Narowal District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضِلع نارووال), is a district in the province of Punjab of 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.[2]
The total area of the district is approximately 4,623 square kilometres. Prior to the creation of Zafarwal Tehsil in July 2009,[4]Narowal Tehsil occupied 1,065 square kilometres while the remaining area (1,272 square kilometres) fell in Shakargarh Tehsil. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097, of which only 12.11% were urbans.[5] 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]
Demography
According to the 2017 census, the population was 1,707,575 of which 1,450,918 (84.97%) was rural and 256,657 (15.03%) was urban. Muslims made up 97.42% of the population while Christians were 2.22% of the population.[1]
Language
At the time of the 2017 census, 97.24% of the population spoke Punjabi and 1.66% Urdu as their first language.[1]
^"Narowal - Punjab Portal". Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^. National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008.
^"Zafarwal to become tehsil on July 1". Dawn. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
^Urban Resource Centre - Population table 2006-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
^"CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^"His family". Dawn. Pakistan. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^1941 figures are for Shakargarh Tehsil, which roughly matches present-day district borders. District was incorporated to take into account population increases during the post-independence era, which has resulted in various bifurcations of districts and tehsils across the historic Punjab Province region.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages 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 Narowal District news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Narowal District Punjabi and Urdu ض لع نارووال is a district in the province of Punjab of 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 2 Narowal District ض لع نارووالDistrict of PunjabGurudwara Darbar Singh KartarpurMap of Narowal in PunjabCountry PakistanProvince PunjabDivisionGujranwalaHeadquartersNarowalGovernment TypeDistrict Administration Deputy CommissionerN A District Police OfficerN A District Health OfficerN AArea Total2 337 km2 902 sq mi Population 2017 1 Total1 707 575 Density730 km2 1 900 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 PST Number of Tehsils3Websitenarowal wbr punjab wbr gov wbr pk Contents 1 Administration 2 Geography 3 Demography 3 1 Language 3 2 Religion 4 Notable people 5 References 6 External linksAdministration EditThe district is administratively divided into the following three tehsils subdivisions which contain a total of 74 Union Councils 3 Tehsil No of UnionsNarowal 28Shakargarh 28Zafarwal 26Total 82Geography EditThe district is bounded by on the northwest by Sialkot 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 The total area of the district is approximately 4 623 square kilometres Prior to the creation of Zafarwal Tehsil in July 2009 4 Narowal Tehsil occupied 1 065 square kilometres while the remaining area 1 272 square kilometres fell in Shakargarh Tehsil According to the 1998 census of Pakistan Narowal District s population was 1 256 097 of which only 12 11 were urbans 5 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 Demography EditAccording to the 2017 census the population was 1 707 575 of which 1 450 918 84 97 was rural and 256 657 15 03 was urban Muslims made up 97 42 of the population while Christians were 2 22 of the population 1 Language Edit At the time of the 2017 census 97 24 of the population spoke Punjabi and 1 66 Urdu as their first language 1 Religion Edit Religion in Narowal District a Religion Population 1941 6 60 Percentage 1941 Islam 149 600 51 32 Hinduism b 116 553 39 98 Sikhism 20 573 7 06 Christianity 4 779 1 64 Total Population 291 505 100 Notable people EditDev Anand Bollywood actor director amp producer Daniyal Aziz State Minister of Broadcasting Shiv Kumar Batalvi Punjabi poet Anwar Aziz Chaudhry politician Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry justice Faiz Ahmad Faiz Pakistani revolutionary poet 7 Abrar ul Haq singer songwriter philanthropist politician Syed Saeed ul Hassan Minister of Punjab for Auqaf and Religious Affairs Adnan Ilyas cricketer Ahsan Iqbal Interior Minister of Pakistan Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan longest serving Parliamentarian in the history of Pakistan Rajendra Kumar film actor director producer recipient of Padma Shri 1969 Naseer Ahmad Malhi one of the founding fathers of Pakistan and the first education minister of Pakistan Chaudhry Abdul Rahim politician Des Raj cricket umpire Afzal Ahsan Randhawa writer Gurbachan Singh Salaria Indian Army Officer Kidar Sharma Indian film director producer screenwriter and Lyricist of Hindi films Z A Suleri political journalistReferences Edit a b c District census 2017 Narowal Pakistan Bureau of Statistics a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Narowal Punjab Portal Retrieved 15 December 2016 Tehsils amp Unions in the District of Narowal National Reconstruction Bureau Government of Pakistan Archived from the original on 1 April 2008 Zafarwal to become tehsil on July 1 Dawn 2 February 2009 Retrieved 25 May 2010 Urban Resource Centre Population table Archived 2006 05 13 at the Wayback Machine CENSUS OF INDIA 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE Retrieved 21 August 2022 His family Dawn Pakistan 11 February 2011 Retrieved 20 October 2019 1941 figures are for Shakargarh Tehsil which roughly matches present day district borders District was incorporated to take into account population increases during the post independence era which has resulted in various bifurcations of districts and tehsils across the historic Punjab Province region 1941 census Including Ad DharmisExternal links EditTehsils amp Unions in the District of Narowal Government of Pakistan Profile of Narowal District Coordinates 32 13 N 74 57 E 32 217 N 74 950 E 32 217 74 950 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Narowal District amp oldid 1153602544, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
