir | Timergara | 1,583  | 1,650,183  | 1,042.4  | Malakand
20  | Lower Kohistan | Pattan | 642  | 340,017  | 529.5  | Hazara
21  | Malakand | Batkhela | 952  | 826,250  | 868.1  | Malakand
22  | Mansehra | Mansehra | 4,125  | 1,797,177  | 435.6  | Hazara
23  | Mardan | Mardan | 1,632  | 2,744,898  | 1,681.4  | Mardan
24  | Mohmand | Ghalanai | 2,296  | 553,933  | 241.2  | Peshawar
25  | North Waziristan | Miranshah | 4,707  | 693,332  | 147.3  | Bannu
26  | Nowshera | Nowshera | 1,748  | 1,740,705  | 995.8  | Peshawar
27  | Orakzai | Kalaya | 1,538  | 387,561  | 252.0  | Kohat
28  | Peshawar | Peshawar | 1,518  | 4,758,762  | 3,135.6  | Peshawar
29  | Shangla | Alpuri | 1,586  | 891,252  | 562.0  | Malakand
30  | Upper South Waziristan | Spinkai | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Dera Ismail Khan
31  | Lower South Waziristan | Wana | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Dera Ismail Khan
32  | Swabi | Swabi | 1,543  | 1,894,600  | 1,228.0  | Mardan
33  | Swat | Saidu Sharif | 5,337  | 2,687,384  | 503.6  | Malakand
34  | Tank | Tank | 2,900  | 470,293  | 162.2  | Dera Ismail Khan
35  | Torghar | Judba | 454  | 200,445  | 441.6  | Hazara
36  | Upper Chitral | Booni | 8,392  | 195,528  | 23.3  | Malakand
37  | Upper Dir | Dir | 3,699  | 1,083,566  | 292.9  | Malakand
38  | Upper Kohistan | Dasu | 5,440  | 422,947  | 77.8  | Hazara

### Punjab

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Main article: List of districts in Punjab, Pakistan

Districts of Punjab. Note: numbers don't match those of the table. Sr. No.  | District  | Headquarters  | Area
(km2)[17] | Population
(2023)[17] | Density
(ppp/

km2)[17]

| Division

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1  | Attock | Attock | 6,858  | 2,170,423  | 316.7  | Rawalpindi
2  | Bahawalnagar | Bahawalnagar | 8,878  | 3,550,342  | 399.6  | Bahawalpur
3  | Bahawalpur | Bahawalpur | 24,830  | 4,284,964  | 172.3  | Bahawalpur
4  | Bhakkar | Bhakkar | 8,153  | 1,957,470  | 240.5  | Mianwali
5  | Chakwal | Chakwal | 6,524  | 1,734,854  | 266.2  | Rawalpindi
6  | Chiniot | Chiniot | 2,643  | 1,563,024  | 591.3  | Faisalabad
7  | Dera Ghazi Khan | Dera Ghazi Khan | 11,922  | 3,393,705  | 285.8  | Dera Ghazi Khan
8  | Faisalabad | Faisalabad | 5,856  | 9,075,819  | 1,551.7  | Faisalabad
9  | Gujranwala | Gujranwala | 3,622  | 5,959,750  | 1,644.5  | Gujranwala
10  | Gujrat | Gujrat | 3,192  | 3,219,375  | 1,007.0  | Gujrat
11  | Hafizabad | Hafizabad | 2,367  | 1,319,909  | 557.0  | Gujrat
12  | Jhang | Jhang | 6,166  | 3,065,639  | 497.6  | Faisalabad
13  | Jhelum | Jhelum | 3,587  | 1,382,308  | 385.7  | Rawalpindi
14  | Kasur | Kasur | 3,995  | 4,084,286  | 1,021.4  | Lahore
15  | Khanewal | Khanewal | 4,349  | 3,364,077  | 774.3  | Multan
16  | Khushab | Jauharabad | 6,511  | 1,501,089  | 230.8  | Sargodha
17  | Lahore | Lahore | 1,772  | 13,004,135  | 7,336.6  | Lahore
18  | Layyah | Layyah | 6,289  | 2,102,386  | 334.5  | Dera Ghazi Khan
19  | Lodhran | Lodhran | 2,778  | 1,928,299  | 693.5  | Multan
20  | Mandi Bahauddin | Mandi Bahauddin | 2,673  | 1,829,486  | 683.1  | Gujrat
21  | Mianwali | Mianwali | 5,840  | 1,798,268  | 307.4  | Mianwali
22  | Multan | Multan | 3,720  | 5,362,305  | 1,441.1  | Multan
23  | Muzaffargarh | Muzaffargarh | 8,249  | 5,015,325  | 607.5  | Dera Ghazi Khan
24  | Nankana Sahib[5] | Nankana Sahib | 2,216  | 1,634,871  | 737.0  | Lahore
25  | Narowal | Narowal | 2,337  | 1,950,954  | 834.3  | Gujranwala
26  | Okara | Okara | 4,377  | 3,515,490  | 802.2  | Sahiwal
27  | Pakpattan | Pakpattan | 2,724  | 2,136,170  | 785.3  | Sahiwal
28  | Rahim Yar Khan | Rahim Yar Khan | 11,880  | 5,564,703  | 468.2  | Bahawalpur
29  | Rajanpur | Rajanpur | 12,319  | 2,381,049  | 193.3  | Dera Ghazi Khan
30  | Rawalpindi | Rawalpindi | 4,547  | 5,745,964  | 1,868.79  | Rawalpindi
31  | Sahiwal | Sahiwal | 3,201  | 2,881,811  | 900.6  | Sahiwal
32  | Sargodha | Sargodha | 5,854  | 4,334,448  | 740.1  | Sargodha
33  | Sheikhupura | Sheikhupura | 3,744  | 4,049,418  | 1,080.3  | Lahore
34  | Sialkot | Sialkot | 3,016  | 4,499,394  | 1,492.5  | Gujranwala
35  | Toba Tek Singh | Toba Tek Singh | 3,252  | 2,524,044  | 776.2  | Faisalabad
36  | Vehari | Vehari | 4,364  | 3,430,421  | 787.7  | Multan
37  | Talagang | Talagang | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Rawalpindi
38  | Murree | Murree | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Rawalpindi
39  | Taunsa | Taunsa | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Dera Ghazi Khan
40  | Kot Addu | Kot Addu | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Dera Ghazi Khan
41  | Wazirabad | Wazirabad | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | Gujrat

