Chiniot District

For other uses, see Chiniot.

Chiniot District
ضلع چنیوٹ
District of Punjab
Top: Shahi Masjid, Chiniot
Bottom: Grave of Abdus Salam
Map of Punjab with Chiniot District highlighted
Map of Punjab with Chiniot District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionFaisalabad Division
Established1 July 2009
HeadquartersChiniot
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMuhammad Asif Raza
 • District Police OfficerWaseem Riaz Khan
 • CEO District Health AuthorityTariq Sohail
 • District Health OfficerDr. Shahzad Khaleel
Area
 • District of Punjab
2,643 km2 (1,020 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District of Punjab
1,563,024
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
491,672
 • Rural
1,071,352
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (55.05%)
  • Male:
    (64.64%)
  • Female:
    (45.19%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code0466
Number of Tehsils3
Websitechiniot.punjab.gov.pk

Chiniot District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع چنيوٹ), is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It became the district in July 2009.[3] Before this, it was a tehsil of Jhang District.

  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).
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