Nankana Sahib
ضلع ننکاݨا صاحب
ضِلع ننكانہ صاحِب
Map of Nankana Sahib District
Map of Nankana Sahib District
Coordinates: 31°26′58″N 73°42′23″E / 31.449561°N 73.70648°E / 31.449561; 73.70648
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionLahore
EstablishedMay 2005
HeadquartersNankana Sahib
Government
  TypeDistrict Administration
  Deputy CommissionerN/A
  District Police OfficerN/A
  District Health OfficerN/A
Area
  Total2,216 km2 (856 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
  Total1,634,871
  Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Tehsils3
Websitenankana.punjab.gov.pk

Nankana Sahib District (Punjabi: ضلع ننکاݨا صاحب; Urdu: ضِلع ننكانہ صاحِب) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the seat of the district government, and Shahkot is the largest urban center. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Lahore and about 53 kilometres (33 mi) east of Faisalabad. Until 2005, it was part of Sheikhupura District.[2]

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsils.

Name of Tehsil No of Union Councils
Nankana Sahib
Sangla Hill
Shah Kot

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1998 1,044,865    
2017 1,354,986+1.38%
2023 1,634,871+3.18%
Sources:[3]
Religion in Nankana Sahib district (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
96.68%
Christianity
2.97%
Other or not stated
0.35%

At the time of the 2017 census, Nankana Sahib district had 516,195 households and a population of 1,354,986. Nankana Sahib had a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 63.71% - 70.63% for males and 56.56% for females. 245,124 (18.09%) lived in urban areas. 353,386 (26.08%) were under 10 years of age. Punjabi is the predominant language, spoken by 98.83% of the population.[1]

In 2023, the district had 247,121 households and a population of 1,634,871.[4]

Education

District Nankana Sahib is ranked at the 26th position in the education score index of the Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017 published by Alif Ailaan. The education score is composed of the learning score, retention score and gender parity score.

In the middle school infrastructure score index, which focuses on availability of basic facilities and the building condition of schools, Nankana Sahib ranks 51st. The facilities of electricity and drinking water in schools remain very good in the district with a 100% score. However, the building conditions are below average with a score of 45.07.

On the TaleemDo! App, majority residents of several areas within Nankana Sahib have complained about shortage of teachers available for schools and there is no access of transport available to schools located at larger distances. This issue is reported by a majority of female students.

District development

The possibility of the development of a university, named after Guru Nanak, has been raised.[5]

The Punjab government decided to link Nankana Sahib District with the provincial capital, Lahore. With these plans the Punjab government is completing "Khanqah Dogran Interchange" (on the M-2) very swiftly, which is a helpful project to develop the newly created District of Nankana Sahib. This will also give access to the Grand Trunk Road, which leads to the Indian Punjab from the Wagah border. Nankana Sahib-Amritsar bus was inaugurated by Ex-Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. "Zila, Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Punjab (scroll down to Sheikhupura District to find Nankana Sahib under old setup of 2005)". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  5. "Pak govt to start work on Guru Nanak varsity at Nankana Sahib". Indian Express (newspaper). 20 November 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. "Department of Transport, Punjab, India". Punjabroadways.gov.in. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
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