### Sindh

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Main article: List of districts in Sindh

Districts of Sindh. Note: numbers don't match those of the table. Sr.

No.

| District  | Headquarters  | Area
(km2)[18] | Population
(2023)[18] | Density
(ppl/km2)[18] | Division

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1  | Badin | Badin | 6,858  | 1,947,081  | 284.6  | Hyderabad
2  | Dadu | Dadu | 7,866  | 1,742,320  | 221.8  | Hyderabad
3  | Ghotki | Mirpur Mathelo | 6,083  | 1,772,609  | 291.3  | Sukkur
4  | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 993  | 2,432,540  | 2,448.7  | Hyderabad
5  | Jacobabad | Jacobabad | 2,698  | 1,174,097  | 434.0  | Larkana
6  | Jamshoro | Jamshoro | 11,204  | 1,117,308  | 99.7  | Hyderabad
7  | Karachi Central | North Nazimabad | 69  | 3,822,325  | 55,838.8  | Karachi
8  | Karachi East | Gulshan e Iqbal | 139  | 3,921,742  | 28,220.1  | Karachi
9  | Karachi South | Saddar Karachi | 122  | 2,329,764  | 19,104.6  | Karachi
10  | Karachi West | Orangi Town | 370  | 2,679,380  | 7,238.1  | Karachi
11  | Kashmore | Kandhkot | 2,580  | 1,233,957  | 477.3  | Larkana
12  | Keamari | Moriro Mirbahar  | 559  | 2,068,451  | 3,699.8  | Karachi
13  | Khairpur | Khairpur | 15,910  | 2,597,535  | 163.3  | Sukkur
14  | Korangi | Korangi | 108  | 3,128,971  | 28,968.8  | Karachi
15  | Larkana | Larkana | 1,948  | 1,784,453  | 915.8  | Larkana
16  | Malir | Malir | 2,160  | 2,432,248  | 1,126.8  | Karachi
17  | Matiari | Matiari | 1,417  | 849,383  | 599.0  | Hyderabad
18  | Mirpur Khas | Mirpur Khas | 2,925  | 1,681,386  | 574.7  | Mirpur Khas
19  | Naushahro Feroze | Naushahro Feroze | 2,945  | 1,777,082  | 603.2  | Shaheed Benazir Abad
20  | Qambar Shahdadkot | Qambar | 5,475  | 1,514,869  | 276.4  | Larkana
21  | Sanghar | Sanghar | 10,728  | 2,308,465  | 215.0  | Mirpur Khas
22  | Shaheed Benazirabad | Nawabshah | 4,502  | 1,845,102  | 409.5  | Shaheed Benazirabad
23  | Shikarpur | Shikarpur | 2,512  | 1,386,330  | 552.1  | Larkana
24  | Sujawal | Sujawal | 8,785  | 839,292  | 95.5  | Hyderabad
25  | Sukkur | Sukkur | 5,165  | 1,639,897  | 317.7  | Sukkur
26  | Tando Allahyar | Tando Allahyar | 1,554  | 922,012  | 592.8  | Hyderabad
27  | Tando Muhammad Khan | Tando Muhammad Khan | 1,423  | 726,119  | 509.1  | Hyderabad
28  | Tharparkar | Mithi | 19,637  | 1,778,407  | 90.6  | Mirpur Khas
29  | Thatta | Thatta | 8,570  | 1,083,191  | 126.8  | Hyderabad
30  | Umerkot[19] | Umerkot | 5,608[6] | 1,159,831  | 207.2  | Mirpur Khas

N.B. All the figures require to be re-checked. Data entry error has occurred in Sindh Province.

