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This article deals with the demographics of Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951486,043—    
1961532,845+0.92%
1972748,890+3.14%
1981876,667+1.77%
19981,274,935+2.23%
20171,883,556+2.08%
20232,133,005+2.09%
Sources:[1][2]

As of the 2023 census, Attock district has 353,973 households and a population of 2,170,423. The district has a sex ratio of 100.83 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 70.22%: 79.69% for males and 60.66% for females.[3][4] 473,463 (22.2% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[5] 623,984 (28.75%) live in urban areas.[3]

Religion

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Religion in Attock district (2023) [6]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 99.3%
Christianity
 
 0.62%
Other
 
 0.08%

As per the 2023 census Islam is the predominant religion with 99.3% of the population.[7]

Religion in Attock District
Religious

group

1941[8][a] 2017[9] 2023[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 484,616 89.85% 1,877,221 99.51% 2,118,159 99.30%
Hinduism [b] 35,593 6.60% 575 0.03% 501 0.02%
Sikhism 16,740 3.10% ... ... 769 0.04%
Christianity 500 0.09% 7,699 0.41% 13,286 0.62%
Others 1,910 0.36% 883 0.05% 290 0.01%
Total Population 539,359 100% 1,886,378 100% 2,133,005 100%
Religious groups in Attock District (British Punjab province era)
Religious

group

1911[10][11] 1921[12] 1931[13] 1941[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 471,890 90.88% 465,694 90.91% 531,793 91.07% 611,128 90.42%
Sikhism 26,914 5.18% 19,809 3.87% 19,522 3.34% 20,120 2.98%
Hinduism [b] 19,741 3.8% 26,184 5.11% 31,932 5.47% 43,209 6.39%
Christianity 707 0.14% 557 0.11% 710 0.12% 504 0.07%
Zoroastrianism 11 0% 0 0% 0 0% 3 0%
Jainism 9 0% 5 0% 2 0% 13 0%
Buddhism 1 0% 0 0% 1 0% 7 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 891 0.13%
Total population 519,273 100% 512,249 100% 583,960 100% 675,875 100%
Note1: 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.

Note2: District created in 1904 by taking Talagang Tehsil from Jhelum District and Pindi Gheb, Fateh Jang and Attock Tehsils from Rawalpindi District.
Religion in the Tehsils of Attock District (1921)[12]
Tehsil Islam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[c] Total
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Attock Tehsil 158,313 91.26% 11,203 6.46% 3,428 1.98% 523 0.3% 5 0% 0 0% 173,472 100%
Pindigheb Tehsil 108,356 90.22% 6,131 5.11% 5,582 4.65% 28 0.02% 0 0% 0 0% 120,097 100%
Talagong Tehsil 98,887 91.14% 5,233 4.82% 4,379 4.04% 2 0% 0 0% 0 0% 108,501 100%
Fatehjang Tehsil 100,138 90.89% 3,617 3.28% 6,420 5.83% 4 0% 0 0% 0 0% 110,179 100%
Note: 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.
Religion in the Tehsils of Attock District (1941)[8]
Tehsil Islam Hinduism [b] Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[d] Total
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Attock Tehsil 207,557 88.6% 19,346 8.26% 6,047 2.58% 455 0.19% 13 0.01% 846 0.36% 234,264 100%
Pindigheb Tehsil 150,458 90.09% 13,112 7.85% 3,347 2% 40 0.02% 0 0% 50 0.03% 167,007 100%
Talagong Tehsil 125,512 91.94% 7,616 5.58% 3,380 2.48% 4 0% 0 0% 4 0% 136,516 100%
Fatehjang Tehsil 127,601 92.41% 3,135 2.27% 7,346 5.32% 5 0% 0 0% 1 0% 138,088 100%
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.

Languages

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Languages of Attock district (2023) [14]
  1. Punjabi (65.23%)
  2. Pashto (15.59%)
  3. Hindko (14.45%)
  4. Urdu (2.68%)
  5. Others (2.05%)

In the 2023 census, 65.23% of the population identified their first language as Punjabi, 14.45% as Hindko, 15.59% as Pashto and 2.68% as Urdu. In the previous census of 1998, the multiple-choice question did not have an option for Hindko; the percentages were 87% for Punjabi, 8.3% for Pashto and 1.1% Urdu.[15]

The Punjabi dialect of the eastern Fateh Jang Tehsil is called Sohāī̃ and belongs to the Dhani dialect group. The dialects of Pindi Gheb Tehsil (called Ghebi) and of Attock (sometimes called Chhachi) have been classified as a sub-dialect of Hindko dialect.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ a b "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  8. ^ a b c India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  9. ^ "District census: Attock". pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017.
  10. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  14. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  15. ^ 1998 District Census report of Attock. Census publication. Vol. 12. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
  1. ^ Attock, Pindi Gheb and Fateh Jang tehsils of erstwhile Attock district of Punjab province, which roughly corresponds to the present Attock district. District and tehsil borders have altered since 1941.
  2. ^ a b c 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. ^ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
  4. ^ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
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