Multan District


Multan District , is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Multan. The district has a population of million and an area of 3,720 square kilometres. The district consists of tehsils of Multan saddar, Multan city, Jalalpur Pirwala and Shujabad.
History
Multan district was created during British rule in 19th century. 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.

Location

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.

Administration

The district is administratively divided into the following tehsils :
TehsilArea
Pop.
Density
Literacy rate
Union Councils
Jalalpur Pirwala978608,488622.1838.50%...
Multan [City Tehsil|Multan City]3042,555,4868,406.2073.65%...
Multan Saddar1,6321,516,004928.9252.01%...
Shujabad806682,327846.5653.87%...

Demographics

Population

As of the 2023 census, Multan district has 886,392 households and a population of 5,362,305. The district has a sex ratio of 103.77 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 61.41%: 67.28% for males and 55.27% for females. 1,398,159 are under 10 years of age. 2,499,871 live in urban areas.

Religion

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 63.89% of the population spoke Saraiki, 17.72% Urdu, 16.00% Punjabi and 0.94% Mewati as their first language.

Tehsils

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

    History

Multan district was annexed by the British from its former Sikh rulers after the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848–1849.