## List of all districts by population over the years

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List of districts by population over the years  District  | Population

(2023)[20]

| Population

(2017)[20][21]

| Population

(1998)[20][22]

| Population

(1981)

| Population

(1972)

| Population

(1961)

| Population

(1951)

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Muzaffarabad | ...  | 650,370  | 453,957  |  |  |  |
Hattian Bala | ...  | 230,529  | 166,064  |  |  |  |
Neelum | ...  | 191,251  | 125,712  |  |  |  |
Mirpur | ...  | 456,200  | 333,482  |  |  |  |
Bhimber | ...  | 420,624  | 301,633  |  |  |  |
Kotli | ...  | 774,194  | 563,134  |  |  |  |
Poonch | ...  | 500,571  | 411,035  |  |  |  |
Bagh | ...  | 371,919  | 281,721  |  |  |  |
Haveli | ...  | 152,124  | 111,694  |  |  |  |
Sudhnati | ...  | 297,584  | 224,091  |  |  |  |
Ghanche | ...  | 160,000  | 88,366  |  |  |  |
Skardu | ...  | ...  | 214,848  |  |  |  |
Astore | ...  | ...  | 71,666  |  |  |  |
Diamer | ...  | ...  | 131,925  |  |  |  |
Ghizer | ...  | ...  | 120,218  |  |  |  |
Gilgit | ...  | 330,000  | 243,324  |  |  |  |
Hunza | ...  | 243,324  | 80,355  |  |  |  |
Kharmang | ...  | ...  | 188,000  |  |  |  |
Shigar | ...  | ...  | 109,000  |  |  |  |
Nagar | ...  | ...  | 89,420  |  |  |  |
Gupis-Yasin District | ...  | ...  | ...  | ...  | ...  | ...  | ...
Abbottabad | 1,419,072  | 1,332,912  |  |  |  |  |
Allai | ...  | 180,414  |  |  |  |  |
Bajaur | 1,287,960  | 1,093,684 A |  |  |  |  |
Bannu | 1,357,890  | 1,211,006 B |  |  |  |  |
Battagram | 554,133  | 476,612  |  |  |  |  |
Buner | 1,016,869  | 897,319  |  |  |  |  |
Charsadda | 1,835,504  | 1,616,198  |  |  |  |  |
Central Dir District | ...  | 595,227  |  |  |  |  |
Dera Ismail Khan | 1,829,811  | 1,695,688 C |  |  |  |  |
Hangu | 528,902  | 518,798  |  |  |  |  |
Haripur | 1,174,783  | 1,003,031  |  |  |  |  |
Karak | 815,878  | 706,299  |  |  |  |  |
Khyber | 1,146,267  | 986,973 D |  |  |  |  |
Kohat | 1,234,661  | 1,112,452 E |  |  |  |  |
Kolai Palas | 280,162  | 275,461 F S [23] |  |  |  |  |
Kurram | 785,434  | 619,553 G |  |  |  |  |
Lakki Marwat | 1,040,856  | 902,541 H |  |  |  |  |
Lower Chitral | 320,407  | 278,122 I |  |  |  |  |
Lower Dir | 1,650,183  | 1,435,917  |  |  |  |  |
Lower Kohistan | 340,017  | 202,913 J S [23] |  |  |  |  |
Malakand | 826,250  | 720,295  |  |  |  |  |
Mansehra | 1,797,177  | 1,556,460  |  |  |  |  |
Mardan | 2,744,898  | 2,373,061  |  |  |  |  |
Mohmand | 553,933  | 466,984 K |  |  |  |  |
North Waziristan | 693,332  | 543,254 L |  |  |  |  |
Nowshera | 1,740,705  | 1,518,540  |  |  |  |  |
Orakzai | 387,561  | 254,356 M |  |  |  |  |
Peshawar | 4,758,762  | 4,333,770 N | 2,080,692  | 1,150,364  | 867,144  |  |
Shangla | 891,252  | 757,810  |  |  |  |  |
Upper South Waziristan | ...  | 367,364  |  |  |  |  |
Lower South Waziristan | ...  | 307,851  |  |  |  |  |
Swabi | 1,894,600  | 1,624,616  |  |  |  |  |
Swat | 2,687,384  | 2,309,570  |  |  |  |  |
Tank | 470,293  | 428,274 P |  |  |  |  |
Torghar | 200,445  | 171,395  |  |  |  |  |
Upper Chitral | 195,528  | 169,240 Q |  |  |  |  |
Upper Dir | 1,083,566  | 946,421  |  |  |  |  |
Upper Kohistan | 422,947  | 306,337 R [24] |  |  |  |  |
Badin | 1,947,081  | 1,804,958  | 1,106,272  |  |  |  |
Dadu | 1,742,320  | 1,550,390  | 1,106,717  |  |  |  |
Ghotki | 1,772,609  | 1,648,708  | 968,797  |  |  |  |
Hyderabad | 2,432,540  | 2,199,928  | 1,494,866  |  |  |  |
Jacobabad | 1,174,097  | 1,007,009  | 727,190  |  |  |  |
Jamshoro | 1,117,308  | 993,908  | 582,094  |  |  |  |
Karachi Central | 3,822,325  | 2,971,382  | 2,289,071  |  |  |  |
Karachi East | 3,921,742  | 2,875,315  | 1,447,529  |  |  |  |
Karachi South | 2,329,764  | 1,769,230  | 1,468,579  |  |  |  |
Karachi West | 2,679,380  | 3,907,065  | 2,127,765  |  |  |  |
Kashmore | 1,233,957  | 1,090,336  | 677,120  |  |  |  |
Keamari | 2,068,451  | ...  | ...  |  |  |  |
Khairpur | 2,597,535  | 2,405,190  | 1,547,751  |  |  |  |
Korangi | 3,128,971  | 2,577,556  | 1,608,609  |  |  |  |
Larkana | 1,784,453  | 1,521,786  | 1,001,608  |  |  |  |
Malir | 2,432,248  | 1,924,346  | 914,765  |  |  |  |
Matiari | 849,383  | 770,040  | 494,244  |  |  |  |
Mirpur Khas | 1,681,386  | 1,504,440  | 1,006,329  |  |  |  |
Naushahro Feroze | 1,777,082  | 1,612,047  | 1,087,571  |  |  |  |
Qambar Shahdadkot | 1,514,869  | 1,338,035  | 924,294  |  |  |  |
Sanghar | 2,308,465  | 2,049,873  | 1,319,881  |  |  |  |
Shaheed Benazirabad | 1,845,102  | 1,613,506  | 1,102,584  |  |  |  |
