Gujranwala Division

Gujranwala Division is an administrative division of Punjab province, Pakistan. The division, headquartered at the city of Gujranwala, consist of 3 districts, covers an area of 8,975 km².

Gujranwala Division
Division
Map of Gujranwala Division
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Capital	Gujranwala
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	Naveed Haider Sherazi
• Regional Police Officer	Dr. Haider Ashraf (Since January 2023)
Area
• Division	7,779 km2 (3,003 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Division	11,416,686
• Density	1,468/km2 (3,801/sq mi)
• Urban	5,056,025 (44.20%)
• Rural	6,360,661 (55.80%)
Literacy (2023) [1]
• Literacy rate	Total: (76.41%) Male: (79.16%) Female: (73.61%)
Website	gujranwaladivision.punjab.gov.pk

It used to consist of 7 districts but was divided into two divisions (Gujrat and Gujranwala)

Demographics

According to 2023 census, Gujranwala division had a population of 11,416,686^[2] roughly equal to the nation of Jordan^[3] or the US state of Georgia.^[4] The literacy rate across the division stands at 76.41%, with males at 79.16% and females at 73.61%. Shown in the table below are the census figures since 1951 (the first census carried out when Pakistan became independent) - the population has increased over 6 fold between 1951 and 2023 (the first and last censuses).

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	1,835,178	—
1961	2,587,061	+3.49%
1972	3,218,873	+2.01%
1981	3,934,861	+2.26%
1998	6,101,052	+2.61%
2017	9,783,183	+2.52%
2023	11,416,686	+2.61%
Sources:[5]

Geography

Gujranwala division shares borders with Gujrat division and Lahore division.

List of the Districts

District[6]	Headquarter	Area (km²)[7]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Lit. rate (2023)[8]
Sialkot	Sialkot	3,016	4,499,394	1,492.5	78.37%
Gujranwala	Gujranwala	2,426	4,966,338	2,045.4	76.77%
Narowal	Narowal	2,337	1,950,954	834.3	75.28%

List of the Tehsils

Tehsil	Area (km²)[7]	Pop. (2023)[7]	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)[7]	Lit. rate (2023)[8]	Districts
Gujranwala City	131	2,511,118	19,168.84	79.39%	Gujranwala District
Gujranwala Saddar	783	1,133,101	1,447.13	75.71%
Kamoke	834	681,339	816.95	73.04%
Nowshera Virkan	678	640,780	945.10	71.36%
Shakargarh	835	769,339	921.36	76.28%	Narowal District
Narowal	1,065	680,402	638.88	76.78%
Zafarwal	437	501,213	1,146.94	71.72%
Pasrur	975	970,366	995.25	74.52%	Sialkot District
Daska	690	980,547	1,421.08	79.19%
Sambrial	450	460,280	1,022.84	79.89%
Sialkot	901	2,088,201	2,317.65	79.42%
Total	7,779	11,416,686	_	_

List of the constituencies in National Assembly and Provincial Assembly

#	Provincial Assembly Constituency	National Assembly Constituency	District
1	PP-44 Sialkot-I	NA-70 Sialkot-I	Sialkot
2	PP-45 Sialkot-II
3	PP-46 Sialkot-III	NA-71 Sialkot-II
4	PP-47 Sialkot-IV
5	PP-48 Sialkot-V	NA-72 Sialkot-III
6	PP-49 Sialkot-VI
7	PP-50 Sialkot-VII	NA-73 Sialkot-IV
8	PP-51 Sialkot-VIII
9	PP-52 Sialkot-IX	NA-74 Sialkot-V
10	PP-53 Sialkot-X
11	PP-54 Narowal-I	NA-75 Narowal-I	Narowal
12	PP-55 Narowal-II
13	PP-56 Narowal-III	NA-76 Narowal-II
14	PP-57 Narowal-IV
15	PP-58 Narowal-V
16	PP-59 Gujranwala-I	NA-77 Gujranwala-I	Gujranwala
17	PP-70 Gujranwala-XII
18	PP-60 Gujranwala-II	NA-78 Gujranwala-II
19	PP-61 Gujranwala-III
20	PP-65 Gujranwala-VII	NA-79 Gujranwala-III
21	PP-66 Gujranwala-VIII
22	PP-67 Gujranwala-IX
23	PP-62 Gujranwala-IV	NA-80 Gujranwala-IV
24	PP-63 Gujranwala-V
25	PP-64 Gujranwala-VI
26	PP-68 Gujranwala-X	NA-81 Gujranwala-V
27	PP-69 Gujranwala-XI

See also

• Divisions of Pakistan
  • Divisions of Balochistan
  • Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Divisions of Punjab
  • Divisions of Sindh
  • Divisions of Azad Kashmir
  • Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
• Districts of Pakistan
  • Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
  • Districts of Sindh
  • Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Districts of Azad Kashmir
  • Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan