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Wazirabad ضلع وزیر آباد | |
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 Tomb ofMaulana Zafar Ali Khan | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Gujrat |
| No. of Union Councils | 12 |
| Municipal status | 1867 |
| Headquarters | Wazirabad |
| Area | |
• District | 1,206 km2 (466 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population | |
• District | 993,412 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 369,009 (37.15%) |
| • Rural | 624,403 (62.85%) |
| Demonym | Wazirabadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Postal code | 52000 |
| Area code | 0437 |
Wazirabad District (Punjabi andUrdu:ضِلع وزیر آباد), is adistrict that is a part ofPunjab,Pakistan. Wazirabad District is bordered by the districts ofGujrat,Sialkot,Mandi Bahauddin,Hafizabad andGujranwala.[2]
Wazirabad is in fact a city-district. The district is divided into the following tehsils:
| Tehsil[3] | Area (km²)[4] | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Literacy rate (2023)[5] | Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wazirabad | 1,196 | 993,412 | 830.61 | 77.39% | ... |
| Ali Pur Chatta | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 217,197 | — |
| 1961 | 254,715 | +1.61% |
| 1972 | 370,310 | +3.46% |
| 1981 | 442,493 | +2.00% |
| 1998 | 644,233 | +2.23% |
| 2017 | 830,272 | +1.34% |
| 2023 | 993,412 | +3.04% |
| Sources:[6] | ||
| Religion in Wazirabad district (2023)[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 96.39% | |||
| Christianity | 3.52% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.09% | |||
As of the2023 census, Wazirabad district has 142,381 households and a population of 993,412. The district has a sex ratio of 100.19 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 77.39%: 79.18% for males and 75.62% for females.[8][9] 271,868 (27.37% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[10] 369,009 (37.15%) live in urban areas.[8]
| Religious group | 1941[11][a] | 2017[12] | 2023[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 157,961 | 76.70% | 799,960 | 96.35% | 957,556 | 96.39% |
Hinduism [b] | 22,451 | 10.90% | 32 | ~0% | 117 | 0.01% |
Sikhism | 13,543 | 6.58% | — | — | 15 | ~0% |
Christianity | 11,829 | 5.74% | 29,395 | 3.54% | 34,919 | 3.52% |
| Ahmadi | — | — | 865 | 0.10% | 747 | 0.08% |
| Others | 168 | 0.08% | 20 | ~0% | 58 | ~0% |
| Total Population | 205,952 | 100% | 830,272 | 100% | 993,412 | 100% |
At the 2023 census, 94.06% of the population identifiedPunjabi and 4.72%Urdu as their first language.[13]
