Multan District

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District of Punjab in Pakistan

Multan

ضِلع مُلتان

District of Punjab

Top: Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
Bottom: Aerial view of Ghanta Ghar Chowk

Multan District highlighted within Punjab Province

Coordinates: 29°56′N 71°22′E﻿ / ﻿29.933°N 71.367°E﻿ / 29.933; 71.367
Country| Pakistan
Province| Punjab
Division| Multan
Headquarters| Multan
Number of Tehsils| 4
Government

• Type| District Administration
• Mayor| None (vacant)
• Deputy Commissioner| Mudasir Riaz Malik (BPS-19 PAS)
• District Police Officer| Mansoorul Haq Rana (BPS-19 PSP)
Area

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• Total| 3,720 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
Population

(2023)[2]

• Total| 5,362,305
• Density| 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+5 (PKT)
Languages| Saraiki, Punjabi, Urdu
Website| multan.punjab.gov.pk

Multan District (Urdu: ضِلع مُلتان), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Multan. The district has a population of 4.75 million (as of 2017) and an area of 3,720 square kilometres. The district consists of tehsils of Multan saddar, Multan city, Jalalpur Pirwala and Shujabad.[3]

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.[4]

## Location

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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.

## Demographics

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### Population

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1951 | 725,131| —
1961 | 983,815| +3.10%
1972 | 1,506,223| +3.95%
1981 | 1,970,075| +3.03%
1998 | 3,116,851| +2.74%
2017 | 4,746,166| +2.24%
2023 | 5,362,305| +2.06%
Sources:[5]

### Religion

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Religion in Multan district (2023)[6]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 99.15%
Christianity |

| 0.79%
Other |

| 0.06%

At the time of the 2017 census, Multan district had 758,832 households and a population of 4,746,166. Multan had a sex ratio of 949 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 55.36% - 65.17% for males and 45.54% for females. 2,058,920 (43.38%) lived in urban areas. 1,293,514 (27.25%) were under 10 years of age.[7] In 2023, the district had 887,304 households and a population of 5,362,305.[2]

Religion in Multan District  Religious
group  | 1941[8]: 62–63 | 2017  | 2023[9]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop.  | %
Islam | 428,659  | 79.4%  | 4,716,267  | 99.37%  | 5,295,315  | 99.15%
Hinduism [a] | 101,985  | 18.89%  | 2,366  | 0.05%  | 1,709  | 0.03%
Sikhism | 6,802  | 1.26%  | —  | —  | 120  | 0%
Christianity | 1,012  | 0.19%  | 25,693  | 0.54%  | 42,155  | 0.79%
Ahmadi | —  | —  | 1,665  | 0.04%  | 1,105  | 0.02%
Others  | 1,428  | 0.26%  | 175  | 0%  | 358  | 0.01%
Total Population  | 539,886  | 100%  | 4,746,166  | 100%  | 5,340,762  | 100%
Note: 1941 figures are for Multan and Shujabad tehsils of Multan District, which roughly corresponds to present-day Multan district.
Religious groups in Multan District (British Punjab province era)  Religious
group  | 1901[10] | 1911[11][12] | 1921[13] | 1931[14] | 1941[15]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Islam | 570,254  | 80.25%  | 665,488  | 81.67%  | 731,605  | 82.18%  | 942,937  | 80.26%  | 1,157,911  | 78.01%
Hinduism [a] | 133,560  | 18.79%  | 126,603  | 15.54%  | 134,013  | 15.05%  | 182,029  | 15.49%  | 249,872  | 16.83%
Sikhism | 4,662  | 0.66%  | 19,881  | 2.44%  | 18,562  | 2.08%  | 39,453  | 3.36%  | 61,628  | 4.15%
Christianity | 1,964  | 0.28%  | 2,441  | 0.3%  | 6,006  | 0.67%  | 9,924  | 0.84%  | 14,290  | 0.96%
Jainism | 134  | 0.02%  | 394  | 0.05%  | 28  | 0%  | 440  | 0.04%  | 552  | 0.04%
Zoroastrianism | 52  | 0.01%  | 58  | 0.01%  | 47  | 0.01%  | 117  | 0.01%  | 77  | 0.01%
Judaism | 0  | 0%  | 6  | 0%  | 3  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 3  | 0%
Buddhism | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%
Others  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%
Total population  | 710,626  | 100%  | 814,871  | 100%  | 890,264  | 100%  | 1,174,900  | 100%  | 1,484,333  | 100%
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
Religion in the Tehsils of Multan District (1941)[15] Tehsil | Islam | Hinduism [a] | Sikhism | Christianity | Jainism | Others[b] | Total

