Kot Addu District
ضِلع کوٹ ادو
District of Punjab
A board representing boundary of district Kot Addu
A board representing boundary of district Kot Addu
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionDera Ghazi Khan
HeadquartersKot Addu
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total3,471 km2 (1,340 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,347,501
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils2

Kot Addu District (Urdu: ضِلع کوٹ ادو) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The district headquarter is Kot Addu city. Previously this district was part of Muzaffargarh District as Kot Addu Tehsil.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 143,009—    
1961 184,639+2.59%
1972 313,137+4.92%
1981 449,493+4.10%
1998 808,438+3.51%
2017 1,347,501+2.73%
Sources:[3]

At the time of the 2017 census, Kot Addu district had 204,605 households and a population of 1,347,501. Kot Addu had a sex ratio of 953 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 55.25% - 66.89% for males and 43.10% for females. 254,147 (18.86%) lived in urban areas. 431,416 (32.02%) were under 10 years of age.[1]

Religion in Kot Addu District[a]
Religion Population (1941)[4]: 62–63  Percentage (1941) Population (2017) Percentage (2017)
Islam 117,505 87.96% 1,341,598 99.56%
Hinduism [b] 14,303 10.71% 401 0.03%
Sikhism 1,720 1.29% — —
Christianity 52 0.04% 5,059 0.38%
Ahmadi — — 413 0.03%
Others [c] 5 0% 175 0.01%
Total Population 133,585 100% 1,347,501 100%

Languages of Kot Addu district (2017)[1]

  Saraiki (79.05%)
  Punjabi (11.97%)
  Urdu (5.30%)
  Pashto (2.77%)
  Others (0.91%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 79.05% of the population spoke Saraiki, 11.97% Punjabi, 5.30% Urdu and 2.77% Pashto as their first language.[1]

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into two tehsils.

Name of Tehsil No of Union Councils
Chowk Sarwar
Kot Addu 32

Notes

  1. ^ 1941 figures are for Kot Addu tehsil of Muzaffargarh District, which roughly corresponds to present-day Kot Addu district. Historic district borders may not be an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
  2. ^ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated

References

  1. ^ a b c d "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Punjab CM approves establishment of four new districts in province". Daily Times. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 July 2022.

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