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Narowal District

Coordinates: 32°13′N 74°57′E / 32.217°N 74.950°E / 32.217; 74.950
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Narowal District
ضِلع نارووال
District of Punjab
Gurudwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur
Gurudwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur
Map of Narowal in Punjab
Map of Narowal in Punjab
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionGujranwala
HeadquartersNarowal
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMuhammad Shahrukh
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • District of Punjab
2,337 km2 (902 sq mi)
 • Rank113th in Pakistan
Elevation
238 m (781 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District of Punjab
1,950,954
 • Rank42nd in Pakistan
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
  • Rank29th in Pakistan
 • Urban
349,095 (17.89%)
 • Rural
1,601,859 (82.11%)
DemonymNarowali
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (75.28%)
  • Male:
    (79.89%)
  • Female:
    (70.49%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code0542
Number of Tehsils3
Number of Universities4
Number of Medical Colleges2 (150 + 100 Seats)
Websitenarowal.punjab.gov.pk

Narowal District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضِلع نارووال) is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Narowal city is the capital of the district. During the British rule, Narowal was the town of Raya Khas tehsil of Sialkot District. Narowal District formed in 1991, when the two tehsils of Narowal and Shakargarh were split off from Sialkot District.[3]

Administration

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The district is administratively divided into the following three tehsils (subdivisions), which contain a total of 74 Union Councils:[4]

Tehsil[5] Area

(km²)[6]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[7]

Union Councils
Shakargarh 835 769,339 921.36 76.28% 28
Narowal 1,065 680,402 638.88 76.78% 28
Zafarwal 437 501,213 1,146.94 71.72% 26

Urban areas

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The district has six urban areas.

City Area

(km²)

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)

Narowal 200 130,692 ... ...
Shakargarh ... 126,742 ... ...
Zafarwal 10 52,639 ... ...
Qila Sobha Singh ... 19,671 ... ...
Baddomalhi ... 19,351 ... ...
Talwandi Bhindran ... 13,000 ... ...

Geography

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

Demography

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Main article: Demographics of Narowal

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 512,475—    
1961 550,425+0.72%
1972 834,501+3.86%
1981 908,977+0.95%
1998 1,265,097+1.96%
2017 1,707,575+1.59%
2023 1,950,954+2.25%
Sources:[8]

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.[1][9] 494,799 (25.36% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[10] 349,095 (17.89%) live in urban areas.[1] According to the 2017 census, total population of District Narowal is 1.709 million. Male population is 0.853 m (49.96%) and Female population is 0.855 m (50.04%).[1] According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097, of which only 12.11% were urban.[11]

The total area of the district is approximately 2,337 square kilometres. Prior to the creation of Zafarwal Tehsil in July 2009,[12] Narowal Tehsil occupied 1,065 square kilometres while the remaining area (1,272 square kilometres) fell in Shakargarh Tehsil.

Religion

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Religion in Narowal district (2023)[13]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.48%
Christianity
 
 2.23%
Other or not stated
 
 0.29%

In 2023, 97.48% of population adheres to Islam whereas 2.22% adheres to Christianity. There is still a small Hindu population in the district.[13]

Religion in contemporary Narowal District
Religious
group 		1941[14]: 60  2017[15] 2023[13]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 296,582 53.05% 1,663,508 97.42% 1,901,645 97.48%
Hinduism [a] 170,883 30.56% 657 0.04% 833 0.04%
Sikhism 67,267 12.03% — — 125 0.01%
Christianity 24,127 4.32% 37,910 2.22% 43,421 2.23%
Ahmadiyya — — 5,430 0.32% 4,491 0.23%
Others 244 0.04% 70 ~0% 254 0.01%
Total Population 559,103 100% 1,707,575 100% 1,950,769 100%
Note: 1941 census data is for Narowal tehsil of Sialkot district and Shakargarh tehsil of Gurdaspur district, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Narowal district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941.

Language

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Languages of Narowal district (2023)[16]
  1. Punjabi (94.29%)
  2. Urdu (3.05%)
  3. Mewati (2.28%)
  4. Others (0.38%)

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.[16]

Education

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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.[17]

Here is the list of universities & medical colleges in Narowal:

University/Campus Established Specialization Type
University of Narowal 2018 General Public
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Narowal campus 2012 General Public
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Narowal campus[18] 2017 General Public
Narowal Medical College[19] 2024 Medical Public
Virtual University of Pakistan, Narowal virtual campus General Private
Sahara Medical College Narowal 2015 Medical Private

**University of Narowal (UON) used to be called as University of Gujrat (UOG), Narowal campus but later on UON got independent. Now there is no campus of University of Gujrat in Narowal.

Health

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Following hospitals are operating in Narowal district:

Name Type Established Beds
DHQ Hospital, Narowal Public 1991 300
Sughra Shafi Medical Hospital Complex Private 2003 600

Notable people

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Constituencies

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Provincial Assembly Constituency National Assembly Constituency
PP-54 Narowal-I NA-75 Narowal-I
PP-55 Narowal-II
PP-56 Narowal-III NA-76 Narowal-II
PP-57 Narowal-IV
PP-58 Narowal-V

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Narowal - Punjab Portal". Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Narowal". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008.
  5. ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
  6. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  7. ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ^ Urban Resource Centre - Population table Archived 2006-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Zafarwal to become tehsil on July 1". Dawn. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  13. ^ a b c "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  14. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  16. ^ a b "District Wise Tables: Population by Mother Tongue" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  17. ^ "District Profile | District Narowal".
  18. ^ "Principal's Message".
  19. ^ "Narowal Medical College".
  20. ^ "His family". Dawn. Pakistan. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  1. ^ 1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
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