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Multan Tehsil  | 273,637  | 76.07%  | 78,566  | 21.84%  | 5,225  | 1.45%  | 871  | 0.24%  | 499  | 0.14%  | 929  | 0.26%  | 359,727  | 100%
Shujabad Tehsil  | 155,022  | 86.05%  | 23,419  | 13%  | 1,577  | 0.88%  | 141  | 0.08%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 180,159  | 100%
Lodhran Tehsil  | 175,642  | 82.59%  | 33,246  | 15.63%  | 3,519  | 1.65%  | 218  | 0.1%  | 1  | 0%  | 48  | 0.02%  | 212,674  | 100%
Mailsi Tehsil  | 213,413  | 75.92%  | 43,866  | 15.6%  | 21,131  | 7.52%  | 2,679  | 0.95%  | 18  | 0.01%  | 2  | 0%  | 281,109  | 100%
Khanewal Tehsil  | 176,892  | 70.06%  | 41,908  | 16.6%  | 24,380  | 9.66%  | 9,142  | 3.62%  | 34  | 0.01%  | 115  | 0.05%  | 252,471  | 100%
Kabirwala Tehsil  | 163,305  | 82.4%  | 28,867  | 14.57%  | 5,796  | 2.92%  | 219  | 0.11%  | 0  | 0%  | 6  | 0%  | 198,193  | 100%
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.

### Language

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Languages of Multan district (2023)[6]

Saraiki (63.89%)

Urdu (17.72%)

Punjabi (16%)

Others (2.39%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 63.89% of the population spoke Saraiki, 16% Punjabi and 17.72% Urdu as their first language.[16]

## Tehsils

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1. Jalalpur Pirwala
2. Multan City
3. Multan Saddar
4. Shujabad

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
2. ^ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated

## References

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1. ^ "Multan District at Glance". Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
2. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
3. ^ "District Profile | Multan". multan.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
4. ^ "Our History | Multan". multan.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
5. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
6. ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Cite error: The named reference "2023 census" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
7. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
8. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
9. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
10. ^ "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 34\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
11. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
12. ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
13. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
14. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
15. ^ a b "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42\. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
16. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).

## External links

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* Multan City
* Hamara Multan
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Neighbourhoods of Multan

Administrations: Multan Division and Multan District

Tehsils|

* Jalalpur Pirwala
* Multan Sadr
* Shujabad

Cities|

* Jalalpur Pirwala
* Multan (capital)
* Shujabad

Towns & councils|

* Basti Maluk
* Bosan
* Budhla Sant
* Gulgasht Colony
* Lar
* Makhdoom Rashid
* Mehmood Kot
* Multan Cantt
* Mumtazabad
* Pull Dawa
* Qadirpur Ran
* Shah Rukan e Alam
* Sher Shah
* Willayatabad Colony
* Zakariya Town

Localities|

* Chah Nizam Walla
* Faridpur
* Gulzarpur
* Jalalabad
* Kumhar Mandi

Website: Multan District at NRB

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Districts of Punjab, Pakistan

Provincial capital: Lahore

Bahawalpur|

* Bahawalnagar
* Bahawalpur
* Rahim Yar Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan|

* Dera Ghazi Khan
* Jampur
* Kot Addu
* Layyah
* Muzaffargarh
* Rajanpur
* Taunsa

Faisalabad|

* Chiniot
* Faisalabad
* Jhang
* Toba Tek Singh

Gujranwala|

* Gujranwala
* Narowal
* Sialkot

Gujrat|

* Gujrat
* Hafizabad
* Mandi Bahauddin
* Wazirabad

Lahore|

* Kasur
* Lahore
* Nankana Sahib
* Sheikhupura

Mianwali|

* Bhakkar
* Mianwali
* Talagang

Multan|

* Khanewal
* Lodhran
* Multan
* Vehari

Rawalpindi|

* Attock
* Chakwal
* Jhelum
* Murree
* Rawalpindi

Sahiwal|

* Okara
* Pakpattan
* Sahiwal

Sargodha|

* Khushab
* Sargodha

Authority control databases |

* VIAF

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