Narowal District


Narowal District is a [List of districts of Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab, Pakistan|district] within the Gujranwala Division of Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Narowal serves as the headquarters of the district. It was formed in 1991 when the two tehsils of Narowal and Shakargarh were split off from Sialkot District.

Administration

The district is administratively divided into the following three tehsils, which contain a total of 74 Union Councils:
TehsilArea
Pop.
Density
Literacy rate
Union Councils
Shakargarh835769,339921.3676.28%28
Narowal1,065680,402638.8876.78%28
Zafarwal437501,2131,146.9471.72%26

Urban areas

The district has six urban areas.
CityArea
Pop.
Density
Literacy rate
Narowal200130,692......
Shakargarh...126,742......
Zafarwal1052,639......
Qila Sobha Singh...19,671......
Baddomalhi...19,351......
Talwandi Bhindran...13,000......

Geography

The district is bounded by Sialkot District on the northwest, by India on the north, by Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, Gurdaspur and Pathankot districts on the southeast, Amritsar district on the south, and Sheikhupura district in Pakistan on the southwest.

Demography

Population

As of the 2023 census, Narowal district had a population of 1,950,954 which is roughly equal to the population of Santa Clara County, California, USA and Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China. There are 281,536 households. The district has a sex ratio of 104.40 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 75.28%: 79.89% for males and 70.49% for females. 494,799 are under 10 years of age. 349,095 live in urban areas. According to the 2017 census, total population of District Narowal is 1.709 million. Male population is 0.853 m and female population is 0.855 m. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097, of which only 12.11% were urban.
The total area of the district is approximately 2,337 square kilometres. Prior to the creation of Zafarwal Tehsil in July 2009, Narowal Tehsil occupied 1,065 square kilometres while the remaining area fell in Shakargarh Tehsil.

Religion

As of 2023, 97.48% of the population adheres to Islam whereas 2.22% adheres to Christianity. There is a small Hindu population in the district.

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 94.29% of the population spoke Punjabi, 3.05% Urdu and 2.28% Mewati as their first language.

Education

District Narowal boasts a robust educational infrastructure, featuring a total of 1,609 schools that cater to students at the foundational and secondary levels. Higher education is supported by 35 colleges, which include 8 for boys, 4 for girls, and 3 dedicated commerce colleges, providing a range of academic and professional programs. In addition, the presence of 3 universities further enhances the opportunities for advanced studies and research, contributing significantly to the overall development of education in the area.
Here is the list of universities & medical colleges in Narowal:
University/CampusEstablishedSpecializationType
University of Narowal2018GeneralPublic
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Narowal campus2012GeneralPublic
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Narowal campus2017GeneralPublic
Narowal Medical College2024MedicalPublic
Virtual University of Pakistan, Narowal virtual campusGeneralPrivate
Sahara Medical College Narowal2015MedicalPrivate

**University of Narowal was previously the Narowal campus of University of Gujrat, but later on UoN became an independent university. Now there is no campus of UoG in Narowal.

Health

The following hospitals operate in Narowal district:

Notable people