Pakistan (PK) Punjab Province Faisalabad Statistical Division

Faisalabad Statistical Division

Image: Abdus Salam (1926-1996) from Jhang shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg for their work on electroweak unification. He was the first Muslim to win a scientific Nobel Prize. Ironically, according to Pakistani law, Dr. Salam is not a Muslim because he was a member of the Ahmadiyya religious community headquartered in Rabwah in Jhang District, which was ruled to be non-Muslim in 1974.

Summary

The major city of Faisalabad (2 500 000), the city of Jhang (350 000), and the major town of Toba Tek Singh (50 000) are district capitals in the area. The major towns of Jaranwala (80 000), Sammundri (60 000), Khurianwala (30 000), and Tandlianwala (20 000) in Faisalabad District, the city of Chiniot (160 000) and the major town of Rabwah (60 000) in Jhang District and the major towns of Gojra (70 000), Kamalia (70 000) and Pir Mahal (25 000) in Toba Tek Singh District are also in the area.

Detailed Analysis

Faisalabad statistical division contains the districts of Faisalabad, Jhang, and Toba Tek Singh. Its area is 17 917 km² and its population is 9 885 685.

Faisalabad District (فیصل آباد Faisalaabaad) 5 856 km², population 5 429 547. six tehsils (Chak Jhumra 654 km², population 253 806, Faisalabad city 168 km², population 2 140 346, Faisalabad Sadar 1 186 km², population 924 110, Jaranwala 1 811 km², population 1 054 698, Sammundri 753 km², population 515 785, Tandlianwala 1 284 km², population 540 802). Faisalabad (2 008 861) has an area of 125 km² and an estimated population of 2 500 000. Jaranwala (106 985) has an area of 5.1 km² and an estimated population of 80 000. Sammundri (سمندری Sammundri, 54 908) has an area of 4.4 km² and an estimated population of 60 000. Khurianwala (کھرڑیانوالہ Khurṛeeaãwaala, 30 012) in Jaranwala tehsil has an area of 2.9 km² and an estimated population of 30 000. Tandlianwala (34 584) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 20 000. Dijkot (23 126) in Faisalabad Saddar tehsil has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 16 000. Chak Jhumra (چک جھمرہ Chak Jhumra, 32 111) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 15 000.

Jhang District (جھنگ Jhang) 8 809 km², population 2 834 545. three tehsils (Chiniot 2 643 km², population 965 124, Jhang 4 153 km², population 1 199 166, Shorkot 2 013 km², population 670 255). Jhang (293 366) has an area of 19.0 km² and an estimated population of 350 000. Chiniot (چنیوٹ Chineeoṭ, 172 522) has an area of 9.6 km² and an estimated population of 160 000. Rabwah (ربوہ Rabwah, 43 870) in Chiniot tehsil has an area of 5.8 km² and an estimated population of 60 000. Rabwah was officially named "Chenab Nagar" in 1998 but the new name is not widely accepted by its residents. Lalian (28 794) in Chinot tehsil has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 17 000. Shorkot (شور کوٹ Shorkoṭ, 27 276) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 14 000. Shorkot Cantonment (25 510) in Shorkot tehsil has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 12 000.

Toba Tek Singh District (ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ Ṭoba Ṭek Singh) 3 252 km², population 1 621 593. three tehsils (Gojra 916 km², population 495 096, Kamalia 1 336 km², population 509 462, Toba Tek Singh 1 000 km², population 617 035). Toba Tek Singh (59 938) has an area of 4.4 km² and an estimated population of 50 000. Gojra (117 892) has an area of 5.1 km² and an estimated population of 70 000. Kamalia (97 324) has an area of 5.0 km² and an estimated population of 70 000. Pir Mahal (پیر محل Peer Mahal, 30 257) in Kamalia tehsil has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.