Shikarpur | 1,386,330  | 1,233,760  | 880,438  |  |  |  |
Sujawal | 839,292  | 779,062  | 513,702  |  |  |  |
Sukkur | 1,639,897  | 1,488,372  | 931,387  |  |  |  |
Tando Allahyar | 922,012  | 838,527  | 493,526  |  |  |  |
Tando Muhammad Khan | 726,119  | 677,098  | 438,624  |  |  |  |
Tharparkar | 1,778,407  | 1,647,036  | 914,291  |  |  |  |
Thatta | 1,083,191  | 982,138  | 599,492  |  |  |  |
Umerkot[19] | 1,159,831  | 1,073,469  | 664,797  |  |  |  |
Awaran | 178,958  | 121,821  | 118,173  |  |  |  |
Barkhan | 210,249  | 171,025  | 103,545  |  |  |  |
Chagai | 269,192  | 226,517  | 104,534  |  |  |  |
Chaman | 466,218  | ...  | ...  |  |  |  |
Dera Bugti | 355,274  | 313,110  | 181,310  |  |  |  |
Duki | 205,044  | ...  | ...  |  |  |  |
Gwadar | 305,160  | 262,253  | 185,498  |  |  |  |
Harnai | 127,571  | 97,052  | 76,652  |  |  |  |
Hub | 382,885  | ...  | ...  |  |  |  |
Jafarabad | 594,558  | 513,972  | 291,290  |  |  |  |
Jhal Magsi | 203,368  | 148,900  | 109,941  |  |  |  |
Kachhi | 442,674  | 309,932  | 255,480  |  |  |  |
Kalat | 271,560  | 412,058  | 237,834  |  |  |  |
Kech | 1,060,931  | 907,182  | 413,204  |  |  |  |
Kharan | 260,352  | 162,766  | 96,900  |  |  |  |
Khuzdar | 997,214  | 798,896  | 417,466  |  |  |  |
Kohlu | 260,220  | 213,933  | 99,846  |  |  |  |
Lasbela | 680,977  | 576,271  | 312,695  |  |  |  |
Loralai | 272,432  | ...  | ...  |  |  |  |
Mastung | 313,271  | 265,676  | 150,039  |  |  |  |
Musakhel | 182,275  | 167,243  | 134,056  |  |  |  |
Nasirabad | 563,315  | 487,847  | 245,894  |  |  |  |
Nushki | 207,834  | 178,947  | 98,030  |  |  |  |
Panjgur | 509,781  | 315,353  | 234,051  |  |  |  |
Pishin | 835,482  | 736,903  | 376,728  |  |  |  |
Quetta | 2,595,492  | 2,269,473  | 774,547  |  |  |  |
Qila Abdullah | 361,971  | 758,354  | 360,724  |  |  |  |
Qilla Saifullah | 380,200  | ...  | ...  |  |  |  |
Sherani | 191,687  | 152,952  | 81,684  |  |  |  |
Sibi | 224,148  | 179,751  | 136,322  |  |  |  |
Sohbatpur | 240,106  | 200,426  | 141,527  |  |  |  |
Surab | 279,038  | ...  | ...  |  |  |  |
Washuk | 302,623  | 175,712  | 110,009  |  |  |  |
Zhob | 355,692  | 310,354  | 193,458  |  |  |  |
Ziarat | 189,535  | 160,095  | 80,748  |  |  |  |
Usta Muhammad | ...  | 263,202  | ...  |  |  |  |
Attock | 2,170,423  | 1,886,378  |  |  |  |  |
Bahawalnagar | 3,550,342  | 2,975,656  |  |  |  |  |
Bahawalpur | 4,284,964  | 3,669,176  |  |  |  |  |
Bhakkar | 1,957,470  | 1,647,852  |  |  |  |  |
Chakwal | 1,734,854  | 1,495,463  |  |  |  |  |
Chiniot | 1,563,024  | 1,368,659  |  |  |  |  |
Dera Ghazi Khan | 3,393,705  | 2,872,631  |  |  |  |  |
Faisalabad | 9,075,819  | 7,882,444  |  |  |  |  |
Gujranwala | 5,959,750  | 5,011,066  |  |  |  |  |
Gujrat | 3,219,375  | 2,756,289  |  |  |  |  |
Hafizabad | 1,319,909  | 1,156,954  |  |  |  |  |
Jhang | 3,065,639  | 2,742,633  |  |  |  |  |
Jhelum | 1,382,308  | 1,222,403  |  |  |  |  |
Kasur | 4,084,286  | 3,454,881  |  |  |  |  |
Khanewal | 3,364,077  | 2,920,233  |  |  |  |  |
Khushab | 1,501,089  | 1,280,372  |  |  |  |  |
Lahore | 13,004,135  | 11,119,985  | 6,318,745  | 3,544,942  | 2,587,621  | 1,625,810  | 1,134,757
Layyah | 2,102,386  | 1,823,995  |  |  |  |  |
Lodhran | 1,928,299  | 1,699,693  |  |  |  |  |
Mandi Bahauddin | 1,829,486  | 1,594,039  |  |  |  |  |
Mianwali | 1,798,268  | 1,542,601  |  |  |  |  |
Multan | 5,362,305  | 4,746,166  | 3,116,851  | 1,970,075  | 1,506,223  | 983,815  | 725,131
Muzaffargarh | 5,015,325  | 4,328,549  |  |  |  |  |
Nankana Sahib[5] | 1,634,871  | 1,354,986  |  |  |  |  |
Narowal | 1,950,954  | 1,707,575  | 1,265,097  | 908,977  | 834,501  | 550,425  | 512,475
Okara | 3,515,490  | 3,040,826  | 2,232,992  | 1,487,261  | 1,123,812  | 827,528  | 730,472
Pakpattan | 2,136,170  | 1,824,228  |  |  |  |  |
Rahim Yar Khan | 5,564,703  | 4,807,762  |  |  |  |  |
Rajanpur | 2,381,049  | 1,996,039  |  |  |  |  |
Rawalpindi | 5,745,964  | 5,402,380  |  |  |  |  |
Sahiwal | 2,881,811  | 2,513,011  |  |  |  |  |
Sargodha | 4,334,448  | 3,696,212  |  |  |  |  |
Sheikhupura | 4,049,418  | 3,460,004  |  |  |  |  |
Sialkot | 4,499,394  | 3,894,938  |  |  |  |  |
Toba Tek Singh | 2,524,044  | 2,191,495  |  |  |  |  |
Vehari | 3,430,421  | 2,902,081  |  |  |  |  |
Talagang | ...  | 527,756  | 401,607  |  |  |  |
Murree | ...  | 352,329  |  |  |  |  |
Taunsa | ...  | 677,785  |  |  |  |  |
Kot Addu | ...  | 1,347,501  |  |  |  |  |
Wazirabad | ...  | 830,396  |  |  |  |  |
Islamabad Capital Territory | 2,363,863  | 2,006,572  |  |  |  |  |

