Lahore District (Punjabi: ضلع لہور; Urdu: ضلع لاہور) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan, mainly consisting of the city of Lahore. The total area is 1,772 square kilometres (684 sq mi). Before 1976 district Lahore has 3 tehsils. Tehsil Lahore, Tehsil Kasur and Tehsil Chunian. But in 1976 Kasur is become district and separate from Lahore District.
At the time of the 2017 census, the district's population was 11,119,985, with 5,813,987 males and 5,303,982 females. It was entirely urban. The literacy rate was 77.08%. Muslims were 94.71% of the population while Christians were 5.14% of the population.[2]
At the time of the 2017 census, 80.94% of the population spoke Punjabi, 12.62% Urdu and 2.71% Pashto as their first language.[2]
According to Pakistan District Education Rankings, a report by Alif Ailaan, Lahore is ranked nationally at 32 with a score of 69.2 and learning score of 53.93. Lahore ranks nationally at number 1 in terms of readiness score, with a score of 93.51. According to PEC assessments, Lahore ranks last out of all districts of Punjab in both class 5 and class 8.
Science labs in schools are either not available or have inadequate instruments which also affects quality. The school infrastructure score of Lahore is 91.32, ranking it 29th nationally. Still few schools in a major district like Lahore have open air or dangerous classrooms.
Issues mainly reported in TaleemDo! app[9] from Lahore are that students want to study in private schools, as they are better than government schools but can not afford the fee. A communication gap between the teachers and the students was also reported and a few reported some facilities problems in their school.
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^Historic district borders may not be 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.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lahore District news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lahore District Punjabi ضلع لہور Urdu ضلع لاہور is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan mainly consisting of the city of Lahore The total area is 1 772 square kilometres 684 sq mi Before 1976 district Lahore has 3 tehsils Tehsil Lahore Tehsil Kasur and Tehsil Chunian But in 1976 Kasur is become district and separate from Lahore District Lahore District ضلع لہور Punjabi ضلع لاہور Urdu District of PunjabTop Badshahi MosqueBottom Tomb of JahangirMap of Lahore District highlighted within Punjab ProvinceCoordinates 31 25 N 74 20 E 31 417 N 74 333 E 31 417 74 333 Coordinates 31 25 N 74 20 E 31 417 N 74 333 E 31 417 74 333Country PakistanProvince PunjabDivisionLahoreHeadquartersLahoreGovernment TypeDistrict Administration District CommissionerMuhammad Ali 1 District Police OfficerN A District Health OfficerN AArea Total1 772 km2 684 sq mi Elevation216 m 709 ft Population 2017 2 Total11 119 985 Density6 300 km2 16 000 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 PKT National Assembly Seats 2018 Total 14 PML N 11 PTI 3 Punjab Assembly Seats 2018 Total 30 PML N 22 PTI 8 Websitelahore wbr punjab wbr gov wbr pk Contents 1 Administration 2 Demography 3 Education 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksAdministration EditThe district is administratively subdivided into five tehsils Name of Tehsil No of Union CouncilsLahore CanttLahore CityModel TownRaiwindShalimarDemography EditAt the time of the 2017 census the district s population was 11 119 985 with 5 813 987 males and 5 303 982 females It was entirely urban The literacy rate was 77 08 Muslims were 94 71 of the population while Christians were 5 14 of the population 2 At the time of the 2017 census 80 94 of the population spoke Punjabi 12 62 Urdu and 2 71 Pashto as their first language 2 Religion in Lahore District a Religion Population 1941 3 42 Percentage 1941 Islam 1 027 772 60 62 Sikhism 310 646 18 32 Hinduism b 284 689 16 79 Christianity 67 686 3 99 Others c 4 582 0 27 Total Population 1 695 375 100 Religion in Lahore district 2017 Census 4 5 6 7 8 Islam 94 7 Christianity 5 14 Ahmadiyya 0 12 Hinduism 0 02 Others 0 02 Education EditAccording to Pakistan District Education Rankings a report by Alif Ailaan Lahore is ranked nationally at 32 with a score of 69 2 and learning score of 53 93 Lahore ranks nationally at number 1 in terms of readiness score with a score of 93 51 According to PEC assessments Lahore ranks last out of all districts of Punjab in both class 5 and class 8 Science labs in schools are either not available or have inadequate instruments which also affects quality The school infrastructure score of Lahore is 91 32 ranking it 29th nationally Still few schools in a major district like Lahore have open air or dangerous classrooms Issues mainly reported in TaleemDo app 9 from Lahore are that students want to study in private schools as they are better than government schools but can not afford the fee A communication gap between the teachers and the students was also reported and a few reported some facilities problems in their school See also EditDistricts of Pakistan Lahore PunjabReferences Edit Lahore Roti price increases Rs2 without district govt s permission Dunya News 22 January 2023 Retrieved 22 January 2023 a b c District Wise Results Tables Census 2017 www pbscensus gov pk Pakistan Bureau of Statistics CENSUS OF INDIA 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE Retrieved 21 July 2022 SALIENT FEATURES OF FINAL RESULTS CENSUS 2017 PDF Retrieved 20 May 2021 Religions in Pakistan PEW GRF www globalreligiousfutures org Refworld World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples Pakistan Christians Riazul Haq and Shahbaz Rana 27 May 2018 Headcount finalised sans third party audit Retrieved 23 January 2021 Population By Religion PDF Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Government of Pakistan 1 Population Distribution by Religion 1998 Census PDF Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 12 July 2020 Taleem Do App Elections 2018 TaleemDo Archived from the original on 3 August 2018 Retrieved 13 August 2018 Historic district borders may not be 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 1941 census Including Ad Dharmis Including Jainism Buddhism Zoroastrianism Judaism or not stated https dsal uchicago edu reference gazetteer pager html objectid DS405 1 I34 V16 104 gifExternal links EditLahore District Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lahore District amp oldid 1137838189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
