Pakistan (PK) Punjab Province Lahore Statistical Division

Lahore Statistical Division

Image: Gurudwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib is a Sikh temple marking the birthplace of Guru Nanak (1467-1539), founder of the Sikh faith. The present building dates to the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a Sikh who ruled a kingdom including most of Punjab between 1801 and 1839. After the partition of British India in 1947, most Sikhs left the area for India.

Summary

The major city of Lahore (6 500 000), the cities of Shekhupura (300 000), Qasur (250 000) and Okara (200 000), and the major town of Nankana Sahib (45 000) are district capitals in the area. The city of Lahore--Ravi (300 000) and the major towns of Lahore--Kahna Nau (40 000), Lahore--Raiwind (30 000), Lahore--Attoke Awan (30 000) and the unidentified urban area Lahore--16 km SW of Lahore (20 000) in Lahore District, Sangla Hill (25 000) and Shahkot (20 000) in Nankana Sahib District, Okara Cantonment (40 000), Depalpur (35 000), Haveli Lakha (25 000), and Renala Khurd (25 000) in Okara District, Pattoki (40 000), Chunian (35 000) and Bhai Pheru (20 000) in Qasur District, and Muridke (60 000) and Farooqabad (45 000) in Shekhupura District are also in the area.

Detailed Analysis

Lahore statistical division contains the districts of Lahore, Nankana Sahib, Okara, Qasur, and Shekhupura. Its area is 16 104 km² and its population is 14 248 641.

Lahore District (لاہور Laahaur) 1 772 km², population 6 318 745. two tehsils (Lahore Cantonment 917 km², population 3 778 172, Lahore city 855 km², population 2 540 573). In 2000 the tehsils were replaced with nine subdivisions called towns, which are Allama Iqbal, Aziz Bhatti, Data Ganj Baksh, Gulberg, Nishtar, Lahore Cantonment, Ravi, Samanabad, Shalimar, and Wagah. Lahore (4 577 744 plus 565 751 in Lahore Cantonment) has an area of 270 km² and estimated population pf 6 500 000. Lahore--Ravi has an area of 18 km² and an estimated population of 300 000. Lahore--Shahpur has an area of 3.8 km² and an estimated population of 20 000. Lahore--Kahna Nau (38 279) has an area of 3.3 km² and an estimated population of 40 000. Lahore--Raiwind (27 314) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 30 000. Lahore--Attoke Awan has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 30 000. Lahore--Shershah has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 16 000. Lahore--Chung has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.

Nankana Sahib District (ننکانہ صاحب Nankaana Saahib) 2 719 km², population 1 272 580. two tehsils (Nankana Sahib 1 662 km², population 683 693, Safdarabad 1 057 km², population 588 617). Separated from Sheikhupura District in 2005. Nankana Sahib (48 899) has an area of 3.4 km² and an estimated population of 45 000. Sangla Hill (30 368) in Safdarabad tehsil has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 25 000. Shahkot (39 263) in Safdarabad tehsil has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 20 000. Khanqah Dogran (26 518) in Safdarabad tehsil has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 12 000. Bucheki in Nankana Sahib tehsil has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 11 000. Warburton (وار برٹن Waarburṭan, 19 621) in Nankana Sahib tehsil has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.

Okara District (اوکاڑہ Okaaṛa) 4 377 km², population 2 232 992. three tehsils (Depalpur 2 502 km², population 1 030 836, Okara 1 241 km², population 862 364, Renala Khurd 634 km², population 339 792). Okara (201 815) has an area of 13.5 km² and an estimated population of 200 000. Okara Cantonment (56 537) has an area of 5.8 km² and an estimated population of 40 000. Depalpur (57 224) has an area of 2.9 km² and an estimated population of 35 000. Renala Khurd (رینالاخورد Renaala Xurd, 32 337) has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 25 000. Haveli Lakha (حویلی لکھا Haveli Lakha, 52 207) in Depalpur tehsil has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 25 000. Basirpur (بصيرپور Baseerpur, 36 628) in Depalpur tehsil has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 17 000. Hujra Shah Muqeem (47 415) in Dipalpur tehsil has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 16 000. An unidentified urban area 5 km NW of Renala Khurd in Renala Khurd tehsil has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Qasur District (قصور Qasoor) 3 995 km², population 2 375 875. three tehsils (Chunian 1 212 km², population 584 567, Qasur 1 891 km², population 1 157 072, Pattoki 892 km², population 634 296). Qasur (245 321) has an area of 13.0 km² and an estimated population of 250 000. Chunian (42 230) has an area of 3.3 km² and an estimated population of 35 000. Pattoki (58 961) has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 40 000. Bhai Pheru in Chunian tehsil has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 20 000. Allahabad in Chunian tehsil has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 13 000. Khudian Khas (23 127) in Qasur tehsil has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 13 000. Mustafaabad (37 498) in Qasur tehsil has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 13 000. Kot Radha Kishan in Pattoki tehsil has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Shekhupura District (شيخوپورہ Shexoopoora) 3 241 km², population 2 048 449. two tehsils (Ferozewala 1 902 km², population 999 185, Sheikhupura 1 339 km², population 1 049 264).
Sheikhupura (280 263) has an area of 16.5 km² and an estimated population of 300 000. Muridke (مريدكے Mureedke, 111 951) in Ferozewala tehsil has an area of 4.9 km² and an estimated population of 60 000. Farooqabad (59 015) in Shekhupura tehsil has an area of 4.3 km² and an estimated population of 45 000. Mananwala Jodh Singh (25 564) in Ferozewala tehsil has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 16 000. Sharqpur (28 186) in Ferozewala tehsil has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 13 000. Ferozwatwan (فیروزوٹواں Ferozwaṭwaã) in Shekhupura tehsil has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 12 000. Kot Abdul Malik (63 525) in Ferozewala tehsil has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 12 000. An unidentified urban area, Shekhupura--7.5 km SE of Shekhupura, in Shekhupura tehsil has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 12 000.