## List of all districts by area, population, density, literacy rate etc

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District  | Headquarter  | Area

(km2)

| Population

(2023)[20]

| Density

(people/km2)

(2023)

| Literacy

rate

(2023)

[25][26][27][28][29]

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Muzaffarabad | Muzaffarabad | 1,642  | ...  | 394  | ...  | Muzaffarabad | Azad Kashmir
Hattian Bala | Hattian Bala | 854  | ...  | 270  | ...
Neelum | Athmuqam | 3,621  | ...  | 53  | ...
Mirpur | Mirpur | 1,010  | ...  | 452  | ...  | Mirpur
Bhimber | Bhimber | 1,516  | ...  | 297  | ...
Kotli | Kotli | 1,862  | ...  | 416  | ...
Poonch | Rawalakot | 855  | ...  | 585  | ...  | Poonch
Bagh | Bagh | 770  | ...  | 483  | ...
Haveli | Forward Kahuta | 598  | ...  | 254  | ...
Sudhnati | Pallandari | 569  | ...  | 523  | ...
Ghanche | Khaplu | 6,400  | ...  | ...  | ...  | Baltistan | Gilgit-Baltistan
Skardu | Skardu | 15,000  | ...  | ...  | ...
Kharmang | Tolti | 7,909  | ...  | ...  | ...
Shigar | Shigar | 8,500  | ...  | ...  | ...
Astore | Eidghah | 8,657  | ...  | ...  | ...  | Diamer
Diamer | Chilas | 10,936  | ...  | ...  | ...
Ghizer | Gahkuch | 9,635  | ...  | ...  | ...  | Gilgit
Gilgit | Gilgit | 38,000  | ...  | ...  | ...
Hunza | Karimabad | 17,145  | ...  | ...  | ...
Nagar | Nagarkhas | 15,567  | ...  | ...  | ...
Gupis-Yasin District | Phander | ...  | ...  | ...  | ...
Haripur | Haripur | 1,725  | 1,174,783  | 681.3  | 74.88%  | Hazara | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Battagram | Battagram | 1,301  | 554,133  | 425.9  | 39.09%
Abbottabad | Abbottabad | 1,967  | 1,419,072  | 721.6  | 77.34%
Allai | Allai Valley | 521  | ...  | ...  | ...
Lower Kohistan | Pattan | 642  | 340,017  | 529.5  | 22.05%
Mansehra | Mansehra | 4,125  | 1,797,177  | 435.6  | 63.79%
Torghar | Judba | 454  | 200,445  | 441.6  | 29.74%
Upper Kohistan | Dasu | 5,440  | 422,947  | 77.8  | 19.05%
Kolai Palas | Kolai | 1,410  | 280,162  | 198.7  | 18.80%
Hangu | Hangu | 1,097  | 528,902  | 482.3  | 43.15%  | Kohat
Kurram | Parachinar | 3,380  | 785,434  | 232.4  | 35.22%
Karak | Karak | 3,372  | 815,878  | 241.9  | 65.36%
Kohat | Kohat | 2,991  | 1,234,661  | 412.9  | 58.55%
Orakzai | Kalaya | 1,538  | 387,561  | 252.0  | 33.57%
Bajaur | Khar | 1,290  | 1,287,960  | 998.4  | 26.26%  | Malakand
Buner | Daggar | 1,865  | 1,016,869  | 545.1  | 43.75%
Lower Chitral | Chitral | 6,458  | 320,407  | 49.6  | 66.10%
Lower Dir | Timergara | 1,583  | 1,650,183  | 1,042.4  | 57.36%
Shangla | Alpuri | 1,586  | 891,252  | 562.0  | 33.74%
Malakand | Batkhela | 952  | 826,250  | 868.1  | ...
Swat | Saidu Sharif | 5,337  | 2,687,384  | 503.6  | 48.13%
Upper Chitral | Booni | 8,392  | 195,528  | 23.3  | 73.83%
Upper Dir | Dir | 3,699  | 1,083,566  | 292.9  | 46.77%
Central Dir District | Wari | 1,483  | ...  | ...  | ...
Charsadda | Charsadda | 996  | 1,835,504  | 1,843.1  | 53.94%  | Peshawar
Khyber | Landi Kotal | 2,576  | 1,146,267  | 445.0  | 38.45%
Nowshera | Nowshera | 1,748  | 1,740,705  | 995.8  | 56.78%
Peshawar | Peshawar | 1,518  | 4,758,762  | 3,135.6  | 53.28%
Mohmand | Ghalanai | 2,296  | 553,933  | 241.2  | 31.28%
Upper South Waziristan | Spinkai | 2,815  | ...  | ...  | 31.96%  | Dera Ismail Khan
Lower South Waziristan | Wana | 3,805  | ...  | ...  | 31.96%
Tank | Tank | 2,900  | 470,293  | 162.2  | 40.67%
Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | 9,334  | 1,829,811  | 196.1  | 46.58%
North Waziristan | Miranshah | 4,707  | 693,332  | 147.3  | 32.82%  | Bannu
Bannu | Bannu | 1,972  | 1,357,890  | 688.6  | 41.75%
