Chakwal

Chakwal district, Punjab — 1,734,854 people at the 2023 census.

Census, 1981 to 2023

Indicator	1981	1998	2017	2023
Population	775,600	1,083,725	1,495,463	1,734,854
Urban population		131,692	283,608	434,805
Yearly growth since the previous census		1.99%	1.71%	2.51%
Literacy rate (age 10+)		56.7%		77.8%
Female literacy rate		42.2%		69.5%
Average household size		5.70	5.55	6.00
Males per 100 females		91.6	93.7	99.2
Urban share		12.2%	19.0%	25.1%
People per km²		166	229	266
Area		6,524 km²	6,525 km²	6,525 km²

Schooling, connectivity and living conditions

Indicator	2014-15	2019-20	Punjab, 2019-20
Adult literacy (15+)	70.0%	72.0%	61.0%
Net primary enrolment	89.0%	82.0%	70.0%
Children out of school (5-16)		9.00%	24.0%
People using the internet		23.6%	19.7%
People owning a mobile phone		52.4%	45.0%
Households with a smartphone		41.0%	34.4%
Households with tap water	17.0%	16.3%	12.7%
Households with a flush toilet	85.0%	97.0%	89.0%
Households cooking with gas		55.3%	50.0%
Households lit by electricity		98.8%	95.7%
Children (12-23 months) vaccinated against measles		96.0%	91.0%
Households moderately or severely food-insecure		13.0%	15.7%

Businesses and farms

Business establishments (2023)	60,305
People working in them (2023)	158,551
Farms (2024)	142,121
Cultivated area (2024)	822,146 acres
Tractors (2024)	22,892
Tubewells and lift pumps (2024)	15,257
Cattle (2024)	806,487
Buffaloes (2024)	216,395
Goats (2024)	1,066,090

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. About the data · All districts