Layyah District

Layyah District
ضلع لیّہ
District of Punjab
Layyah
Top: Old Layyah City
Shrine in Karor Lal Esan
Map of Layyah District (highlighted in red)
Map of Layyah District (highlighted in red)
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionDera Ghazi Khan
HeadquartersLayyah
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerAmeera Baidar
 • District Health OfficerN/A
 • District Naib Nazim نائب ناظمN/A
Area
 • District of Punjab6,289 km2 (2,428 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District of Punjab2,102,386
 • Density330/km2 (870/sq mi)
 • Urban
386,282
 • Rural
1,716,104
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (61.83%)
  • Male:
    (70.91%)
  • Female:
    (52.21%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code0606
Number of Tehsils3
Websitelayyah.punjab.gov.pk

Layyah District (Saraiki: ضلع ليّہ, Urdu: ضلع ليہ), is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the southern part of the province. The city of Layyah is the administrative headquarters of Layyah district. Layyah has a hot semi-arid climate.[3][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. ^ Cite error: The named reference HistoryLayyah was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Climate | Layyah". layyah.punjab.gov.pk.