Lakki Marwat | Lakki Marwat | 3,296  | 1,040,856  | 315.8  | 48.47%
Swabi | Swabi | 1,543  | 1,894,600  | 1,228.0  | 58.48%  | Mardan
Mardan | Mardan | 1,632  | 2,744,898  | 1,681.4  | 55.79%
Jamshoro | Jamshoro | 11,204  | 1,117,308  | 99.7  | 49.63%  | Hyderabad | Sindh
Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 993  | 2,432,540  | 2,448.7  | 67.21%
Badin | Badin | 6,858  | 1,947,081  | 284.6  | 36.65%
Dadu | Dadu | 7,866  | 1,742,320  | 221.8  | 47.13%
Matiari | Matiari | 1,417  | 849,383  | 599.0  | 45.88%
Sujawal | Sujawal | 8,785  | 839,292  | 95.5  | 27.02%
Tando Allahyar | Tando Allahyar | 1,554  | 922,012  | 592.8  | 39.80%
Tando Muhammad Khan | Tando Muhammad Khan | 1,423  | 726,119  | 509.1  | 34.02%
Thatta | Thatta | 8,570  | 1,083,191  | 126.8  | 26.88%
Ghotki | Mirpur Mathelo | 6,083  | 1,772,609  | 291.3  | 41.38%  | Sukkur
Khairpur | Khairpur | 15,910  | 2,597,535  | 163.3  | 50.14%
Sukkur | Sukkur | 5,165  | 1,639,897  | 317.7  | 58.26%
Karachi Central | North Nazimabad | 69  | 3,822,325  | 55,838.8  | 83.55%  | Karachi
Karachi East | Gulshan e Iqbal | 139  | 3,921,742  | 28,220.1  | 80.07%
Karachi South | Saddar Karachi | 122  | 2,329,764  | 19,104.6  | 78.57%
Karachi West | Orangi Town | 370  | 2,679,380  | 7,238.1  | 67.43%
Keamari | Moriro Mirbahar  | 559  | 2,068,451  | 3,699.8  | 62.07%
Korangi | Korangi | 108  | 3,128,971  | 28,968.8  | 79.86%
Malir | Malir | 2,160  | 2,432,248  | 1,126.8  | 63.14%
Larkana | Larkana | 1,948  | 1,784,453  | 915.8  | 55.58%  | Larkana
Jacobabad | Jacobabad | 2,698  | 1,174,097  | 434.0  | 42.34%
Kashmore | Kandhkot | 2,580  | 1,233,957  | 477.3  | 35.59%
Qambar Shahdadkot | Qambar | 5,475  | 1,514,869  | 276.4  | 40.02%
Shikarpur | Shikarpur | 2,512  | 1,386,330  | 552.1  | 43.70%
Mirpur Khas | Mirpur Khas | 2,925  | 1,681,386  | 574.7  | 45.37%  | Mirpur Khas
Umerkot[19] | Umerkot | 5,608[6] | 1,159,831  | 207.2  | 38.69%
Tharparkar | Mithi | 19,637  | 1,778,407  | 90.6  | 36.39%
Sanghar | Sanghar | 10,728  | 2,308,465  | 215.0  | 43.66%
Shaheed Benazirabad | Nawabshah | 4,502  | 1,845,102  | 409.5  | 50.86%  | Shaheed Benazirabad
Naushahro Feroze | Naushahro Feroze | 2,945  | 1,777,082  | 603.2  | 57.15%
Hub | Hub | 6,716  | 382,885  | 57  | 36.47%  | Kalat | Balochistan
Surab | Surab | 762  | 279,038  | 366.5  | 37.44%
Lasbela | Uthal | 15,153  | 680,977  | 44.9  | 36.47%
Mastung | Mastung | 3,308  | 313,271  | 94.7  | 45.97%
Khuzdar | Khuzdar | 35,380  | 997,214  | 28.2  | 38.59%
Kalat | Kalat | 7,654  | 271,560  | 35.5  | 39.70%
Awaran | Awaran | 29,510  | 178,958  | 6.1  | 36.34%
Barkhan | Barkhan | 3,514  | 210,249  | 59.8  | 33.62%  | Loralai
Duki | Duki | 4,233  | 205,044  | 48.4  | 44.18%
Musakhel | Musa Khel Bazar | 5,728  | 182,275  | 31.8  | 36.60%
Loralai | Loralai | 3,785  | 272,432  | 72.0  | 43.16%
Gwadar | Gwadar | 12,637  | 305,160  | 24.2  | 50.30%  | Makran
Kech | Turbat | 22,539  | 1,060,931  | 47.0  | 49.65%
Panjgur | Panjgur | 16,891  | 509,781  | 30.2  | 42.07%
Jafarabad | Dera Allahyar | 1,643  | 594,558  | 361.1  | 35.53 %  | Nasirabad
Jhal Magsi | Gandava | 3,615  | 203,368  | 56.2  | 30.14%
Kachhi | Dhadar | 5,682  | 442,674  | 77.9  | 30.20%
Nasirabad | Dera Murad Jamali | 3,387  | 563,315  | 166.1  | 28.96%
Sohbatpur | Sohbatpur | 802  | 240,106  | 299.6  | 41.02%
Usta Muhammad | Usta Muhammad | 953  | ...  | 280  | 35.53%
Dera Bugti | Dera Bugti | 10,160  | 355,274  | 35.0  | 24.07%  | Sibi
Kohlu | Kohlu | 7,610  | 260,220  | 34.2  | 28.53%
Sibi | Sibi | 7,121  | 224,148  | 31.5  | 47.41%
