Gujrat District

Gujrat
ضلع گجرات
District
Top: Mosque in the city of Gujrat
Bottom Left: Gujrat Eidgah
Bottom Right: Rice fields in Chakrian
Map of Gujrat District in Punjab
Map of Gujrat District in Punjab
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionGujrat Division
Established1846; 178 years ago (1846)
Founded byBritish Raj
HeadquartersGujrat
Administrative Subdivisions
04
  • Gujrat Tehsil
    Kharian Tehsil
    Sarai Alamgir Tehsil
    Jalalpur Jattan Tehsil
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerCh.Safdar Hussain Virk [1]
 • District Police OfficerUmar Salamat
 • ConstituensyNA-62 Gujrat-I
NA-63 Gujrat-II
NA-64 Gujrat-III
NA-65 Gujrat-IV
Area
 • District
3,192 km2 (1,232 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • District
3,219,375
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,324,264
 • Rural
1,895,111
Literacy
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (81.37%)
  • Male:
    (84.81%)
  • Female:
    (77.95%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code053
Main language(s)
Websitehttps://gujrat.punjab.gov.pk/

Gujrat (Punjabi, Urdu: ضلع گجرات) is district of Gujrat Division in the Pakistani province of Punjab. District Gujrat was created by British Government in 1846. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Gujrat District is 3,219,375.

  1. ^ "DCs of Gujrat, Rahim Yar Khan transferred". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).