Jhang

Jhang district, Punjab — 3,065,639 people at the 2023 census.

Census, 1981 to 2023

Indicator	1981	1998	2017	2023
Population	1,970,944	2,834,545	2,742,633	3,065,639
Urban population		662,990	598,432	30,137
Yearly growth since the previous census		2.16%	2.03%	1.87%
Literacy rate (age 10+)		37.1%		58.1%
Female literacy rate		21.4%		45.0%
Average household size		6.50	6.35	6.20
Males per 100 females		108.4	103.5	107.2
Urban share		23.4%	21.8%	26.1%
People per km²		322	445	497
Area		8,809 km²	6,166 km²	6,166 km²

Schooling, connectivity and living conditions

Indicator	2014-15	2019-20	Punjab, 2019-20
Adult literacy (15+)	51.0%	58.0%	61.0%
Net primary enrolment	69.0%	75.0%	70.0%
Children out of school (5-16)		23.0%	24.0%
People using the internet		12.7%	19.7%
People owning a mobile phone		38.3%	45.0%
Households with a smartphone		22.3%	34.4%
Households with tap water	3.00%	3.12%	12.7%
Households with a flush toilet	59.0%	74.0%	89.0%
Households cooking with gas		24.1%	50.0%
Households lit by electricity		93.6%	95.7%
Children (12-23 months) vaccinated against measles		92.0%	91.0%
Households moderately or severely food-insecure		25.9%	15.7%

Businesses and farms

Farms (2024)	230,973
Cultivated area (2024)	1,199,327 acres
Tractors (2024)	31,768
Tubewells and lift pumps (2024)	100,401
Cattle (2024)	975,596
Buffaloes (2024)	1,679,683
Goats (2024)	1,008,365

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