Harnai | Harnai | 2,492  | 127,571  | 51.2  | 39.83%
Ziarat | Ziarat | 3,301  | 189,535  | 57.4  | 43.37%
Chaman | Chaman | 1,341  | 466,218  | 347.7  | 39.97%  | Quetta
Pishin | Pishin | 6,218  | 835,482  | 134.6  | 51.07%
Quetta | Quetta | 3,447  | 2,595,492  | 754.3  | 56.29%
Qila Abdullah | Jungle Pir Alizai | 3,553  | 361,971  | 102.3  | 36.40%
Qilla Saifullah | Qilla Saifullah | 6,831  | 380,200  | 55.7  | 32.96%  | Zhob
Sherani | Sherani | 4,310  | 191,687  | 44.5  | 23.86%
Zhob | Zhob | 15,987  | 355,692  | 22.2  | 36.62%
Kharan | Kharan | 14,958  | 260,352  | 17.4  | 41.07%  | Rakhshan
Nushki | Nushki | 5,797  | 207,834  | 35.9  | 57.12%
Washuk | Washuk | 33,093  | 302,623  | 9.1  | 21.58%
Chagai | Dalbandin | 44,748  | 269,192  | 6.0  | 33.15%
Rawalpindi | Rawalpindi | 4,547  | 5,745,964  | 1,868.79  | 83.06%  | Rawalpindi | Punjab
Jhelum | Jhelum | 3,587  | 1,382,308  | 385.7  | 80.65%
Attock | Attock | 6,858  | 2,170,423  | 316.7  | 70.22%
Murree | Murree | 738  | 372,947  | 480  | 86.01%
Chakwal | Chakwal | 6,524  | 1,734,854  | 266.2  | 77.79%
Taunsa | Taunsa | 2,769  | ...  | 240  | ...  | Dera Ghazi Khan
Kot Addu | Kot Addu | 3,471  | ...  | 390  | ...
Layyah | Layyah | 6,289  | 2,102,386  | 334.5  | 61.83%
Dera Ghazi Khan | Dera Ghazi Khan | 11,922  | 3,393,705  | 285.8  | 46.78
Muzaffargarh | Muzaffargarh | 8,249  | 5,015,325  | 607.5  | 47.99%
Rajanpur | Rajanpur | 12,319  | 2,381,049  | 193.3  | 36.09%
Jampur | Jampur | ...  | ...  | ...  | ...
Toba Tek Singh | Toba Tek Singh | 3,252  | 2,524,044  | 776.2  | 71.38%  | Faisalabad
Jhang | Jhang | 6,166  | 3,065,639  | 497.6  | 59.45%
Chiniot | Chiniot | 2,643  | 1,563,024  | 591.3  | 55.05%
Faisalabad | Faisalabad | 5,856  | 9,075,819  | 1,551.7  | 73.41%
Lahore | Lahore | 1,772  | 13,004,135  | 7,336.6  | 79.62%  | Lahore
Kasur | Kasur | 3,995  | 4,084,286  | 1,021.4  | 62.85%
Nankana Sahib[5] | Nankana Sahib | 2,216  | 1,634,871  | 737.0  | 63.12%
Sheikhupura | Sheikhupura | 3,744  | 4,049,418  | 1,080.3  | 68.88%
Mianwali | Mianwali | 5,840  | 1,798,268  | 307.4  | 62.87%  | Mianwali
Bhakkar | Bhakkar | 8,153  | 1,957,470  | 240.5  | 55.68%
Talagang | Talagang | 2,932  | ...  | 140  | ...
Sialkot | Sialkot | 3,016  | 4,499,394  | 1,492.5  | 78.37%  | Gujranwala
Gujranwala | Gujranwala | 3,622  | 5,959,750  | 1,644.5  | 76.77%
Narowal | Narowal | 2,337  | 1,950,954  | 834.3  | 75.28%
Okara | Okara | 4,377  | 3,515,490  | 802.2  | 60.25%  | Sahiwal
Pakpattan | Pakpattan | 2,724  | 2,136,170  | 785.3  | 57.13%
Sahiwal | Sahiwal | 3,201  | 2,881,811  | 900.6  | 64.77%
Rahim Yar Khan | Rahim Yar Khan | 11,880  | 5,564,703  | 468.2  | 47.94%  | Bahawalpur
Bahawalnagar | Bahawalnagar | 8,878  | 3,550,342  | 399.6  | 57.01%
Bahawalpur | Bahawalpur | 24,830  | 4,284,964  | 172.3  | 53.35%
Sargodha | Sargodha | 5,854  | 4,334,448  | 740.1  | 66.73%  | Sargodha
Khushab | Jauharabad | 6,511  | 1,501,089  | 230.8  | 62.52%
Khanewal | Khanewal | 4,349  | 3,364,077  | 774.3  | 60.97%  | Multan
Vehari | Vehari | 4,364  | 3,430,421  | 787.7  | 59.10%
Multan | Multan | 3,720  | 5,362,305  | 1,441.1  | 61.41%
Lodhran | Lodhran | 2,778  | 1,928,299  | 693.5  | 51.68%
Mandi Bahauddin | Mandi Bahauddin | 2,673  | 1,829,486  | 683.1  | 70.27%  | Gujrat
Gujrat | Gujrat | 3,192  | 3,219,375  | 1,007.0  | 81.37%
Hafizabad | Hafizabad | 2,367  | 1,319,909  | 557.0  | 65.77%
Wazirabad | Wazirabad | 1,206  | 993,412  | 690  | ...
Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad | 906  | 2,363,863  | 2,214.76  | 83.97%  | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad Capital Territory

