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Layyah District

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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)
CountryFile:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
ProvinceFile:Flag of Punjab.svg Punjab
DivisionDera Ghazi Khan
HeadquartersLayyah
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerAmeera Baidar
 • District Health OfficerN/A
 • District Naib Nazim نائب ناظمN/A
Area
 • District of Punjab
6,289 km2 (2,428 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District of Punjab
2,102,386
 • Density334.3/km2 (865.8/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]

Geography

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It lies between 30–45 to 31–24 degree north latitudes and 70–44 to 71–50 degree east longitudes. The area consists of a semi-rectangular block of sandy land between the Indus River and the Chenab River in Sindh Sagar Doab. The total area covered by the district is 6,291 km2, with a width from east to west of 88 kilometres (55 mi) and a length from north to south of 72 kilometres (45 mi).

History

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This administrative status of Layyah was short-lived and the British reduced it to the level of Tehsil headquarters, making it a part of Dera Ismail Khan. In 1901, Layyah was transferred to the new District of Mianwali. Later on, it was made part of the Muzaffargarh District. In 1982, Layyah Tehsil was upgraded to District headquarters comprising three Tehsils: Layyah, Karor and Chaubara. The municipality was created in 1875.[3]

Administrative divisions

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The district of Layyah is made up of three tehsils:[5][6]

Tehsil[7] Area

(km²)[8]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[2]

Union Councils
Karor Lal Esan[3] 1,823 684,729 375.61 62.43%
Chaubara[3] 2,754 299,082 108.60 58.42%
Layyah 1,712 1,118,575 653.37 62.34%

Villages

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Education

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According to Pakistan District Education Ranking, a report released by Alif Ailaan, Layyah is ranked at number 38 out of 155 districts nationally with an education score of 66.76. The learning score of Layyah is 70.8.[9] The readiness score of Layyah is 65.13, ranking the district at number 31. Furthermore, the school infrastructure score of Layyah is 94.38, placing it a national rank of 18.[9] The score reflects that most schools in Layyah have all basic facilities e.g. electricity, drinking water and functional toilets.

The issues reported in TaleemDo! App by the residents of Layyah suggest that students of government schools have low confidence as compared to private schools, but the students are unable to attend private schools because of high fees. Complaints about quality of teachers and a few basic facilities are also the issues reported in the app.

Higher Education

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Public Sector Colleges

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There are 20 colleges available for the education of males and females of Layyah.[10]

  1. Boys 06
  2. Girls 09
  3. Commerce 05
Total 20

Private Sector Colleges

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  1. Boys 08
  2. Girls 03
  3. Commerce & Business 03
Total 14

Public Sector Universities

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  1. University of Layyah

Departments

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  • Department of Business Administration
  • Department of English
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Sociology
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Information Technology
  • Department of Computer Science

Colleges

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  • College of Veterinary Sciences
  • College of Agriculture

Private Sector Universities

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  1. Govt. College University Faisalabad (Layyah Campus)
  2. University of Education, Lahore (Layyah Campus)
  3. Govt. College University, Lahore (Layyah Campus)
  4. National College of Business Administration & Economics Lahore (Layyah Campus)

Floods

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Sehar village residents of flood-prone Layyah district, had seen their homes repeatedly inundated and they finally took matters into their own hands and rebuilt their homes on raised dirt platforms five to six feet high, shored up with eucalyptus trees planted around the edges.[11][12][13]

Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 162,202—    
1961 273,224+5.35%
1972 495,537+5.56%
1981 666,517+3.35%
1998 1,120,951+3.11%
2017 1,823,995+2.60%
2023 2,102,386+2.40%
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As of the 2023 census, Layyah district has 341,131 households and a population of 2,102,386. The district has a sex ratio of 106.23 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 61.83%: 70.91% for males and 52.21% for females.[1][2] 604,722 (28.76% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[15] 386,282 (18.37%) live in urban areas.[1]

Religion in Layyah district (2023)[16]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 99.23%
Christianity
 
 0.69%
Other or not stated
 
 0.08%
Religion in contemporary Layyah District
Religious
group 		1941[17]: 62–63  2017[18] 2023[16]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg 138,201 85.8% 1,812,173 99.35% 2,086,076 99.23%
Hinduism File:Om.svg[a] 21,882 13.59% 553 0.03% 242 0.01%
Sikhism File:Khanda.svg 882 0.55% — — 27 0%
Christianity File:Christian cross.svg 4 0% 9,673 0.53% 14,427 0.69%
Ahmadi — — 1,481 0.08% 1,393 0.07%
Others[b] 101 0.06% 115 0.01% 186 0.01%
Total Population 161,070 100% 1,823,995 100% 2,102,361 100%
Note: 1941 census data is for Layyah tehsil of Muzaffargarh District, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Layyah district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941.
Languages of Layyah district (2023)[19]
  1. Saraiki (66.9%)
  2. Punjabi (27.6%)
  3. Urdu (2.75%)
  4. Pashto (2.26%)
  5. Others (0.53%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 66.89% of the population spoke Saraiki, 27.57% Punjabi, 2.75% Urdu and 2.26% Pashto as their first language.[19] The dialect spoken here is Thali, which blends into Multani in the south.

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Notes

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  1. ^ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated

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