Sargodha District

Sargodha District
ضلع سرگودھا
District of Punjab
M-2 Motorway entering Sargodha District
M-2 Motorway entering Sargodha District
Flag of Sargodha District
Flag
Official seal of Sargodha District
Seal
Location of Sargodha District in Punjab
Location of Sargodha District in Punjab
Coordinates: 32°05′N 72°40′E / 32.08°N 72.67°E / 32.08; 72.67
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DivisionSargodha
Established1893 as Shahpur District
Headquarters relocation1914
Current name1960
Founded byBritish Colonial Government
HeadquartersSargodha
Tehsils7
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • BodyDistrict Council
 • NazimVacant
 • Deputy CommissionerCapt (Retd) Shoaib Ali (PAS)
Area
 • District of Punjab5,854 km2 (2,260 sq mi)
 • Rank14th in Punjab
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District of Punjab4,334,448
 • Rank9th in Punjab
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
  • Rank19th in Punjab
 • Urban
1,609,587
 • Rural
2,724,861
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (66.73%)
  • Male:
    (73.63%)
  • Female:
    (59.62%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal Code
40100
Area code048
ConstituenciesNA-82, NA-83, NA-84, NA-85, NA-86
National Assembly Seats (2024)Total (5)
  •   Sunni Ittehad Council (3)
  •   PML(N) (2)
Punjab Assembly Seats (2024)Total (10)
Websitesargodha.punjab.gov.pk

Sargodha District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع سرگودھا), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district with wheat, rice, sugarcane and kinnow being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region is also famous for citrus fruit including Kinnow, orange and lemon. The district has an area of 5,864 km2.[3]

Sargodha District is among the world's best citrus-producing regions. Sargodha District is well known for its kinnow, a citrus variety.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ "District Overview – Sargodha". Punjab Police, Government of the Punjab website. 4 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. ^ Mahmood, Amjad (21 December 2020). "Sarghoda's citrus claim to fame". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 25 February 2023.