## See also

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* Administrative units of Pakistan
* City Districts of Pakistan
* List of administrative units of Pakistan by Human Development Index
* Education in Pakistan
* Pakistan District Education Rankings
* Literacy in Pakistan

## Notes

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1. ^ No data is available on the recently created districts of Sindh Province.
2. ^ No data is available on the recently created district of Nankana, which was part of Sheikhupura District.

## References

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1. ^ a b "District Wise Census Results – Census 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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5. ^ a b c d "Nankana becomes district". Dawn. Pakistan. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
6. ^ a b c "Thatta (District, Pakistan) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de.
7. ^ "Province Wise Provisional Results of Census – 2017" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2017.
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9. ^ a b c d Babakhel, Mohammad Ali (23 October 2018). "New districts". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
10. ^ "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". Dawn. Pakistan. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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12. ^ "Map of Sindh". Government of Sindh. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
13. ^ Azad Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, 2019.
14. ^ "Kharmang now GB district". Pakistan Observer. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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20. ^ a b c d Azad Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, 2019.
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22. ^ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN PROPORTION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF SINDH - 2017" (PDF).
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## Further reading

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* Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. "List of Districts/Agencies/Tribal Areas". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2006.
* Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. "List of Tehsils/Talukas with respect to their Districts". Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2006.
* Country Profiles, South Asian Media Net. "Pakistan >> District Profiles". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2006.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
* "District Governments of Sindh". Local Government Department, Government of Sindh. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

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