The district was created on 1 July 1976 out of the four tehsils of Multan District (Vehari, Burewala, Jallah Jeem and Mailsi). The name Vehari means low-lying settlement by a flood water channel. The district lies along the right bank of the river Sutlej, which forms its southern boundary.[4]
At the time of the 2017 census, Vehari district had 459,057 households and a population of 2,902,081. Vehari had a sex ratio of 982 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 55.36% - 65.17% for males and 45.54% for females. 506,129 (17.44%) lived in urban areas. 802,881 (27.67%) were under 10 years of age.[6] In 2023, the district had 543,384 households and a population of 3,430,421.[1]
The total area of the district is 4,364 square kilometres (1,685 sq mi). It is about 93 kilometres (58 mi) in length and approximately 47 kilometres (29 mi) in breadth and it is sloping gently from northeast to southwest.
Agriculture
141,000 acres of area was growing maize in 2015-16, increasing to 309,000 acres in 2019-20. The total production of maize stood at 428,000 tonnes in 2015-16, and rose to 1.1 million tonnes in 2019-20.[8]
^1941 figures are for Malsi tehsil of Multan District, which roughly corresponds to present-day Vehari 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.
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