Kot Addu District
Kot Addu District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The district headquarter is Kot Addu city.
History
Kot Addu was established by Addu Khan, son of the Mirani chieftain Ghazi Khan, in the 15th century. Kot Addu was part of Muzaffargarh District as Kot Addu Tehsil until 2022, after which it was upgraded to district level.Administration
The district is administratively subdivided into two tehsils.| Tehsil | Area | Pop. | Density | Literacy rate | Union Councils |
| Chowk Sarwar Shaheed | 1,785 | 414,578 | 232.26 | 55.50% | |
| Kot Addu | 1,686 | 1,072,180 | 635.93 | 58.19% | 32 |
Demographics
As of the 2023 census, Kot Addu district has 251,512 households and a population of 1,486,758. The district has a sex ratio of 100.85 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 57.44%: 66.23% for males and 48.47% for females. 432,584 are under 10 years of age. 283,819 live in urban areas.At the 2023 census, 79.80% of the population spoke Saraiki, 11.60% Punjabi, 4.79% Urdu and 2.66% Pashto as their first language.